Question: INFORMATION / TABLE / FIGURES ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM. Operating, investing, and financing activities all deal with the cash activities of the company. The cash

INFORMATION / TABLE / FIGURES ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM.

Operating, investing, and financing activities all deal with the cash activities of the company. The cash activities provide insight into how the income, investments, and liabilities of the company will ultimately affect the statement of cash flows.

Utilizing the annual report, refer to the Notes to the Financial Statements and analyze the company's financial statements for the last 3 years.

Analyze the changes in operating, investing, and financing activities of your company for the last 3 years using indirect methods. Provide an overview of the statement of cash flows for the company that addresses the following questions for each type of cash activity.

Operating Activities

Review the current asset balances and explain how accounts receivables and inventory have affected the cash balance for the current fiscal year.

Review the current liability balances and explain how accounts payable, prepaid expenses and accrued liabilities have affected the cash balance for the current fiscal year.

Indicate whether the company generates enough cash to meet its operating cash needs. Provide examples of a few ways in which management could increase operating cash flows (Hint: the operating cycle/ cash cycle).

From the perspective of a supplier considering selling product through the selected company, evaluate the request to purchase product on account. What is the primary concern for selling product on account to the selected company?

Investing Activities

Calculate the selected company's free cash flows (FCF).

Discuss the change in cash flows from investing activities.

What assets did the company buy or sell over the last 3-year period? Indicate whether cash is being used to grow the selected company.

Financing Activities

Analyze net change in financial activities. Include discussion of whether the company obtained new debt or equity financing over the last 3 years, how the company's debt and equity changed, and whether the company paid down debt or equity in the last 3 years.

Income Statement Company Apple Inc Horizontal Analysis Comments Income Statement Company Vertical Analysis Comments
All numbers in thousands All numbers in thousands
Revenue 2022 2021 2020 2019 2022 2021 2020 The account that has seen the most change is the gross profit from 2021 which rose an extraordinary 33% from 2020. According to Tim Cook, the primary driver for that increase is due to the 26% growth in the service side of the business, including music, video subscriptions, warranties, and licencing (Leswing, 2021). This also led to a substantial increase in the Net Income of Common Shares of 71% in 2021. While 2022 did not see the same significant increase as the previous year, the growth gained in 2021 continued through 2022. Another area that saw substantial changes was Total Other Income/Expenses Net for 2022 which saw a 229% loss. In the 2022 Apple 10K, a note is made that the primary reason for this change is due to higher realized losses on debt securities (Apple Inc., 2022). Given the increase of interest rates from the Fed over the last year, it is understandable why there were such significant losses in debt securities. While this was not a large enough change to affect the net income substantially, it will more than likely be a factor in the years to come, according to notes from management (Apple Inc., 2022). Revenue 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 The account that has seen the most change, according to the vertical analysis, is the cost of revenue. It is slowly decreasing as a percentage of total revenue year over year while gross profit continues to increase. This is primarily due to the increase in services that Apple is providing. Apple services tend to have less cost associated than the cost of producing products. For example, in 2022, the cost of services was 28% of profit compared to 64% for products (Apple Inc., 2022). Overall, this change significantly impacts Apple's performance, considerably increasing profit. There has also been a steady increase in the Income Tax Expense year over year. This is most likely due to a rise in particular taxes and having less depreciable assets. While this is negatively affecting Apple, the effects are minimal.
Total Revenue 394,328 365,817 274,515 260,174 7.79% 33.26% 5.51% Total Revenue 394,328 365,817 274,515 100% 100% 100%
Cost of Revenue 223,546 212,981 169,559 161,782 4.96% 25.61% 4.81% Cost of Revenue 223,546 212,981 169,559 56.69% 58.22% 61.77%
Gross Profit 170,782 152,836 104,956 98,392 11.74% 45.62% 6.67% Gross Profit 170,782 152,836 104,956 43.31% 41.78% 38.23%
Operating Expenses Operating Expenses
Research Development 26,251 21,914 18,752 16,217 19.79% 16.86% 15.63% Research Development 26,251 21,914 18,752 6.66% 5.99% 6.83%
Selling General and Administrative 25,094 21,973 19,916 18,245 14.20% 10.33% 9.16% Selling General and Administrative 25,094 21,973 19,916 6.36% 6.01% 7.25%
Non Recurring N/A N/A N/A N/A Nonrecurring N/A N/A N/A
Others N/A N/A N/A N/A Others N/A N/A N/A
Total Operating Expenses 51,345 43,887 38,668 34,462 16.99% 13.50% 12.20% Total Operating Expenses 51,345 43,887 38,668 13.02% 12.00% 14.09%
Operating Income or Loss 119,437 108,949 66,288 63,930 9.63% 64.36% 3.69% Operating Income or Loss 119,437 108,949 66,288 30.29% 29.78% 24.15%
Income from Continuing Operations Income From Continuing Operations
Total Other Income/Expenses Net -334 258 803 1,807 -229.46% -67.87% -55.56% Total Other Income/Expenses Net -334 258 803 -0.08% 0.07% 0.29%
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes 119,103 109,207 67,091 65,737 9.06% 62.77% 2.06% Earnings Before Interest and Taxes 119,103 109,207 67,091 30.20% 29.85% 24.44%
Interest Expense 2,931 2,645 2,873 3,576 10.81% -7.94% -19.66% Interest Expense 2,931 2,645 2,873 0.74% 0.72% 1.05%
Income Before Tax 119,103 109,207 67,091 65,737 9.06% 62.77% 2.06% Income Before Tax 119,103 109,207 67,091 30.20% 29.85% 24.44%
Income Tax Expense 19,300 14,527 9,680 10,481 32.86% 50.07% -7.64% Income Tax Expense 19,300 14,527 9,680 4.89% 3.97% 3.53%
Minority Interest N/A N/A N/A N/A Minority Interest N/A N/A N/A
Net Income From Continuing Ops 99,803 94,680 57,411 55,256 5.41% 64.92% 3.90% Net Income From Continuing Ops 99,803 94,680 57,411 25.31% 25.88% 20.91%
Nonrecurring Events Nonrecurring Events 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Discontinued Operations N/A N/A N/A N/A Discontinued Operations N/A N/A N/A
Extraordinary Items N/A N/A N/A N/A Extraordinary Items N/A N/A N/A
Effect of Accounting Changes N/A N/A N/A N/A Effect of Accounting Changes N/A N/A N/A
Other Items N/A N/A N/A N/A Other Items N/A N/A N/A
Net Income 99,803 94,680 57,411 55,256 5.41% 64.92% 3.90% Net Income 99,803 94,680 57,411 25.31% 25.88% 20.91%
Net Income Net Income 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Preferred Stock and Other Adjustments N/A N/A N/A N/A Preferred Stock and Other Adjustments N/A N/A N/A
Net Income Applicable to Common Shares 6.15 5.67 3.31 2.99 8.47% 71.30% 10.70% Net Income Applicable to Common Shares 6.15 5.67 3.31 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Balance Sheet Horizontal Analysis Comments Balance Sheet Vertical Analysis Comments
All numbers in millions All numbers in millions
Period Ending 2022 2021 2020 2019 2022 2021 2020 Period Ending 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020
Current Assets In analyzing Apple's balance sheet, we will take 2022, 2021 & 2020 to be the base years. The company's Total Current Assets decreased by 12.15% in 2022 compared to 2020 to close at $135,405,000. The most valuable year for apple was in 2020 with a total current asset of $143,713,000. The company's total assets had an increase by 3.82% in 2022 compared to the year of 2020. Most changes occurred due to Long-Term Investments & Property Plant and Equipment where most significant long-term investment took place in 2021 with the amount of $127,877,000. Apple's Total Current Liabilities had a significant increase of 22.4% on the year of 2022 with a total amount of $153,982,000 compared to the year of 2020. The current liabilities refer to short-term obligations that a company must settle within one year. This impacts the fincial analysis since it affects the companies debt and liquidity which can negativley impact the company risk. The two main accounts that are affecting this is Accounts Payable which has increased due to the amount of purchases made by Apples to supliers and the Short Term debt increase. This can be seen as an influence in investmnet growth but could also suggest that Apple is taking over more credit which could lead to higher interest expences. The perception from investors may also heavily affect the companies perfromance. As far as the Total Liabilities there was a slight increase of 0.68% ending with a balance of $302,083,000 for the year of 2022. Lastly, the Stockholder's Equity reflects a decrease of 8.11% for the year of 2022 compared to 2020 due to the Net Income increase. Current Assets From this calculation, we can see that the account payables, total current liabilities, common stock, total current assets, cash has increased in the year 2022 while long-term debt had a decreased. The significant decrease in cash and short-term investments is due to the total current liabilities and total liabilities. The company is not utilizing the assets accordingly to meet the current liabilities which is not good for the business. Correspondingly, the result of vertical analysis shows that the Cash and Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments, and Inventory expressed in terms as percentage of total assets has lower value in 2022 compared to 2020. On the other hand, total current liabilities, and common stock have increased value. This indicates the company is performing well but it should focus in settling the current liabilities to maximize the profits.
Cash and Cash Equivalents 23,646 34,940 38,016 48,844 -32.32% -8.09% -22.17% Cash And Cash Equivalents 23,646 34,940 38,016 6.70% 9.95% 11.74%
Short-Term Investments 24,658 27,699 52,927 51,713 -10.98% -47.67% 2.35% Short-Term Investments 24,658 27,699 52,927 6.99% 7.89% 16.34%
Net Receivables 28,184 26,278 16,120 22,926 7.25% 63.01% -29.69% Net Receivables 28,184 26,278 16,120 7.99% 7.49% 4.98%
Inventory 4,946 6,580 4,061 4,106 -24.83% 62.03% -1.10% Inventory 4,946 6,580 4,061 1.40% 1.87% 1.25%
Other Current Assets 53,971 39,339 32,589 35,230 37.19% 20.71% -7.50% Other Current Assets 53,971 39,339 32,589 15.30% 11.21% 10.06%
Total Current Assets 135,405 134,836 143,713 162,819 0.42% -6.18% -11.73% Total Current Assets 135,405 134,836 143,713 38.38% 38.41% 44.37%
Long Term Investments 120,805 127,877 100,887 105,341 -5.53% 26.75% -4.23% Long-Term Investments 120,805 127,877 100,887 34.25% 36.43% 31.15%
Property Plant and Equipment 42,117 39,440 36,766 37,378 6.79% 7.27% -1.64% Property Plant and Equipment 42,117 39,440 36,766 11.94% 11.24% 11.35%
Goodwill N/A N/A N/A N/A Goodwill N/A N/A N/A
Intangible Assets N/A N/A N/A N/A Intangible Assets N/A N/A N/A
Accumulated Amortization N/A N/A N/A N/A Accumulated Amortization N/A N/A N/A
Other Assets 54,428 48,849 42,522 32,978 11.42% 14.88% 28.94% Other Assets 54,428 48,849 42,522 15.43% 13.92% 13.13%
Deferred Long-Term Asset Charges N/A N/A N/A N/A Deferred Long-Term Asset Charges N/A N/A N/A
Total Assets 352,755 351,002 323,888 338,516 0.50% 8.37% -4.32% Total Assets 352,755 351,002 323,888 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Current Liabilities Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable 64,115 54,763 42,296 46,236 17.08% 29.48% -8.52% Accounts Payable 64,115 54,763 42,296 18.18% 15.60% 13.06%
Short/Current Long-Term Debt 29,022 1 20,412 21,762 ######### -100.00% -6.20% Short-/Current Long-Term Debt 29,022 23,225 20,412 8.23% 6.62% 6.30%
Other Current Liabilities 60,845 47,493 42,684 37,720 28.11% 11.27% 13.16% Other Current Liabilities 60,845 47,493 42,684 17.25% 13.53% 13.18%
Total Current Liabilities 153,982 125,481 105,392 105,718 22.71% 19.06% -0.31% Total Current Liabilities 153,982 125,481 105,392 43.65% 35.75% 32.54%
Long-Term Debt 98,959 109,106 98,667 91,807 -9.30% 10.58% 7.47% Long-Term Debt 98,959 109,106 98,667 28.05% 31.08% 30.46%
Other Liabilities 49,142 53,325 54,490 50,503 -7.84% -2.14% 7.89% Other Liabilities 49,142 53,325 54,490 13.93% 15.19% 16.82%
Deferred Long-Term Liability Charges N/A N/A N/A N/A Deferred Long-Term Liability Charges N/A N/A N/A
Minority Interest N/A N/A N/A N/A Minority Interest N/A N/A N/A
Negative Goodwill N/A N/A N/A N/A Negative Goodwill N/A N/A N/A
Total Liabilities 302,083 287,912 258,549 248,028 4.92% 11.36% 4.24% Total Liabilities 302,083 287,912 258,549 85.64% 82.03% 79.83%
Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Misc. Stocks Options Warrants N/A N/A N/A N/A Misc. Stocks Options Warrants N/A N/A N/A
Redeemable Preferred Stock N/A N/A N/A N/A Redeemable Preferred Stock N/A N/A N/A
Preferred Stock N/A N/A N/A N/A Preferred Stock N/A N/A N/A
Common Stock 64,849 57,365 50,779 45,174 13.05% 12.97% 12.41% Common Stock 64,849 57,365 50,779 18.38% 16.34% 15.68%
Retained Earnings -3,068 5,562 14,966 45,898 -155.16% -62.84% -67.39% Retained Earnings -3,068 5,562 14,966 -0.87% 1.58% 4.62%
Treasury Stock N/A N/A N/A N/A Treasury Stock N/A N/A N/A
Capital Surplus N/A N/A N/A N/A Capital Surplus N/A N/A N/A
Other Stockholder Equity -11,109 163 -406 -584 -6915.34% -140.15% -30.48% Other Stockholder Equity -11,109 163 -406 -3.15% 0.05% -0.13%
Total Stockholder Equity 50,672 63,090 65,339 90,488 -19.68% -3.44% -27.79% Total Stockholder Equity 50,672 63,090 65,339 14.36% 17.97% 20.17%
Net Tangible Assets Net Tangible Assets
Total Common Equity 352,755 351,002 323,888 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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