Reviewing the horizontal analyses of Amazons and Targets Balance Sheets, what comparison and conclusions can you draw from this data? Your answer must be a minimum of one paragraph.
Amazon 12/31/2018 % change 12/31/2017 % change 12/31/2016 31,750,000 55 20,522,000 6 19,334,000 -9 10,464,000 57 6,647,000 9,500,000 16,677,000 17,174,000 75,101,000 41 7 25 11,835,000 16,047,000 60,197,000 42 40 8,339,000 11,461,000 45,781,000 31 440,000 0 441,000 98 223,000 26 48,866,000 68 29,114,000 61,797,000 14,548,000 4,110,000 11,202,000 162,648,000 9 22 120 24 13,350,000 3,371,000 5,085,000 131,310,000 253 295 39 3,784,000 854,000 3,646,000 83,402,000 57 All numbers in thousands Period Ending Current Assets Cash And Cash Equivalents Short Term Investments Net Receivables Inventory Total Current Assets Long Term Investments Property Plant and Equipment Goodwill Intangible Assets Other Assets Total Assets Current Liabilities Accounts Payable Short/Current Long Term Debt Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Long Term Debt Other Liabilities Total Liabilities Stockholders' Equity Preferred Stock Common Stock Retained Earnings Treasury Stock Capital Surplus Other Stockholder Equity Total Stockholder Equity 34,616,000 37 38,192,000 10 1,371,000 1,271 25,309,000 1,056,000 100,000 -91 6,536,000 -24 8,565,000 19 7,168,000 18 32 -5 68,391,000 23,495,000 27,213,000 119,099,000 57,883,000 24,743,000 7,792,000 103,601,000 43,816,000 7,694,000 5,088,000 64,117,000 222 53 62 249 15 0 0 76 127 24 5,000 19,625,000 -2,872,000 26,791,000 -1,035,000 43,549,000 5,000 8,636,000 -2,321,000 21,389,000 -484,000 27,709,000 5,000 4,916,000 -2,822,000 17,186,000 -985,000 19,285,000 -18 24 -51 44 25 114 57 Target Horizontal Analysis. Balance Sheet https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/tet/financials?query=balance sheet Values in (000s) 2/3/2018 1/28/2017 $2.643.000 Increase or (Decrease) Amount Percent $131,000 5.0% $0 0.0% $0 0.0% $348,000 4.0% $2.512.000 $0 $0 $8,309 000 $1,169 000 $0 $8 657 000 $1 264.000 $95.000 7.5% $12,564,000 $11,990,000 $574,000 4.6% $0 $0 0.0% $25,018,000 $24.658,000 $360,000 $0 $0 $634,000 $0 1.496 0.0% 0.0% 44.7% $0 $1,417 000 $783,000 0.096 $38,999,000 $37,431,000 $1,568,000 4.0% Period Ending: Current Assets Cash and Cash Short-Term Net Receivables Inventory Other Current Assets Total Current Assets Long-Term Assets Long-Term Investments Fixed Assets Goodwill Intangible Assets Other Assets Deferred Asset Charges Total Assets Current Liabilities Accounts Payable Short-Term Debt/ Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Long-Term Debt Other Liabilities Deferred Liability Charges Misc. Stocks Minority Interest Total Liabilities Stock Holders Equity Common Stocks Capital Surplus Retained Earnings Treasury Stock Other Equity Total Equity Total Liabilities & Equity $12.931,000 $270.000 $10.989,000 $1.718.000 $1,942,000 ($1,448,000) $0 15.0% -536.3% 30 $0 0.0% 3.7% $13,20 1,000 $11,317,000 $2059.000 $713,000 $494,000 $286,000 $180,000 2.5% 8.796 $12,707,000 $11,031,000 $1,879.000 $861,000 $0 $0 $26,478,000 -20.8% ($148,000) $0 so $812,000 $0 0.096 0.0% $27,290,000 3.096 $46,000 $5,661 000 $5,884,000 $45.000 $5.858.000 $6,553,000 $0 1747.000 $11.709.000 $38,999,000 ($1.000) $197,000 $669,000 $0 ($109.000) $756.000 $1,568,000 -2.296 3.4% 10.296 0.09 14.6% 6.596 4638.000 $10.953.000 $37,431,000 4.096
