A Financial Statement Analysis - A Comparative Analysis of Apple, Inc. and Alphabet, Inc.

Financial Statements

Below is the link for the financial statements for Apple Inc. for the fiscal year ending 2017.

https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx (Links to an external site.)

When you arrive at this website, please do the following.

First, select SEC Filings, next select Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow labeled All Filings and then select 2017, using the drop-down arrow labeled Year,

You should select the 10-K dated 11/03/2017 and choose to download in PDF, HTML, or Excel format. The PDF format is the best format for searching.

Below is the link for the financial statements for Alphabet, Inc. for the fiscal year ending 2017.

https://abc.xyz/investor/ (Links to an external site.)

First, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on SEC filings and additional information. Next, click on Alphabet SEC filings. Type 10-K in as the Filing and click Search. Click on Documents for the 10-K dated 2018-02-06. Finally, click on the link next to the Form 10-K. This will open the 10-K in HTML format which is searchable.

A Sample Project Template (Links to an external site.) is available for download. The sample project compares the ratio performance of Nike and Under Armour using the 2014 financial statements of Nike and Under Armour provided at their websites.

Required Ratios for Final Project Submission

1. Earnings per Share of Common Stock
2. Current Ratio
3. Gross Profit Rate

PLEASE SHOW CALCULATIONS as I am not sure how to do it