FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS of the company Samsung Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

An item on a financial statement has little meaning by itself. The meaning of the numbers can be enhanced by drawing comparisons using:

1.Dollar and percentage changes on statements(Horizontal analysis (or trend analysis) shows the changes between years in the financial data in both dollar and percentage form. Quantifying dollar changes over time serves to highlight the changes that are the most important economically Quantifying percentage changes over time serves to highlight the changes that are the most unusual.

2.Common-size statements

3.Ratios

managers should also look beyond the ratios like technology changes, industry trends,changes within the company,consumer tastes and economics factors

below you will find exmaple to guide you

botton Look at the income information for Berry Products for the years 1 through 5. We will do a trend analysis on these amounts to see what we can learn about the company.

do the same for samsung and use excel for convenince

Horizontal Analysis - Part 11 Trend Analysis - Part 4 Berry Products Income Information For the Years Ended December 31 irend Analysis - Part b Horizontal Analysis - Part 11 Trend Analysis - Part 4 Berry Products Income Information For the Years Ended December 31 irend Analysis - Part b