How to analyse Coca Cola's balance sheet?
4 Answer(s)
Binny
For a) it should be cash and marketable securities - not all assets. Things such as receivables, fixed assets, long term investments etc are subject to various fluctuations and individual biases.
Jan 22 2013 10:04 AM
Binny
b) Can be approximated if you have historical balance sheets and income statements. Also in Coco-Colas MD&A section in the yearly reports they will talk about what they bought and when.
Jan 22 2013 10:18 AM
Binny
C) Coco-cola works on a pure franchise model were all manufacturing, bottling, distribution etc are taken care by 3rd party companies and not Coke themselves. Coke is essentially just a marketing and R&D company. Hence more current assets and less fixed assets.
Jan 22 2013 10:20 AM
Binny
d) Yup. Fixed assets would have gone down due to the sale. Cash would have increase due to proceeds from the sale.
Jan 22 2013 10:21 AM