XACC 280 week 9 Final Project Financial Analysis

Final Project: Financial Analysis

• Review the annual reports for PepsiCo, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company in Appendixes A

& B, especially the Consolidated Statements of Income and the Balance Sheets on pp. A4,

A6, B1, & B2 of Financial Accounting.

• Write a 1750- to 2,050-word paper in APA format with citations and references that provides

a financial comparison of the two companies and your recommendations to improve the

financial status of each.

• Include the following:

o An introductory paragraph with a statement of the purpose of your paper and a synopsis

of what readers may expect to find in the paper – It is best to write this after writing the

rest of the paper.

o Vertical analyses for both companies – You may use your calculations from the

Checkpoint Ratio, Vertical, and Horizontal Analyses, providing you show your work.

o Horizontal analyses for both companies – You may use your calculations from the

Checkpoint Ratio, Vertical, and Horizontal Analyses, providing you show your work.