Below are the financial statements for two firms, Time Warner and Walt Disney, for 2012 and 2013.
Question:
Below are the financial statements for two firms, Time Warner and Walt Disney, for 2012 and 2013.
a. How did Time Warner's profit margins change from 2012 to 2013? To what would you attribute the differences? Answer the same question for Disney.
b. Compare the profit margins between Time Warner and Disney. How are they different? How would you explain these differences?
c. What differences do you notice in the common-sized balance sheets that might indicate that one of the firms is doing better than the other?
Time Warner, Inc. Balance Sheet and Common-Sized Balance Sheet for Years Ending December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013 ($ millions)
Walt Disney Co. Annual Income Statement for Years Ending September 28, 2012 and September 29, 2013 (in $ millions except earnings per share)
Walt Disney Co. Balance Sheet
for Years Ending September 28, 2012 and September 29, 2013 ($ millions)
Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials
ISBN: 978-0132272711
5th edition
Authors: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid