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Competition Bikes Task 1 Essay

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Financial Statement Analysis
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Competition Bikes

Western Governors University
Financial Analysis
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A1. This financial analysis is for Competition Bikes that was taken from balance sheets and income statements from years 6, 7 & 8.
A1a. Horizontal Analysis
Strengths
Net Sales – totaled $4,485,000.00 for year 6, and grew +33.3% or $1,495,000.00 between years 6 to 7.
Cost of Goods Sold – totaled $3,294,000.00 for year 6, and from years 6 to 7 grew +32.8% or $1,048,000.00.
Sales Commissions – totaled $134,550.00 for year 6, and from years 6 to 7 grew +33% or $44,850.00.
Gross Profit – totaled $1,191,000.00 for year 6, and from years 6 to 7 …show more content…

Because Competition Bikes was able to save money on Gasoline and maintenance costs for vehicles, yet they were unsuccessful at using their vehicles making this a weakness.
Utilities – totaled $120,000.00 in year 7, and in years 7 to 8 increased +11.1% or $135,000.00. You would think this is strength if looking merely at the numbers, but in actuality it’s a negative because utilities used cost the company money. They shouldn’t have been used nearly as much because the overall usage of the manufacturing plant went down, and that makes this a firm weakness.
Research and development – totaled $98,280.00 in year 7, and in years 7 to 8 decreased -16.3% or $15,996.00. This is weakness in sales and performance, but a smart decision because of the cut in R&D saved -16.3% or $15,996.00 that would have been looked at as profit. They were able to use the previous year’s investment on R&D.
Balance Sheet
The Balance sheet is a display of both strengths and growth in significant areas.
Cash and Cash Equivalent – totaled $118,549.00 in year 7; gained $326,475.00 or +275.4%.
Short Term Investments – totaled $220,000.00 in year 6, a gain of $21,500.00 or +10.8%.
Total Current Assets – All 3 years analyzed display growth shown below:
Year 6 to 7 totaled $1,029,600.00 and grew $349,914.00 or +34% to $1,379,217.00.
Year 7 to 8 totaled $1,379,217.00 and grew $227.600.00 or +16.5% to $1,606,817.00.
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