The company’s total assets at year-end 2016 were CHF 131,900 million. What reasonable conclusions an analyst might make about the companies efficiency, Companies solvency, Liquidity and Profitability? In millions of CHF

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The company’s total assets at year-end 2016 were CHF 131,900 million. What reasonable conclusions an analyst might make about the companies efficiency, Companies solvency, Liquidity and Profitability?

In millions of CHF

 

 

 

 

Notes

2018

2017 *

Sales

3

91,439

89,590

Cost of goods sold

 

(46,070)

(45,571)

Trading operating profit

3

13,789

13,277

Operating profit

 

13,752

10,156

Profit before taxes, associates and joint ventures

 

12,991

9,460

Taxes

13

(3,439)

(2,773)

Profit for the year

 

10,468

7,511

 

 

Notes

2018

2017 *

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

12/16

4,500

7,938

Short-term investments

12

5,801

655

Inventories

6

9,125

9,177

Trade and other receivables

7/12

11,167

12,036

Total current assets

 

41,003

31,884

Total non-current assets

 

96,012

101,326

Total assets

 

137,015

133,210

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

7/12

17,800

18,864

Total current liabilities

 

43,030

38,189

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Financial debt

12

25,700

18,566

Total non-current liabilities

 

35,582

32,792

Total liabilities

 

78,612

70,981

Total equity

 

58,403

62,229

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

137,015

133,210

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