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You will need: GE and Amazon,com2013 & 2014 annual reports to answer question #2 – the tax rates for each company can be found in their annual reports

Q2. Using the two (2) stocks identified, General Electric and Amazon.com determine the Free Cash Flow from 2013 & 2014.

Free Cash Flow Formula

Net Income + Depreciation + Amortization + Non-cash Income - Net Working Capital

Stocks

Amounts

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2013

2014

Sales

- Cost of Goods Sold

- General Expenses

+ Depreciation and amortization

= EBIT*

- Interest expense

= EBT

x Tax rate (example 30%) then subtract

= Net Income

Add:

Depreciation and amortization

Less:

Changes in net working capital

Less:

Capital expenditure

Free Capital

Stock

Amounts

NASDAQ - Amazon.com Inc - AMZN

2013

2014

Sales

- Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

- General Expenses

+ Depreciation and amortization

= EBIT*

- Interest expense

EBT

x Tax rate (example 30%) then subtract

= Net Income

Add:

Depreciation and amortization

Less:

Changes in net working capital

Less:

Capital expenditure

Free Capital

* EBIT = Earnings before interest and Taxes

Just transfer the answers from above and enter

Free Cash Flows (FCF)

Stock

2013

2014

NYSE - General Electric

NASDAQ - Amazon.com

You will need GEs and Amazon.com two most recent annual reports, e.g., 2016 & 2017 to answer Q#3

Q3. Using the most recent financial statements for both stocks, prepare two (2) financial ratios for each of the following categories: liquidity ratios, asset management ratios, and profitability ratios. You should have a total of six ratios for each stock, per year. What challenges, strengths, or weaknesses do you see? Please be articulate.

Liquidity ratio are Current & Quick ratios

Liquidity ratio - Current formula

Current assets ÷ current liabilities = current ratio

Liquidity Ratio - Current

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2016

2017

Current assets

÷ Current Liabilities

Current ratio

Liquidity Ratio - Current

NASDAQ- Amazon.com- AMZN

2016

2017

Current assets

÷ Current Liabilities

Current ratio

Liquidity ratio - Quick formula

Current assets - inventories ÷ current liabilities = quick ratio

Liquidity Ratio - Quick

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2016

2017

Current assets

- Inventories

÷ Current Liabilities

Quick ratio

Liquidity Ratio - Quick

NASDAQ- Amazon.com- AMZN

2016

2017

Current assets

- Inventories

÷ Current Liabilities

Quick ratio

Asset management ratios are: Total asset turnover, The fixed asset turnover, Accounts Receivable (Days Sales Outstanding) or (Average Collection Period) ratio and Inventory Turnover ratios.

Asset management ratios - Total asset turnover ratio formula

Sales ÷ Total sales = Total asset turnover ratio

Asset management ratio - Total asset turnover

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2016

2017

Sales

÷ Total assets

Total asset turnover ratio

Asset management ratio - Total asset turnover

NASDAQ- Amazon.com- AMZN

2016

2017

Sales

÷ Total assets

Total asset turnover ratio

Asset management ratios - The fixed asset turnover ratio formula

Sales ÷ Net fixed assets = The fixed asset turnover ratio

Asset management ratio - The fixed asset turnover

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2016

2017

Sales

÷ Net fixed assets

The fixed asset turnover ratio

Profitability ratio - The fixed asset turnover

NASDAQ- Amazon.com- AMZN

2016

2017

Sales

÷ Net fixed assets

The fixed asset turnover ratio

Profitability ratios are: Net - Operating and Gross profit margins ratios

Profitability ratio - Net profit margin ratio formula

Net income available to stockholders ÷ Sales = Net profit margin ratio

Profitability ratio - Net profit margin

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2016

2017

Net Income available to Common Stockholders

÷ Sales

Net profit margin ratio

Profitability ratio - Net profit margin

NASDAQ- Amazon.com- AMZN

2016

2017

Net Income available to Common Stockholders

÷ Sales

Net profit margin ratio

Profitability ratio - Gross profit margin ratio formula

Sales - COGS + depreciation ÷ sales = Gross profit margin ratio

Profitability ratio - Gross profit margin

NYSE- General Electric - GE

2016

2017

Sales

- COGS

+ Depreciation

÷ Sales

Gross profit margin ratio

Profitability ratio - Gross profit margin

NASDAQ- Amazon.com- AMZN

2016

2017

Sales

- COGS

+ Depreciation

÷ Sales

Gross profit margin ratio

* COGS = Cost of Goods Sold