comparative analysis using financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc.and Wal-MArt, accounting homework help

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Write a 1,050-word comparative analysis using the financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc., and the financial statements for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., including the following:

  • Compute the 2014 values for Amazon.com and the 2015 values for Wal-Mart based on the information in the financial statements:
    • Inventory turnover (Use cost of sales and inventories)
    • Days of inventory
  • Conclusions concerning the management of the inventory can you draw from this data.

Show work on Excel® spreadsheet and submit with analysis.

  1. Go to www.amazon.com.
  2. Select the Investor Relations link at the bottom of the page and then select the 2014 Annual Report under Annual Reports and Proxies.
  1. Go to http://corporate.walmart.com.
  2. Select Financial Information and then Annual Reports & Proxies under the Investors tab.
  3. Select the 2015 Annual Report (Wal‐Mart’s fiscal year ends January 31).