You all get the chance to play the role of financial analyst below. 1) The summary should be a comparison of each company's performance for each major category of ratios listed below. 2) Focus on major differences as you compare each company's performance. A nice way to conclude is to state which company you feel is the better investment and why.

Liquidity:

Solvency:

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As given in the income statement Current assets Current liabilities Gross profit Net sales Apple Inc. 12/24/2015) Apple Inc. 12/24/2015 5/30/2014 for Apple Inc. and 12/31/2014 for Alphabet Inc. 11/30/2017 $128,645 $100,814 $88,186 $229,234 $2,693 $27,799 $15,353 $3,716 365 4.1 $27,799 $3,276 365 8.5 $27,799 $18,070 $2,693 $18,070 $7,770 $18,594 $3,577 = $33 $1.28 $63.18 2,693 Apple Inc. 10,952.50 $76.91 $3.05 $ 1.28 9.27 38.5% 9.7% 4.1 88 days 8.5 43 days 1.54 14.9% 41.8% 108.4 2.0% 24.6% $1,324 in millions 25 12/31/2017 $124,308 $24,183 Alphabet Inc. $65,272 $110,855 $208,042 $3,084,370 $1,572,164 $502,860 365 3.1 $3,084,370 $244,894 365 12.6 $3,084,370 $1,836,412 $208,042 $1,836,412 $744,783 $2,095,083 347,545 5,335 $0.00 $81.20 208,042 1,201,827.00 $67.90 $0.98 $18.27 5.14 58.9% 6.7% 3.1 117 days 12.6 29 days 1.68 11.3% 35.5% 65.1 0.0% 17.3% $78,505 in thousands 69 As given in the income statement Current assets Current liabilities Gross profit Net sales Apple Inc. 12/24/2015) Apple Inc. 12/24/2015 5/30/2014 for Apple Inc. and 12/31/2014 for Alphabet Inc. 11/30/2017 $128,645 $100,814 $88,186 $229,234 $2,693 $27,799 $15,353 $3,716 365 4.1 $27,799 $3,276 365 8.5 $27,799 $18,070 $2,693 $18,070 $7,770 $18,594 $3,577 = $33 $1.28 $63.18 2,693 Apple Inc. 10,952.50 $76.91 $3.05 $ 1.28 9.27 38.5% 9.7% 4.1 88 days 8.5 43 days 1.54 14.9% 41.8% 108.4 2.0% 24.6% $1,324 in millions 25 12/31/2017 $124,308 $24,183 Alphabet Inc. $65,272 $110,855 $208,042 $3,084,370 $1,572,164 $502,860 365 3.1 $3,084,370 $244,894 365 12.6 $3,084,370 $1,836,412 $208,042 $1,836,412 $744,783 $2,095,083 347,545 5,335 $0.00 $81.20 208,042 1,201,827.00 $67.90 $0.98 $18.27 5.14 58.9% 6.7% 3.1 117 days 12.6 29 days 1.68 11.3% 35.5% 65.1 0.0% 17.3% $78,505 in thousands 69

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Ans 1 Liquidity ratio is considered as 21 is the best ratio and acid test as 11 But for Apple Inc Li... View the full answer