Describe the companies Apple Inc. and Samsung Inc. what do they do, review the most recent annual
Question:
Describe the companies Apple Inc. and Samsung Inc. what do they do, review the most recent annual report financial statements for both companies and answer the following questions:
1.Comment on the liquidity of the Samsung and Apple Inc. companies. For which company is liquidity more important? Why?
2.For which company Samsung or Apple Inc are the management of current assets and current liabilities most important? Why? Which company has the largest investment in fixed assets? For both companies, what percentage of total assets are current and fixed? What is the implication of this analysis regarding the management of assets for the two companies?
3.How have Samsung and Apple Inc. financed the investment in assets? Are both companies able to cover their financing costs? What does this analysis imply about the profitability of the two companies?
4.How profitable are Samsung and Apple Inc. relative to total sales, assets, common equity, and share price? What do the price/earnings multiples for the two companies suggest about investors' attitudes toward the companies?
5.What does a DuPont Analysis suggest about the companies?
6.Any new project(s) would you propose? How should be they analyzed and evaluated in terms of potential return and risk? Provide comprehensive explanations based on studied materials of the course FIN342. XD
Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025624
10th edition
Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Richard E. Baker