COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS PROBLEM . Amazon. Com, Inc . VS. Wal - Mall Stores , Inc. AN The financial statements of Amazon . com , Inc . are presented in Appendix D. Financial statements of Wal- Mart Stores , Inc . are presented in Appendix E. Instructions Answer the following questions for each company . ( a ) What is the balance in cash and cash equivalents at December 31 , 2014 ?) ( b ) What percentage of total assets does cash represent for each company over the last two years ? Has it changed significantly for either company ? ( C ) How much cash was provided by operating activities during 2014 ?) ( d ) Comment on your findings in parts ( a ) through ( C )