1) Speculate as to their rationale for the amount of working capital they maintain.

2) What were these two companies trends in net cash provided by operating activities over the period 20152017?

3) What do the current cash debt coverage, cash debt coverage and free cash flow indicate about the financial condition of the two companies?

How much working capital did each of these companies have at the end of 2017? (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Coca-Cola Company PepsiCo, Inc. Working capital $ 9351 million $ 10525 million What are the companies' percentage changes in total assets and long-term debt from 2016 to 2017? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75%. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g.-1.45% or parentheses e.g. (1.45)%.) 2017 2016 Total assets The Coca-Cola Company 0.72 % (3.03) % PepsiCo, Inc. 8.59 % 15.70 % Long-term debt The Coca-Cola Company 5.05 % 10.40 % PepsiCo, Inc. 12.45 % 15.69 % Compute both companies' (1) current cash debt coverage, (2) cash debt coverage, and (3) free cash flow. (Enter amount in millions. Round ratio values to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75:1.) Coca-Cola Company PepsiCo, Inc. Current cash debt coverage 0.26 : 1 0.49 :1 Cash debt coverage 0.11 :1 0.15 :1 Free cash flow $ - 1000 $ 2553 How much working capital did each of these companies have at the end of 2017? (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Coca-Cola Company PepsiCo, Inc. Working capital $ 9351 million $ 10525 million What are the companies' percentage changes in total assets and long-term debt from 2016 to 2017? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75%. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g.-1.45% or parentheses e.g. (1.45)%.) 2017 2016 Total assets The Coca-Cola Company 0.72 % (3.03) % PepsiCo, Inc. 8.59 % 15.70 % Long-term debt The Coca-Cola Company 5.05 % 10.40 % PepsiCo, Inc. 12.45 % 15.69 % Compute both companies' (1) current cash debt coverage, (2) cash debt coverage, and (3) free cash flow. (Enter amount in millions. Round ratio values to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75:1.) Coca-Cola Company PepsiCo, Inc. Current cash debt coverage 0.26 : 1 0.49 :1 Cash debt coverage 0.11 :1 0.15 :1 Free cash flow $ - 1000 $ 2553