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c. Analysis of companies’ balance sheet for the last 5 years:
Analysis of 5 years’ balance sheet of Apple Inc:
As it has shown in the balance sheet, that Apple Inc had increasing rate in total assets from
the financial year 2011 to 2013. However, the amount of total assets has reduced during the
financial year 2014 by 7 % and 12.76 % during the financial year 2015. As current assets
level has decreased through the financial years, Apple Inc has faced reduction value in total
assets. Therefore, it is necessary for the company level to increase total assets level for
enhancing the working capital level for executing business level objectives. During the
financial year 2013, Apple Inc has increased their investment level by 7.81 %.
However, the company has reduced their investment level by 9.41 % during the financial year
2014. Therefore, total assets level has reduced for those consecutive years. For reducing
liabilities in balance sheet, company will need to reduce credit transactions and credit
purchases in business. The long-term investment of the company has reduced during the
financial year 2015 by 2.59 %. Therefore, it is necessary for the3 company level to maintain
investment process in the business process. Through the analysis of balance sheet, the
researcher has found that capital surplus has fluctuation figure during the financial years. For
balance sheet of Apple Inc, refer to Appendix 3.
Analysis of 5 years’ balance sheet of Samsung electronics:
Through the analysis of balance sheet of Samsung electronics, the researcher has found that
Samsung also had reduction figures in balance sheet due to increased level of liabilities in the
business. However, it has observed that cash balances have increased by 27.9 % during the
financial year 2011. During the financial year 2013, cash balances have reduced by 13.34 %
due to decreased level of sales in market area. Therefore, it is necessary for the company
level to increase sales structure for enhancing cash balances so that assets level can be
increased. Apart from that, inventory level has decreased by 9.5 % during the financial year
2014. Along with that, company level will need to increase assets level for enhancing
working capital structure for the business process.
In case of liabilities, it has observed that company has reduced their liabilities during the
financial year 2014 and 2015. However, during the financial year 2012, the liabilities have
increased by 9.37 % and during the financial year, 2013 total liabilities had increased by
7.5%. However, company’s treasury level has reduced through the financial years. Therefore,