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Company Analysis

Directions: Obtain end$-$of$-$year financial statements $($balance sheets and income statements$)$ for the previous three years from Amazon and Walmart. Conduct a ratio, horizontal, and vertical analysis for each company. Then answer the following questions.

How would you evaluate the financial strength of Amazon and Walmart?

Is Amazon in a strong or weak financial position?

Is Walmart in a strong or weak financial position?

Which company $($Amazon or Walmart$)$ is in a better financial position? Explain how you know this.

Would you use either Amazon or Walmart to establish benchmarks for the company you currently work for? Why?

If you were the CEO of each company, what recommendations would you make to improve the company$$s financial performance?

Recommendations for Amazon:

Recommendations for Walmart: