Assignment

To prepare for Part 4 of your Course Project, locate and find the current balance sheets of both Netflix, Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc. Analyze these balance sheets and consider what trends, if any, they illustrate for either company. Consider the cause and implications for this information.

For Part 4, answer the following questions in a 3- to 4-page paper:

• Are any of the accounts increasing or decreasing? If so, what indicators explain this trend?
• Which of these accounts are distinctive to each business? Why?
• Based on the presented financial ratios, can you determine if the firm is improving or deteriorating? Why or why not?