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Lowes and Home Depot report the following information in their 2010 annual financial statements ($ in millions):
 Lowes 20102009 Sales $47,220$48,230 Net income 1,7832,195 Operating cash flows 4,0544,122 Total assets 33,00532,625\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Lowes } & \underline{\mathbf{2 0 1 0}} & \underline{\mathbf{2 0 0 9}} \\\text { Sales } & \$ 47,220 & \$ 48,230 \\\text { Net income } & 1,783 & 2,195 \\\text { Operating cash flows } & 4,054 & 4,122 \\\text { Total assets } & 33,005 & 32,625\end{array}

 Home Depot 20102009 Sales $66,176$71,288 Net income 2,6202,312 Operating cash flows 5,1255,528 Total assets 40,87741,164\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Home Depot } & \underline{\mathbf{2 0 1 0}} & \underline{\mathbf{2 0 0 9}} \\\text { Sales } & \$ 66,176 & \$ 71,288 \\\text { Net income } & 2,620 & 2,312 \\\text { Operating cash flows } & 5,125 & 5,528 \\\text { Total assets } & 40,877 & 41,164\end{array}
Calculate Lowe's and Home Depot's cash return on assets,cash flow to sales ratio,and asset turnover ratio for 2010.Which company has the better cash flow to sales ratio and which company has the better asset turnover ratio?

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