Use the Securities and Exchange Commissions EDGAR corporate filings database to search for and view the annual reports on Form 10-K of Alphabet and Microsoft.

Alphabet

Microsoft

In the Table of Contents, go to Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Using information from the statement of cash flows, answer the following questions for each company:

• Which method, direct or indirect, was used to prepare the companys Statement of Cash Flows? How can you tell?
• How much cash and cash equivalents did the company have on hand at the end of its most recent fiscal year?
• What is the trend in the companys net cash from operations over the past three years?
• What were the significant cash flows from or used by financing activities during its most recent fiscal year?
• What were the significant cash flows from or used by investing activities during its most recent fiscal year?