Expand Your Critical Thinking 5-2

The financial statements of Columbia Sportswear Company are presented in Appendix B. Click here to view Appendix B. The financial statements of VF Corporation are presented in Appendix C. Click here to view Appendix C. Answer the following questions for each company.

What is the balance in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2014? (Enter the amounts in thousands.)

		Cash and cash equivalents
Columbia Sportswear		$
VF Corporation		$

What percentage of total assets does cash represent for each company over the last 2 years? (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2%.)

		Cash as percentage of total assets
		2014			2013
Columbia Sportswear			%			%
VF Corporation			%			%

Has it changed significantly for either company?

Cash as a percentage of total assets

increaseddecreased

by

% for Columbia Sportswear and

increaseddecreased

by

% for VF Corporation.

How much cash was provided by operating activities during 2014? (Enter the amounts in thousands.)

		Cash was provided by operating activities
Columbia Sportswear		$
VF Corporation		$