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Analysis of Stockholder’s Equity: Apple Inc. Name of Student Name of Professor Course Title Date Submitted Introduction Companies have two sources of capital. These two sources are equity and debts. The debts are in form of long term loans raised in form of bonds or loans from financial institutions. The compensation that the corporations pay for debts is interest. The other source by which the capital is generated is by issuing the common stock to general public. The equity sourced by issuing common stock is called stockholders equity. The corporations pays dividend to the stockholders which is a part of the net income. They wealth of stockholders also increase or decrease with the upward and downward movement in stock price at stock exchange. Stockholder’s equity shows the amount that belongs to the shareholders of the company. In other words it shows the equity held by the investors. Stockholders equity ratio and measures the ability of the business firm to generate net income from the equity of stockholders that it is holding. In other words it shows the per dollar profit that the company has earned by utilizing its stockholder’s wealth. To calculate this ratio the net income is divided by average stockholder’s equity. To calculate average stockholder’s equity average of current year and previous year is taken. The calculation of return on common stockholder’s equity is shown below: Net Income$39 510 million Shareholders Equity in 2013$111 547 million Shareholders Equity in 2014$123 549 million Average Shareholder’s Equity$117 548 million Return on Common Stockholder’s Equity = ($39.510 million/$117 548 million)*100 = 33.61% Thus the return on common stockholder’s equity comes to be at 33.61% which indicates that the company has utilized its stockholder’s wealth in an efficient manner. References Form 10-K (2014 & 2013) Apple Inc. Retrieved from: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000119312514383437/d783162d10k.htm#toc783162_11 [...]
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Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to the basic process involved in the analysis of the cash flow statement. Assignment Steps Resources: Appendix A of Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making Note: This is a two part assignment. Part 1 Answer questions A-F in problem CT12-1 in Financial Accounting (p. 640). Provide an 875-word analysis of your findings. Include conclusions concerning the management of the company's cash. Part 2 Complete a 1,050-word summary of findings and recommendations from the following questions: What is the par or stated value per share of Apple's common stock? What percentage of Apple's authorized common stock was issued at September 27, 2014? How many shares of common stock were outstanding at September 28, 2013, and at September 27, 2014? Calculate the payout ratio, earnings per share, and return on common stockholders' equity for 2014. Use the Week 5 Excel® spreadsheet and submit with your analysis and summary.
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