Compare Amazon.com to Best Buy Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. We will use Amazon as a continuing company exercise to reinforce the various tools and techniques for analyzing financial statements. We will begin with the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity. Ratios can be used to compare companies in the same industry. For Amazon, there are a number of competitors that sell media, electronic, and other merchandise. Best Buy, Inc. (BBY) is one such company. The following total liabilities and stockholders' equity information (in millions) is provided for Amazon and Best Buy for the end of a recent year: Total assets Total liabilities Total stockholders' equity a. Compute the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity for each company. Round to two decimal places. Amazon Best Buy $420,549 $19,067 282,304 14,480 138,245 4,587 Liabilities to stockholders' equity ratio Amazon Best Buy b. Which of the following indicates the level of…

VII. Direction: Compute and interpret. The following comparative financial statements are provided by Avatar Industries. You were asked to compute the different financial ratios and provide your interpretations with regards to profitability, efficiency, liquidity and solvency of the company. Use the Answer Sheet template below to input your answer and solution. AVATAR INDUSTRIES AVATAR INDUSTRIES Comparative Statement of Financial Position For the years 2019 and 2018 Comparative Income Statement For the years 2019 and 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 ASSETS Current Assets: Sales P200,000 P210,000 Cash & Cash Equivalent P65,000 P70,000 Sales Returns and Allowances 40,000 25,000 Accounts Receivable 40,000 35,000 Net Sales 160,000 185,000 Marketable Secuities 40,000 35,000 Cost of Goods Sold 100,000 115,625 Inventory 100,000 80,000 Gross Profit 60,000 69,375 Total Current Assets 220,000 200,000 160,000 P445,000 P380,000 245,000 Operating Expenses: Fixed Assets Selling Expenses 22,000 25,000 Total…

VII. Direction: Compute and interpret. The following comparative financial statements are provided by Avatar Industries. You were asked to compute the different financial ratios and provide your interpretations with regards to profitability, efficiency, liquidity and solvency of the company. Use the Answer Sheet template below to input your answer and solution. AVATAR INDUSTRIES AVATAR INDUSTRIES Comparative Statement of Financial Position For the years 2019 and 2018 Comparative Income Statement For the years 2019 and 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 ASSETS Current Assets: Sales P200,000 P210,000 Cash & Cash Equivalent P65,000 P70,000 Sales Returns and Allowances 40,000 25,000 Accounts Receivable 40,000 35,000 Net Sales 160,000 185,000 Marketable Securities 40,000 35,000 Cost of Goods Sold 100,000 115,625 Inventory 100,000 80,000 Gross Profit 60,000 69,375 Total Current Assets 245,000 220,000 Operating Expenses: Fixed Assets 200,000 160,000 Selling Expenses 22,000 25,000 Total Assets P445,000…

Based on the quarter ended March 2023 financial results on investor.siriusxm.com, as per attached image and discuss whether  Sirius XM's recent financial reports indicate that its business model is working. (i) Are its subscription fees increasing or declining? (ii) Are its revenue stream advertising and equipment sales growing or declining? (iii)Does its cost structure allow for acceptable profit margins

! Required information E3-18 (Static) Analyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts and Interpreting the Net Profit Margin Ratio as a Financial Analyst LO3-4, 3-6 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Massa Company, which has been operating for three years, provides marketing consulting services worldwide for dot-com companies. You are a financial analyst assigned to report on the Massa management team's effectiveness at managing its assets efficiently. At the start of 2019 (its fourth year), Massa's T-account balances were as follows. Dollars are in thousands. Assets Cash Accounts Receivable 3,200 8,000 Long-Term Investments 6,400 Liabilities Accounts Payable Unearned Revenue Long-Term Notes Payable Stockholders' Equity Common Stock ($0.10 par value) Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Revenues Consulting Fee Revenue Interest Revenue Expenses Wages Expense Travel Expense Utilities Expense Rent Expense Transactions for 2019: a. Provided…

! Required information E3-18 (Static) Analyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts and Interpreting the Net Profit Margin Ratio as a Financial Analyst LO3-4, 3-6 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Massa Company, which has been operating for three years, provides marketing consulting services worldwide for dot-com companies. You are a financial analyst assigned to report on the Massa management team's effectiveness at managing its assets efficiently. At the start of 2019 (its fourth year), Massa's T-account balances were as follows. Dollars are in thousands. Assets Cash Accounts Receivable 3,200 8,000 Long-Term Investments 6,400 Liabilities Accounts Payable Unearned Revenue Long-Term Notes Payable Stockholders' Equity Common Stock ($0.10 par value) Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Revenues Consulting Fee Revenue Interest Revenue Expenses Wages Expense Travel Expense Utilities Expense Rent Expense Transactions for 2019: a. Provided…

Which of the following does U.S. GAAP not consider to be an objective of segment reporting? a.It helps users better understand the enterprise’s performance. b. It helps users better assess the enterprise’s prospects for future cash flows. c. It helps users make more informed judgments about the enterprise as a whole. d. It helps users make comparisons between a segment of one enterprise and a similar segment of another enterprise   21. Livro Company has three operating segments with the following information:                                                             Books  Calendars  Bags Sales to outsiders                             $12,000  $9,000  $8,000 Intersegment transfers                      1,000     500          1,500 In addition, corporate headquarters generates revenues of $2,000. What is the minimum amount of revenue that each of these segments must generate to be considered separately reportable? a.$2,900 b.$3,200 c.$3,300 d. $3,400

Common-size financial statements. Prepare common-size income statements for Walmart and Starbucks using the January 2015 and September 2014 information in the popup window: Which company is doing a better job of getting sales dollars to net income? Where is the one company having an advantage over the other company in turning revenue into net income? Complete the table below. (Round to two decimal places. Net income to three decimal places.) Abbreviated Income Statements ($ in Millions) Company Account Walmart, Inc. 1/31/2015 Starbucks 9/30/2014 Sales 491,920 % 16,801 % Cost of goods sold $ -370,530 % 7,272 % Selling, general, and administrative expenses $ -94,693 % $ -11,569 % EBIT $ 26,697 % $ -2,040 % Interest expense S -2,343 % $ -26 % Taxes $ -9,011 % 764 % Net income $ 15,343 % -1,302 % Which company is doing a better job of getting sales dollars to net income? (Select from the drop-down menus.) Walmart and Starbucks bring and cents of sales revenue to the bottom line,…

Analyze the financials for Wal-Mart and its competitor(s) in the online market in 2012 and 2016. What do you conclude from analyzing financial ratios about the companies strategies and Walmart's competitive advantage? Revenue Cost of goods sold Gross profit SG&A and other expenses Operating income Net income Total assets Total liabilities Total equity Total assets end Total assets beginning Total liabilities end Total liabilities beginning Total equity end Total equity beginning Cost of goods sold as % of sales Gross margin SG&A as % of sales Operating income margin Net profit margin Asset turnover ROA ROE Walmart 2012 in $ millions 443,854 335,127 108,727 85,265 23,462 15,699 186,931 113,021 73,910 193,406 180,455 117,241 108,800 76,165 71,655 75.5% 24.5% 19.2% 5.3% 3.5% 2.4 8.4% 21.2% Walmart 2016 in $ millions 478,614 360,984 117,630 97,041 20,589 14,694 201,536 116,762 84,774 199,581 203,490 115,970 117,553 83,611 85,937 75.4% 24.6% 20.3% 4.3% 3.1% 2.4 7.3% 17.3% Amazon 2012 in $…