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This 7-page paper offers a qualitative and quantative analysis between Time Warner and Microsoft. The main question is which would be the better company in which to invest. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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a better investment for the money. In addition to analyzing the figures, well also take into account the literature written about the companies.
At first blush, neither of these looks very promising - Microsoft is still fighting certain anti-trust battles while Time Warner is still reeling from its huge blundering error of merging
with AOL. However, before making a decision, well analyze the facts and figures. Chart Comparisons and what the Numbers Mean In this section,
we will present some financials on charts and compare and contrast the two different stocks. After presenting the charts, we will attempt to analyze what the numbers mean and how
they pertain to potential investment opportunities (source for charts: morningstar.com). (2002) Microsoft (Y/E 6-03) Time-Warner (Y/E 12-02) Quick Ratio 3.81 0.55 Debt-to-Equity Ratio N/A 0.47 Long-Term D/E 0 N/A Inventory
Turnover 8.7 13.2 Receivables Turnover 6.2 7.0 Average Collection N/A N/A Gross Profit Margin 86.8% N/A Operating Profit Margin 46.3 % 14.6 % Net Profit Margin 31.0% N/A ROE
N/A N/A Earnings Per Share .92 (10.01) P/E 44.8 23.1 Growth Trends/Microsoft 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Rev Growth 31.0% 27.5% 36.3% 16.3% 10.2% 12.1% Op
Income 66.7% 25.0% 54.8% 10.2% 7.2% 1.6% EPS 27.0% 70.1% 19.7% (18.8%) 2.2% 30.5% Growth Trends/Time Warner 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Rev Growth 54.1% 54.3% 83.7%
61.3% 396.4% 7.1% Op Income N/A N/A 487.2% 296.7% (75.1%) N/A EPS N/A N/A 584.9% 50.0% N/A N/A Although not everything the
student requested is on hand, enough information exists to provide some informed financial decisions. First of all, its interesting to notice the comparison
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