Financial Analysis of The Coca-Cola Company

School: Coastal Carolina Community College - Course: ACCOUNTING 206 - Subject: Accounting

Company Analysis Crystal Clarke ACC 206 Prof. Brandy Havens 19 September 2022

Company Analysis Company Overview A global non-alcoholic beverage firm, The Coca-Cola Company sells its goods in more than 200 nations and territories. The goal of the business is to improve society and the world. In addition to hydration, sports, coffee, and tea brands like Dasani, Smart water, Vitamin water, Topo Chico, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak, Ayataka, and Body Armor, the company's portfolio of brands also includes Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, and other sparkling soft beverages. Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, Fairlife, and AdeS are among of the company's nutrition, juice, dairy, and plant-based beverage brands (The Coca- Cola Company, n.d.). On May 8, 1886, in Atlanta, Georgia, the product that has given the world its most well-known flavor was created. Local pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton created the syrup for Coca-Cola and delivered a jug of the novel product to Jacobs' Pharmacy, where it was tasted, deemed "excellent," and put on sale for five cents per glass as a soda fountain beverage. The new syrup was combined with carbonated water to create a beverage that was "Delicious and Refreshing," a slogan that is still used today everywhere Coca-Cola is consumed (The Coca-Cola Company, n.d.).By using analytical ratios and enabling the creation of financial statements, this paper will carry out a financial analysis of The Coca-Cola Company in the year 2017 and a company scenario respectively to ascertain the financial stability of the discussed companies.

Cash Flow Statement COMPANY NAME Statement of Cash Flows Year Ended December 31, 2017 Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net Income87000 Adjustments Depreciation35000 Accounts Receivable10000 Merchandise Inventory(20000) Accounts Payable12000 Accrued Liabilities71000108000 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities195000 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Cash Payment for Acquisition of Plant Assets(310000) Net Cash Used for Investing Activities(310000) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Cash Receipt from Issuance of Notes Payable90000 Cash Payment of Notes Payable Cash Receipt from Issuance of Common Stock120000 Cash Payment for Purchase of Treasury Stock(20000) Cash Payment of Dividends Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities143000 Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash75000 Cash Balance, December 31, 201720000 Cash Balance, December 31, 201895000