Amazon.com, Inc.'s financial statements are presented at www.amazon.com. Financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are presented at
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(a) Based on the information contained in these financial statements, determine each of the following for each company.
(1) The percentage increase (decrease) in
(i) Net sales and
(ii) Net income from 2012 to 2013.
(2) The percentage increase in
(i) Total assets and
(ii) Total common stockholders' (shareholders') equity from 2012 to 2013.
(3) Thebasicearningspershareandprice-earningsratiofor2013.(ForbothAmazonandWal-Mart, use the basic earnings per share.) Amazon's common stock had a market price of $398.79 at the end of fiscal-year 2013, and Wal-Mart's common stock had a market price of $74.68.
(b) What conclusions concerning the two companies can be drawn from these data?
Financial Statements
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Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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a Amazon WalMart 1 i Percentage increase in net sales 60903 51733 177 473076 465604 16 51733 465604 ...View the full answer
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