This assignment requires you to conduct a comparative profitability analysis. Choose 3 profitability ratios. Calculate the ratios, using the most recent annual report for both Amazon and Apple and include a written analysis of the two companies’ profitability, based on your results.
Use the following links to source the most recent available annual reports for the two companies:
Requirements for completing the Assignment:
- Select 3 profitability ratios
- Review the most recent annual reports for the two companies (the two annual reports must be for the same most recently available year)
- Calculate the three selected ratios for each of the two companies
- Write a 500-word analysis comparing the profitability of two companies, in light of your ratio results.
A minimum of three references are required. Please, submit your calculations in the form of an Excel file. Along with your analysis, include a copy of your source data (e.g., the two annual reports used.)
