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This 4 page paper is an analysis of the Coca-Cola company, it includes a cash flow analysis, horizontal and vertical analysis, consideration of the share price and whether it is a good time to buy the shares as well as the role of goodwill and notable trends. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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maybe emerging. The cash flow indicates a lower level of net inflow despite higher sales, with a fall from $3,969 million to $3,050 million in net income (from here
all figures are in millions unless otherwise stated or share figures). However, we do see an overall increase in the cash and cash equivalents from $1,866 in 2001 to
$2,126 in 2002, this is likely to please the shareholders. In terms of ratios that which are associated with cash flow are the liquidity ratios, which look at short
term assets and their ability to pay the current debts. The current ratio looks at how many times the current assets could be used to pay the current debts, this
is 1.02 for Coca Cola, this means there is sufficient to cover the debts. However it may be seen as slightly weak when compared to other industry ratio, such as
the sector where the average is 1.08, the industry where it is 1.26 and the S&P 500 where it is 1.81. However, as a company with a fast turnover in
stock it may also indicate increased efficiently. Taking the stock figure off of the value gives the quick ratio, and this is 0.65, again just slightly under that of the
sector (Yahoo Finance, 2003). In the short term, as the stock is easily saleable, this is not a concern. The Notable Aspects of the Companys Accounts. As a
global company the accounts make interesting reading due to the diversity of the economies from which income is received. The first notable fact is the drop in revenues. However, there
is an increase in the level of marketable securities that are held, threw are also increases in most asset classes indicating that there has been company wide investment, despite the
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