Table of Contents Introduction | 2 | Income Statement Analysis | 2 | Cheesecake Factory | 2 | Buffalo Wild Wings | 3 | Balance Sheet Analysis | 4 | Cheesecake Factory | 4 | Buffalo Wild Wings | 6 | Other Items | 6 | Investing and Financing Activities | 7 | Cheesecake Factory | 7 | Buffalo Wild Wings | 8 | Comparison | 8 | Investment Option | 9 | Appendix | 10 | Appendix A | 12 | Appendix B | 13 | Appendix C | 14 | Appendix D | 15 | Appendix E | 15 | Appendix F | 16 | Appendix G | 16 | Appendix H | 17 | Appendix I | 17 | Appendix J | 18 | Appendix K | 18 | Appendix L | 18 | Appendix M | 19 | Appendix N | 19 |

Introduction This report analyzes two food industry companies, Cheesecake Factory and Buffalo Wild Wings. Both the income statement and the balance sheet of these two companies was analyzed from the annual reports that these public food industry companies posted onto their websites. The investing and financing activities of both companies was also analyzed. After comparing the two companies, we acted as a potential investor to decide which company was the better option to look at these analyses.
Income Statement Analysis Four vital line items on the income statement that would be valued by an investor would be net income, revenues, total costs and expenses, and gross profit. All four line items would be scrutinized by potential investors because they are all pertaining to the cash flows of the respective companies. Investors want to be reassured that their money will be paid back, so if the companies cannot make a profit, then investors will not want to invest in them. These four line items, can help potential investors decide whether or not they would like to invest in said companies. The analysis of these items was conducted on The Cheesecake Factory and Buffalo Wild Wings to help assists the groups decision into which company