Apple and Samsung: Interpret the 5-year Trend and Best Performer
Question:
Internal financial information is not available to public, so we have to rely on external information for our analysis. Review financial statements for two years. Use the same companies you selected in Module 2 for the SLP assignments in this course. Make a comparison of
- revenues;
- cost of good sold;
- accounts receivable; and
- accounts payable
- inventory
for the two years and show trends for all five categories for each company. Keeping the case analysis in mind, discuss and interpret the changes over the three year period. Which company is the best performer and why? How is this information useful to you from a managerial perspective? Explain your reasoning and support with the numbers you have pulled out for the comparison above. Don't forget to comment on the interaction of the balance sheet and income statement.