...Financial Statement Analysis ACG203-CE Marianne Marchant Margaret Pesikov Sean Lenehan Jeff Braga 2 Table of Contents Questions to be answered Management Discussion & Analysis section and Miscellaneous Income Statement and Profitability Cash Flows Balance Sheet Liquidity and Efficiency Solvency 3 3 6 12 14 18 22 Relevant Documents Balance Sheet Income Statement 25 25 26 Evaluation 27 3 Questions to be answered: Management Discussion & Analysis section and Miscellaneous 1. Read the Management Discussion and Analysis and the Chairman’s letter to shareholders. Describe the major products and services of the company. The Coca-Cola Company is the leading owner and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage brands. Coca-Cola either owns or licenses 500 of the world’s nonalcoholic beverage brands. Coca-Cola is recognized as the world’s most valuable brand. There are approximately 54 billion beverages of all kinds served worldwide, of the 54 billion Coca-Cola accounts for approximately 1.6 billion of those beverages. Coca-Cola sells syrups, concentrates, and sodas to bottling companies and retailers. 2. Describe some of the specific details of the company’s financial and operational performance. Based on what you read in the Management Discussion & Analysis sections, do you get a positive or negative impression about the company? Describe why. Coca-Cola follows the accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States...
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...Introduction The purpose of this financial analysis paper will evaluate the results of PepsiCo, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. The paper will access the balance sheets of the two from 2004 and 2005 through horizontal and vertical analysis. The paper will also address recommendations of how to improve the financial status of both companies. Vertical analysis for PepsiCo, Inc. 2005 2004 |Total Assets | $ 31,272 | | $ 27,987 | | | |Amount |Percent |Amount |Percent | |Assets | | | | | | Current Assets | | | | | |Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,716 |5.5% | $ 1,280 |4.6% | |Short-term investments | 3,166 |10.1% | 2,165 |7.7% | | | 4,882 |15.6% | 3,445 |12.3% | |Accounts and...
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...Company Analysis Coca-Cola Company Presented by xxxxx Submitted to xxxxxxx On 10/12/2014 The Coca-Cola Company is a multinational, nonalcoholic beverage company that offers its products through a network of “company-owned or controlled bottling and distribution operators, as well as through independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers” (Yahoo Finance, Retrieved 2014). The Coca-Cola Company was founded by Asa Griggs Candler in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (Yahoo Finance, Retrieved 2014). The following is an analysis of Coca Cola Company. The evaluation will present financial ratios and a common-sized income statement. This analysis will provide insight of Coca Cola’s financial performance. Additionally, it will summarize an overall performance based on the ratios and financial statement. Coca Cola’s return on assets for year 2002 is 12% and 16% in 2003, as illustrated in Figure 1. The ratio increases over a year. The ratio is high and is assumed to be making good use of its assets (Loth, 2014). The net income for year 2002 is $3,050 and $4,347 in 2003. The total assets for 2002 is $24,406 and $27,342 in 2003. The ratio computation is the net income divided by the total assets is the return on assets. Figure 1. Chart showing the return on assets for Coca Cola. From “Coca-Cola Company and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets,” by William J. Bruns, Jr., 2004, The Accounting Framework, Financial Statements...
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...Christine Worth MBA515 Financial Statement Analysis Project Outline Compare & Contrast Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo Financial Analysis Income Statement vs Cash Flow Accounts with greatest difference Evaluation of Fiscal Period Profitability Liquidity Leverage Financial Reporting Practices Methods for Accounting Coca-Cola Pepsi Company Disclosures Compare & Contrast Clarity & Completeness Critical Analysis Decision Investment Equity Investor Coca-Cola Company verses PepsiCo Critical Analysis of Investment The three financial statements required for external reports are the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. The statement of cash flow highlights the major activities that impact cash flows, which affect the overall cash balance (Garrison, Noreen & Brewer, 2012). Equity investors utilize these financial statements for a critical analysis of the firm’s financial stability before making an investment. Based on a comparison of the income statements to the statements of cash flows for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the following accounts report the greatest differences between net income and cash flow from operations. Coca-Cola Company 2010 2009 2008 * Gain from Sale of Asset $(5,358) $(43) $(130) * Income of Equity Investments (671) (359) 1,128 * Change in Accounts Payable 656 319 (576) * Change in Other Working Capital (161) (510) (41) PepsiCo 2010 2009 2008 * Income...
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...to Financial Reporting……………………………………………… 3 2. Body………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3, 4 a) Auditing and Legal Practices…………………………………………………………………………... 3, 4 b) Balance Sheet Analysis……………………………………………………………………………..…. 4, 5 c) Stock Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 d) Income Statement Analysis…………………………………………………….................................. 5, 6 1. Income Reporting Methods…………………………………………………………………………… 5 2. Income Reporting Trends…………………………………………………………………………...… 6 b) Cash Flow Statement Analysis…………………………………………………................................ 8, 9 1. Cash Reporting Methods……………………………………………………………………………… 8 2. Cash Reporting Trends………………………………………………………………………..…. 9, 10 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 10 4. Bibliography…………………………………………………………….…………………………………….. 11 Introduction Coca-Cola Company was established in 1892 in North America, and has since expanded successfully into the international market, now doing business in over 200 countries around the world (Coca-cola.co.uk. 2013). Coca-Cola sells a wide variety of beverages from water to soft drinks, sports drinks, and teas. Coca Cola Company has acquired existing beverage brands over the years, including Minute Maid and Honest Tea, Inc. Coca-Cola follows the strict financial reporting guidelines established by the ISAB and FASB, and reports financial activities in an unbiased and transparent way. The following analysis looks...
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...CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF COCA-COLA 3 HISTORY 3 MANAGEMENT 3 DISTRIBUTION 5 SIZE OF COMPANY 5 LOCATIONS OF FACILITIES & CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 6 STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 6 COCA-COLA’S VISION 7 PRODUCT LINES, CUSTOMERS, AND MARKET SECTORS 8 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 9 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION 9 HORIZONTAL ANALYSIS 10 VERTICAL ANALYSIS 12 LIQUIDITY ANALYSIS 14 EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS 15 SOLVENCY ANALYSIS 17 PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS 19 MARKET ANALYSIS 21 CONCLUSION 23 APPENDIX A 24 COCA-COLA’S SUBSIDIARIES 24 APPENDIX B 26 FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS 26 COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 26 COCA-COLA INCOME STATEMENT 27 COCA-COLA STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 28 COCA-COLA’S STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 29 PEPSI CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 30 PEPSI CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 31 PEPSI STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 32 PEPSI CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY 34 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ANALYSIS 35 REFERENCES 40 OVERVIEW OF COCA-COLA Since its creation in 1886, the Coca-Cola Company has become one of the leading beverage entities throughout the world. In fact, Coca-Cola products are now sold in more than 200 countries. Coca-Cola’s business is centered on its production of beverage concentrates, syrups, and finished products. It is responsible for producing and distributing four of the top five nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands across the globe. These include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite. The Coca-Cola Company’s distribution...
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...Analysis of Financial Statements of Coca Cola [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Table of Contents Introduction 2 Introduction of Company 2 Discussion 3 Analysis of Balance Sheet 3 Defined Contribution Plan 4 Basic and Dilutive EPS 4 Share-Based Compensation 5 Analysis of Cash Flow Statement 6 Conclusion 7 Works Cited 8 Analysis of Financial Statements of Coca Cola Introduction The subject, Analysis of Financial Statements is very important in many ways. It helps us to develop certain techniques about the analysis of financial statements of companies. Investors can use these techniques to identify certain trends and can manage their investments. This analysis is based on the financial statements of Coca Cola. It is a beverages company with operations in many parts of the world. This analysis will help the readers to get insight to this company. This analysis will cover all fundamental financial statements of Coca Cola. It will start with the analysis of the balance sheet items and will conclude with cash flow statement. The analysis will cover all the necessary aspects needed to draw ingenious results. Introduction of Company Coca Cola first started in 1886, in Atlanta. Johan Pemberton, a pharmacist introduced this drink and was later named as Coca-Cola. The sale of Coca Cola stated through Jacob’s pharmacy with 5 cent a glass. They sold only nine glasses a day. From then...
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...Financial Analysis XACC/280 June 29, 2014 Johnny Hamblin Financial Analysis The purpose for this analysis is to compare PepsiCo to Coca-Cola. This will be done by providing a summary of financial accounting information for each company. The information to compare each company comes from financial statements that were provided via Appendix A and B. Those numbers were then broken down into vertical and horizontal analysis as well as ratios. Once the ratios are calculated, an investor can decipher is the company is worth investing in or the company itself can make necessary adjustments to better its numbers. The information was gathered from financial statements of both companies for the year 2004 and 2005. I will provide a description of each of the companies before comparing their finances. Coca Cola was established in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia. An Atlanta pharmacist by the name of Dr. John S. Pemberton created it (The World of Coca Cola). Frank M. Robinson, is credited with naming the beverage “Coca-Cola” as well as designing the trademarked, distinct script, still used today (The World of Coca Cola). Coca Cola manufactures carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. There are different brand names of soda, sports drinks and also well selling energy drinks. PepsiCo, Incorporated was established through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay (PepsiCo). Pepsi-Cola was created in the late 1890s by Caleb Bradham. He was also a pharmacist based out of...
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... Strayer 2015 Introduction: World is occupied by a lot of businesses working around it. Out of them little arable to get that much fame that they are known by every single living being around the world. In this paper, we are going to make a comparison of such two beverage giants which are famous all around the Globe. One of them is PepsiCo and other is Coca-Cola. Both of them are operating in the beverage industry and are considered to be the leaders of it. Collectively, both of them are able to grab around more than half of the beverage market share across the globe. Description of PepsiCo PepsiCo Inc. was established in 1965, it was a merger of 2 companies called Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Pepsi-Cola was formed in 1890s by a pharmacist New Bern. Pepsi is considered to be one of the largest consumer trading companies operating all around the word. Currently it is operating in more than 200 countries of the world. Based on the ranking of revenues earned, PepsiCo is the second largest entity operating in the world of beverages and food items. Edible products of the company are generating more than 60% of the total revenues and remaining is being generated by the beverages section. Company is currently having major 22 brands...
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...Financial Analysis I think that when it comes down to it PepsiCo and Coca Cola are companies that been around for a very long time and have established relationships with their brands with consumers all over the world. The purpose of this paper is to help breakdown both companies by explaining both financial positions along with showing their strengths. Listed below in this paper are going to be examples that show vertical, horizontal and ratio analysis. The calculations that have been conducted which are listed below are basically intended as a visual to help show which company may appear more secure. Along with that I will provide some recommendations that may seem to help improve the growth of each company. There are a few tools that are used to help evaluate financial statements and that are quite used often in accounting and those tools are Horizontal Analysis, Vertical Analysis and Ratio Analysis. In the preliminary calculation which will be the Vertical Analysis which is often defined as “common size. When it comes down to it this analysis objective is to basically assess the company’s financial statements by assigning certain percent from the base amount to each item of financial statements; this type of evaluation is often used for inter-and intra-company needs according to (Weygandt, Kimmel, Kieso, 2008). A really good example of vertical analysis that is calculated for PepsiCo generally shows and compares its assets in number and percent figures for 2004 and...
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...however you might say it and that is Pepsi and Coca-Cola. We all know that these two companies are constantly in competition to be the number one manufacturer and distributor of beverages in the world. Pepsi and Coca-Cola are very well known in the beverage community around the world. When a company like either of these two has dominated the markets worldwide then they will receive universal recognition for their very different but similar products. I believe that there are many other manufacturers and distributors of beverages in the world there really is no other company that can compete in my mind. Pepsi and Coca-Cola not only do make soda drinks, but they also produce flavored water, spring water, and some energy drinks. We all know that Pepsi is best known for Pepsi and that Coca-Cola is best known for Coke, but because of their great marketing ability and because of this they are able to target people from all around the world. Pepsi and Coca-Cola have great marketing and low prices that make it easy for people to buy their products no matter how much these people earn or where they live at in the world. I would like to start by examining both company’s income statements and balance sheets to see how each company is doing financially. I will also like to perform vertical and horizontal analysis from their annual report of financial data. There are a vast amount of manufacturers and distributors in this market, but Pepsi and Coca-Cola have managed to stay in the number one spot...
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...Financial Statement Development and Analysis Part A Three (3) of the financial disclosures that would provide evidence as to whether Coca-Cola is achieving its objective are: Coca-Cola’s mission declares the company purpose and standards by which Coca-Cola will operate. Coca-Cola’s roadmap starts with a mission that is lasting. The basic tasks of Coca-Cola are: to refresh the word, to inspire moments of optimism and happiness and to create value and a make a difference. Maximizing shareholders value over time is Coca-Colas’ mission. In order to achieve this mission, Coca-Cola Company has to execute a business strategy driven by four key objectives: maximize its long-term cans flows and create economic value added by improving economic profit, and increase volume, expand the company share of worldwide nonalcoholic ready-to drink beverages sales. The balance sheet is one of the major financial statements. It shows the company financial position at the end of any specified date. It is sometimes consider the snap shot of the company financial position at any point or time. The balance sheet allows anyone to see what the company owns as well as what it owes. When you are looking at the balance sheet it will cover the assets, liabilities and owner’s (Stockholders’) equity. Assets are things that are owned by the company. These are resources that will have future economic value that can be expressed and measured in...
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...As an aspiring accountant I would be remised if I did not mention the importance of understanding what makes a company financial stable, and how to identify opportunities in a struggling company. Moreover, having an extensive knowledge of GAAP standards. For this assignment I will analyze two different company’s financial statements – PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, using three components: profitability, solvency, and liquidity. Furthermore, I will include both a vertical and horizontal analysis of said companies. Ultimately, I will address key concerns with both entities and potential solutions. Arguably, the first step in effective financial analysis is a keen understanding of key concepts and terms. Anyone can take a look at an income statement and spot top line revenue and compare that to another company, but financial stability goes beyond that. There are dozens of components to take into consideration; fiduciary responsibilities, leverage, liquidity, solvency, and of course profitability, just to name a couple. For this analysis we will primarily focus on the latter three. Liquidity – According to “Investopedia”, (2012) liquidity is: “The ability to convert an asset to cash quickly, (Investopedia, 2012).” In other words, liquidity is the amount of liquid cash an organizations keeps on hand, including their ability to liquidate current assets within a short period of time. This is expressed using a couple different ratios, I will focus on the Current Ratio and The Acid...
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...Summary Performing a financial analysis is very useful for any businesses to enhance the knowledge of performances, strengths and stability of their financial. This paper intends to compare and contrast the qualitative and financial statements of the past three years of the Multinational companies of soft drinks, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Currently, both companies are business competitors and they highly regard their customer’s base loyalty. To familiarize ourselves with these two successful companies, we have to focus on their differences. Coca-Cola was founded in 1886, nowadays is available in more than 200 countries being the most popular beverage with its 94% worldwide recognition and being world’s third valuable brand. Its headquarters are in Atlanta Georgia and they employ nearly 30,000 individuals around the world. PepsiCo was created in 1893 in North Carolina and is sweeter than coke. PepsiCo is one of the World’s top consumer products company with one of the best valuable trademarks, also available in more than 200 countries worldwide. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo control nearly 40% of the entire beverage market but based on Interbrand’s best global brand 2011, Coca-Cola is world’s third most valuable brand; however PepsiCo is number 25 in the list (Saeidinia M., 2010). Moreover, competitors are catching up. The Coca-Cola company main rival is PepsiCo, being the second in the soft drink industry. Coca cola global products are 100% soft drinks and beverage...
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...Coca-Cola Company Case Study GB 518 Financial Accounting Principles and Analysis Kaplan University SUMMARY Accounting is an important aspect of business because it is the foundation that offers support to management for planning, and controlling activities as well as decisions. When an organization is doing business they need a way to keep score of operational financial activities. The purpose of my research paper is to discuss the details of my interview with an accountant at Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta headquarters. Mr. Joe Angus has worked with the company for twelve years and sat down with me for a 25 minutes interview in his office to eagerly share the accounting practices of the company, and the operating activities within the business that generates revenue and move the business forward. Company Overview The Coca-Cola Company is the largest beverage company in the world that provides consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands of refreshing drinks. While Coca-Cola is the most valued brand in the company’s portfolio, it features 15 billion dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitamin water, PowerAde, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, Coca-Cola Company is the number one provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, juices, and juice drinks. Throughout the world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy Coca-Cola Company beverages at a rate of more...
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