Financial Analysis On Coca Cola Enterprises

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A financial statement analysis aids in understanding the financial health of a company. By utilizing this evaluative method, investors, shareholders, managers and other affiliated parties are able to determine past, present, and projected performance of a company. Various techniques are used within this evaluative method including horizontal and ratio analysis. These techniques will show a comparison between two or more years of financial data as well as the statistical relationship between the financial data. It is the researcher’s intent to perform a financial statement analysis on Coca Cola Enterprises to demonstrate its potential healthy financial trends to future investors.
Invented in 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca Cola has become known for its recognizable brands and distinctive taste. Coca Cola Enterprises falls under the beverage industry and reaches consumers in over 200 countries, having the world’s largest beverage distribution system. In today’s market, the number of daily sold Coca Cola beverages averages 1.9 billion. Its mission is to “refresh the world, inspire moments of optimism and happiness and create value and make a difference” (Coca Cola website). Its vision serves as a framework to guide all aspects of the business to continuously achieve sustainable quality growth. Coca Cola’s recognizable brands and distinctive taste has created one of the world’s largest beverage systems that focus on its mission and vision to continuously sustain quality growth.
Coca Cola Enterprises owns or licenses and markets over 500 beverage names. The company offers a variety of beverages from low to no calorie sparking drinks; fruit juices and fruit drinks; sports and energy drinks; teas and coffees. It’s ...

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...ratio analysis, Coca Cola is slightly above its competitors current and quick ratios, but falls below the cash ratio. Based on the various strengths and risks of the financial analysis, it is the researcher’s to not invest in Coca Cola Enterprises at this time.
It was the researcher’s intent to demonstrate the potential unhealthy financial trends Coca Cola Enterprises has experienced through a financial statement analysis. The financial statement analysis aided in understanding the financial health of this company. By determining the past, present, and projected performance of this company investors, shareholders, managers and other affiliated parties are able to have a better understanding of the risk in investment. The techniques utilized gave a comparison of financial data over a three year span as well as the statistical relationship between that data.

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