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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,