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Question:
Discuss about the Financial Management of Theory and Practice.

 

 
Answer:
Analysis of the Income Statement

In order to evaluate the common size income statement of Microsoft for last three years in order to report on change in net income due to change in expenses there is need to carry out the trend analysis. Trend analyses are of two types, horizontal trend analysis and vertical trend analysis. Below are vertical and horizontal trend analyses (Horngren, 2012):

INCOME STATEMENT

Particulars

2015-06

2016-06

2017-06

USD in millions except per share data

Revenue

 $  93,580.00

 $  85,320.00

 $  89,950.00

Cost of revenue

 $  33,038.00

 $  32,780.00

 $  34,261.00

Gross profit

 $  60,542.00

 $  52,540.00

 $  55,689.00

Operating expenses

 

 

 

Research and development

 $  12,046.00

 $  11,988.00

 $  13,037.00

Sales, General and administrative

 $  20,324.00

 $  19,260.00

 $  20,020.00

Restructuring, merger and acquisition

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

 $  10,011.00

 $    1,110.00

 $        306.00

Total operating expenses

 $  42,381.00

 $  32,358.00

 $  33,363.00

Operating income

 $  18,161.00

 $  20,182.00

 $  22,326.00

Interest Expense

 $        781.00

 $    1,243.00

 $    2,222.00

Other income (expense)

 $    1,127.00

 $        812.00

 $    3,045.00

Income before taxes

 $  18,507.00

 $  19,751.00

 $  23,149.00

Provision for income taxes

 $    6,314.00

 $    2,953.00

 $    1,945.00

Net income

 $  12,193.00

 $  16,798.00

 $  21,204.00

(Annual Report, 2016 and 2017)

INCOME STATEMENT (Vertical Analysis)

Particulars

2015-06

2016-06

2017-06

USD in millions except per share data

Revenue

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Cost of revenue

35.30%

38.42%

38.09%

Gross profit

64.70%

61.58%

61.91%

Operating expenses

 

 

 

Research and development

12.87%

14.05%

14.49%

Sales, General and administrative

21.72%

22.57%

22.26%

Restructuring, merger and acquisition

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Other operating expenses

10.70%

1.30%

0.34%

Total operating expenses

45.29%

37.93%

37.09%

Operating income

19.41%

23.65%

24.82%

Interest Expense

0.83%

1.46%

2.47%

Other income (expense)

1.20%

0.95%

3.39%

Income before taxes

19.78%

23.15%

25.74%

Provision for income taxes

6.75%

3.46%

2.16%

Net income

13.03%

19.69%

23.57%


INCOME STATEMENT Horizontal Analysis)

Particulars

2015-06

2016-06

2017-06

USD in millions except per share data

Revenue

100.00%

91.17%

96.12%

Cost of revenue

100.00%

99.22%

103.70%

Gross profit

100.00%

86.78%

91.98%

Operating expenses

 

 

 

Research and development

100.00%

99.52%

108.23%

Sales, General and administrative

100.00%

94.76%

98.50%

Restructuring, merger and acquisition

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

100.00%

11.09%

3.06%

Total operating expenses

100.00%

76.35%

78.72%

Operating income

100.00%

111.13%

122.93%

Interest Expense

100.00%

159.15%

284.51%

Other income (expense)

100.00%

72.05%

270.19%

Income before taxes

100.00%

106.72%

125.08%

Provision for income taxes

100.00%

46.77%

30.80%

Net income

100.00%

137.77%

173.90%

(Annual Report, 2016 and 2017) 

 
Observations for the income Statement Analysis
  • It has been noted that there has been constant increase in cost of good gold as it was 35.30 % of the net sales in year 2015 and increased to 38.42% to net sales in year 2016. So it can be said that increase in percentage of cost of goods sold as against the sales has decreased the net income of the company.
  • Selling and general expenses together termed as operating expenses has decreased a lot in year 2016 as compared to year 2015. In year 2015 operating expenses was 45.29% that was reduced to 37.93 % in year 2016 and 37.09% in year 2017. So it can be said that the decrease in operating expenses has lead to some increase in net income of the company.
  • Depreciation refers to notional expense as it does not lead to cash flow of resources but it impacts the net income of company. There has been increase in depreciation amount year by year that leads to decrease in net income of the company.
  • Taxes are the expenses that are paid to the government and it decreases the net income of the company. In year 2016 and 2017 there has been decrease in tax expenses as compared to year 2015 which leads to increase in net income of the Microsoft in both the years.
  • There has been constant decrease in net income of the company (Brigham & Ehrhardt, 2007)

Analysis of the Balance Sheet

Same horizontal and vertical trend analysis of the balance sheet has been carried down below and various observations are made.

BALANCE SHEET

Particulars

2015-06

2016-06

2017-06

USD in millions except per share data

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $      5,595.00

 $      6,510.00

 $      7,663.00

Short-term investments

 $    90,931.00

 $  106,730.00

 $  125,318.00

Total cash

 $    96,526.00

 $  113,240.00

 $  132,981.00

Receivables

 $    17,908.00

 $    18,277.00

 $    19,792.00

Inventories

 $      2,902.00

 $      2,251.00

 $      2,181.00

Deferred income taxes

 $      1,915.00

 

 

Other current assets

 $      5,461.00

 $      5,892.00

 $      4,897.00

Total current assets

 $  124,712.00

 $  139,660.00

 $  159,851.00

Non-current assets

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

Gross property, plant and equipment

 $    32,337.00

 $    38,156.00

 $    47,913.00

Accumulated Depreciation

-$   17,606.00

-$   19,800.00

-$   24,179.00

Net property, plant and equipment

 $    14,731.00

 $    18,356.00

 $    23,734.00

Equity and other investments

 $    12,053.00

 $    10,431.00

 $      6,023.00

Goodwill

 $    16,939.00

 $    17,872.00

 $    35,122.00

Intangible assets

 $      4,835.00

 $      3,733.00

 $    10,106.00

Other long-term assets

 $      2,953.00

 $      3,642.00

 $      6,250.00

Total non-current assets

 $    51,511.00

 $    54,034.00

 $    81,235.00

Total assets

 $  176,223.00

 $  193,694.00

 $  241,086.00

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 $      7,484.00

 $    12,904.00

 $    10,121.00

Accounts payable

 $      6,591.00

 $      6,898.00

 $      7,390.00

Taxes payable

 $          606.00

 $          580.00

 $          718.00

Accrued liabilities

 $      5,096.00

 $      5,264.00

 $      5,819.00

Deferred revenues

 $    23,223.00

 $    27,468.00

 $    34,102.00

Other current liabilities

 $      6,858.00

 $      6,243.00

 $      6,377.00

Total current liabilities

 $    49,858.00

 $    59,357.00

 $    64,527.00

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 $    27,808.00

 $    40,783.00

 $    76,073.00

Deferred taxes liabilities

 $      2,835.00

 $      1,476.00

 $          531.00

Deferred revenues

 $      2,095.00

 $      6,441.00

 $    10,377.00

Other long-term liabilities

 $    13,544.00

 $    13,640.00

 $    17,184.00

Total non-current liabilities

 $    46,282.00

 $    62,340.00

 $  104,165.00

Total liabilities

 $    96,140.00

 $  121,697.00

 $  168,692.00

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Common stock

 $    68,465.00

 $    68,178.00

 $    69,315.00

Retained earnings

 $      9,096.00

 $      2,282.00

 $      2,648.00

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 $      2,522.00

 $      1,537.00

 $          431.00

Total stockholders' equity

 $    80,083.00

 $    71,997.00

 $    72,394.00

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $  176,223.00

 $  193,694.00

 $  241,086.00

BALANCE SHEET (Vertical Analysis)

Particulars

2015-06

2016-06

2017-06

USD in millions except per share data

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

3.17%

3.36%

3.18%

Short-term investments

51.60%

55.10%

51.98%

Total cash

54.77%

58.46%

55.16%

Receivables

10.16%

9.44%

8.21%

Inventories

1.65%

1.16%

0.90%

Deferred income taxes

1.09%

0.00%

0.00%

Other current assets

3.10%

3.04%

2.03%

Total current assets

70.77%

72.10%

66.30%

Non-current assets

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

Gross property, plant and equipment

18.35%

19.70%

19.87%

Accumulated Depreciation

-9.99%

-10.22%

-10.03%

Net property, plant and equipment

8.36%

9.48%

9.84%

Equity and other investments

6.84%

5.39%

2.50%

Goodwill

9.61%

9.23%

14.57%

Intangible assets

2.74%

1.93%

4.19%

Other long-term assets

1.68%

1.88%

2.59%

Total non-current assets

29.23%

27.90%

33.70%

Total assets

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Short-term debt

4.25%

6.66%

4.20%

Accounts payable

3.74%

3.56%

3.07%

Taxes payable

0.34%

0.30%

0.30%

Accrued liabilities

2.89%

2.72%

2.41%

Deferred revenues

13.18%

14.18%

14.15%

Other current liabilities

3.89%

3.22%

2.65%

Total current liabilities

28.29%

30.64%

26.77%

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Long-term debt

15.78%

21.06%

31.55%

Deferred taxes liabilities

1.61%

0.76%

0.22%

Deferred revenues

1.19%

3.33%

4.30%

Other long-term liabilities

7.69%

7.04%

7.13%

Total non-current liabilities

26.26%

32.18%

43.21%

Total liabilities

54.56%

62.83%

69.97%

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Common stock

38.85%

35.20%

28.75%

Retained earnings

5.16%

1.18%

1.10%

Accumulated other comprehensive income

1.43%

0.79%

0.18%

Total stockholders' equity

45.44%

37.17%

30.03%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

(Annual Report, 2016 and 2017)

BALANCE SHEET (Horizontal Analysis)

Particulars

2015-06

2016-06

2017-06

USD in millions except per share data

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

100.00%

116.35%

136.96%

Short-term investments

100.00%

117.37%

137.82%

Total cash

100.00%

117.32%

137.77%

Receivables

100.00%

102.06%

110.52%

Inventories

100.00%

77.57%

75.16%

Deferred income taxes

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Other current assets

100.00%

107.89%

89.67%

Total current assets

100.00%

111.99%

128.18%

Non-current assets

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

Gross property, plant and equipment

100.00%

117.99%

148.17%

Accumulated Depreciation

100.00%

112.46%

137.33%

Net property, plant and equipment

100.00%

124.61%

161.12%

Equity and other investments

100.00%

86.54%

49.97%

Goodwill

100.00%

105.51%

207.34%

Intangible assets

100.00%

77.21%

209.02%

Other long-term assets

100.00%

123.33%

211.65%

Total non-current assets

100.00%

104.90%

157.70%

Total assets

100.00%

109.91%

136.81%

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Short-term debt

100.00%

172.42%

135.24%

Accounts payable

100.00%

104.66%

112.12%

Taxes payable

100.00%

95.71%

118.48%

Accrued liabilities

100.00%

103.30%

114.19%

Deferred revenues

100.00%

118.28%

146.85%

Other current liabilities

100.00%

91.03%

92.99%

Total current liabilities

100.00%

119.05%

129.42%

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Long-term debt

100.00%

146.66%

273.57%

Deferred taxes liabilities

100.00%

52.06%

18.73%

Deferred revenues

100.00%

307.45%

495.32%

Other long-term liabilities

100.00%

100.71%

126.88%

Total non-current liabilities

100.00%

134.70%

225.07%

Total liabilities

100.00%

126.58%

175.46%

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

Common stock

100.00%

99.58%

101.24%

Retained earnings

100.00%

25.09%

29.11%

Accumulated other comprehensive income

100.00%

60.94%

17.09%

Total stockholders' equity

100.00%

89.90%

90.40%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

100.00%

109.91%

136.81%

(Annual Report, 2016 and 2017)

Observation made on the balance sheet changes:

  • The cash and cash equivalents ranges 3% to 4% of the total assets in all the last three years
  • The inventory ranges 0.90% to 2.00% of the total assets in all the last three years
  • The account receivable ranges 8.00 % to 11.00 % of the total assets in all the last three years
  • The long term debt ranges 25.00 % to 45.00 % of the total Liabilities and Shareholder Equity in all the last three years. It can be better seen in vertical analysis of balance sheet
  • The equity ranges 28.00 % to 40.00 % of the total Liabilities and Shareholder Equity in all the last three years
  • The retained earnings range 1.00 % to 5.00 % of the total Liabilities and Shareholder Equity in all the last three years (Besley & Brigham, 2014)

 

 
References

Annual Report. 2016. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2017, from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/annual-reports.aspx

Annual Report. 2017. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2017, from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/annual-reports.aspx

Besley, S. & Brigham, E. 2014. Principles of Finance. Cengage Learning.

Brigham, E. & Ehrhardt, M. 2007. Financial Management: Theory & Practice. Cengage Learning.

Horngren, C.  2012. Financial Accounting. Pearson Higher Education AU.

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