Principles Of Accounting
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Author: NEEDLES
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 1, Problem 5C
Refer to the CVS annual report and the financial statements of Southwest Airlines Co. in the Supplement to Chapter 16 to answer the questions that follow.
- 1. Which company is larger in terms of assets and in terms of revenues? What do you think is the best way to measure the size of a company?
- 2. Which company is more profitable in terms of net income? What is the trend of profitability over the past three years for both companies?
- 3. Which company has more cash? Which increased its cash the most in the last year? Which has more liquidity as measured by
cash flows from operating activities?
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