NIKE, a manufacturing company along with its products and costs. For this week, perform a trend analysis for NIKE for the most recent 4 years (the financial statements needed for this assignment may be available athttps://finance.yahoo.com/). Analyze the trends for 3-line items you believe are most important in evaluating a company for the balance sheet and for the income statement (3 each). In your initial post, answer the following questions:

• What do you observe in the linear trends (i.e., are values increasing or decreasing)?
• What are the trends on a common-size basis?
• What would be your next steps in completing a thorough analysis of the trends?

In your response to your peers, provide any additional insights you may have based on their analyses.

It would be highly appreciated if you can provide APA references (Links) along with your answer.