Please find below Financial Statement extracts of Nestle from year 2017 and 2018. Based on this information please answer following question from a perspective of Financial Analyst (justify your answers with data as well the reason for choosing your ratios for your analysis) .The company's total assets at year-end 2016 were 131,900 million. What reasonable conclusions an analyst might make about the companies efficiency, Companies solvency, Liquidity and Profitability? 2018 2017 * Sales 91,439 89,590 Profit for the year 10,468 7,511 Assets 2018 2017 * Total current assets 41,003 31,884 Total assets 137,015 133,210 Total liabilities and equity 137,015 133,210

Please find below Financial Statement extracts of Nestle from year 2017 and 2018. Based on this information please answer following question from a perspective of Financial Analyst (justify your answers with data as well the reason for choosing your ratios for your analysis) .The company's total assets at year-end 2016 were 131,900 million. What reasonable conclusions an analyst might make about the companies efficiency, Companies solvency, Liquidity and Profitability? 2018 2017 * Sales 91,439 89,590 Profit for the year 10,468 7,511 Assets 2018 2017 * Total current assets 41,003 31,884 Total assets 137,015 133,210 Total liabilities and equity 137,015 133,210

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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