in this question i am required to use these two company of my choice to answer those questions above

Assignment Questions i. Using financial statement ratio analysis to determine the following for each of the two companies you selected for the latest of the two years you have to financial statements for you can use multiple ratios for each element): Profitability Efficiency Liquidity Investment Financial gearing ii. Analyse and discuss the differences observed between the two companies, based on your results from (). ii. Perform a direct analysis by looking at aspects like turnover, gross profit, net profit etc., between the selected companies. iv. Evaluate the two companies and discuss the differences between the results obtained in () and (ii). Identify and explain difficulties when analysing two different companies in terms of the two methods used for your analysis ii and iii above). vi. Analyse the companies' financial reports and describe any positive, uplifting stories about activities and accomplishments done in the past year in their financial reporting. vii. Which of these two companies would you rather work for? Explain your V. answer. FORD CO Balance Sheet Fiscal year is Jan-Dec 2018 2017 2018 2017 16.7213 18.498 156,776 3.28% 20.400 160,338 2.27% 145.732 17.23B 11.28 11.22 10.68 10.288 145,732 132,892 124,439 8,453 9,122 4.48 . 6.788 -689 33.2910 3.931 5221B 3.89B 9.66% 14,606 3.24% 23,884 113.5911 3.51% 115.98 65.190 -38.85% 9.11% 11,403 29.86B 35.338 19,527 8.000 36.188 31.83 31 32 11.527 11.403 -41 60% 0.16% 36.61B 10.41B 56.18B 10.970 - Income Statement Fiscal year is January-December. All values USD Millions . Sales Revenue Sales Growth Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl. D&A COGS excluding DSA Depreciation & Amortization Expenso Depreciation Amortization of Intangibles COGS Growth Gross Income Gross Income Growth Gross Proft Margin SG&A Expense Research & Development Other SGSA SGA Growth Other Operating Expense EBIT Unusual Expense Non Operating Income Expense Non-Operating Interest Income Equity In Affiliates (Protax) ( Interest Expense Interest Expense Growth Gross interest Expense Interest Capitalized Pretax Income Prelax Income Growth Pretax Margin Income Tax Income Tax - Current Domestic Income Tax . Current Foreign Income Tax - Deferred Domestic Income Tax - Deferred Foreign Consolidated Net Income Minority Interest Expenso Net Income 3,203 4,357 8.1B 204 7.93B 256.54R 257.813 2,247 3,685 - Cash Marketable Securities Receivables Inventory Raw Materials Work In Progress Finished Goods Notes Receivable Other Current Assels Total Current Assets Property Plant & Equipment Accumulated Depreciation Net Property Plant & Equipment Investment & Advances Other Non-Current Assets Deferred Charges Intangibles Deposits & Other Assets Total Assets Notes Payable Accounts Payable Current Portion Long-Term Debt Current Portion Capital Leases Accrued Expenses Income Taxes Payable Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Mortgages Deferred Taxes/Income Convertible Debt Long-Term Debt - Non-Current Capital Leases Other Long-Term Liabilities Total Liabilities Minority Interest Preferred Stock Common Stock Net Capital Surplus Retained Earnings Treasury Stock 459 23.28B 123 1,201 21.525 53.49B 51.62B 1,228 1,350 -9.04% 7.06% 1,228 1,385 35 20.56B 19.78 8,148 4,345 -46.67% 95.5733 94.6B 19.892% - 2.71% 597M BI5M 650 520 -40 100.72B 102.67B 968 -901 23.591 24,718 593 222.89B 220.57B 100M 3,695 18 7,628 26 98M 3,677 -51.63% 7,602 65,40% 41M 41M Net Income Growth 22.011 Net Margin 2.29% 21.848 21.22B 7,602 22.67B 1.428 Net Income After Extraordinaries Net Income Available to common 3,677 3,677 1.258 7,602 -693B 1.9 Other abilities -7.33B Shareholders Equity 35928 Total Liabilities & Sharchalders Equity 256.548 EPS (Basic) EPS (Basic) Growth Basic Shares Outstanding 0.92 -51.58% 34.928 65.22% 257.81B 3,975 1.9 0,00% 65.45% EPS (Diluted) EPS (Diluted) Growth Diluted Shares Outstanding EBITDA EBITDA Growth EBITDA Margin EBIT 11,511 3,998 12,810 4.18% -10.14% 7.18% - 3,203 4,357 Balance Sheet Fiscal year is Apr - Mar HONDA CO Income Statement Fiscal year is April March. All values JPY Millions Sales/Revenue 2018 2017 2018 2017 Cash 2031B 19.500 15,361,146 13,999, 200 Marketable Securities Receivables Sales Growth 9.73% -4.12% 23.778 24.SBB 13.711 12.69B Inventory Raw Materials Work In Progress 4.78 4.43B Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl. ( D&A 12,154,503 11,018,396 COGS excluding D&A 10,700,387 9,681,988 Depreciation & Amortization Expense 1,454,116 1,336,410 627.31M 717.5M 8.398 7.54B Finished Goods Notes Receivable Depreciation Amortization of Intangibles 1,258,172 195,944 10.31% -3.85% 4.34B 62.33B 122.278 60.970 COGS Growth Gross Income 125 32B 3.206,643 2,980,804 $7.91B 37.388 Gross Income Growth 7.58% -5.10% 64.368 67.940 5.55B 20.88% 2,373,085 28.56B 6.12B 28.068 1.160 6.678 Gross Prof Margin SG&A Expense Research & Development Other SGSA $97.934 1.133 7.248 2,140,093 538,881 1,601,212 1,775,151 5453 4.933 SGA Growth 10.89% -18.88% 174.14B 176.31B EBIT 833,658 840,711 11.028 26 267 11.013 25.923 Unusual Expense -67,132 51,416 Other Current Assets Total Current Assets Property Plant & Equipment Accumulated Depreciation Net Property Plant & Equipment Investment & Advances Other Non-Current Assets - Deferred Charges Intangibles Deposits & Other Assets Total Assets Notes Payable Accounts Payable Current Portion Long-Term Debt Current Portion Capital Lenses Accrued Expenses Income Taxes Payable Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Mortgages Deferred Taxes Income Convertiblo Debt Long-Term Debt Non-Current Capital Leases Other Long-Term Liabilities Total Liabilities Minority Interest Preferred Stock Non Operating Income/Expense -61,581 32,980 3.648 48235M 32,389 3.88B 423.21M 9.268 50.498 9.223 Non-Operating Interest Income Equity in Affiliates (Pretax) Interest Expense 41,191 247,643 12,970 50.628 12,471 Interest Expense Growth 4.00% -31.27% 5.673 8.378 - Gross Interest Expense Pretax Income 12,970 1,114,973 12.471 842,193 34.948 37.41B Pretax Income Growth 32.39% 32.53% 9.613 8.823 100.048 105.913 Pretax Margin 7.26% - Income Tax -13,686 327,592 Common Stock Net 800.42M 774,6M 1.54B Income Tax - Current Domestic -2,956 196,149 1.59B Capital Surplus Retained Earnings 68.5B 62.433 Income Tax - Current Foreign 280,316 Treasury Stock 1.028 243. SSM Income Tax Deferred Domestic - 25,149 131.443 5.8285 Other Liabilities 4.31B Sharcholders Equity 74 IR Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity 174.14 70.48 Income Tax . Deferred Foreign -316, 175 17631B 104.703 679,394 1,128,639 69,302 62,825 1,059,337 616,569 Equity in Affiliates Consolidated Net Incomo Minority Interest Expense Net Income Net Income Growth Net Margin Net Income After Extraordinaries Net Income Available to Common EPS (Basic) 71.81% 75.98% 6.90% 1 059,337 1,059,337 590.79 616,569 616,669 342.1 EPS (Basic) Growth 72.70% 78.98% Basio Shares Outstanding EPS (Dduted) 1,793 590.79 1.802 342.1