Kroger Company Financial Statement Analysis

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Financial Statement Analysis ACC205 Principles of Accounting l December 1, 2014 Financial Statement Analysis This paper will attempt to analyze the financial statements of the public company, Kroger Company. As with any financial statement analysis, this author will analyze the past and present financial standings and trends of the company to try to estimate the future financial health of the Kroger Company. The writer will prepare and evaluate several accounting tools, in regard to financial records for Kroger Company in an attempt to give an educated recommendation to possible future shareholders, investors or lending organizations. We will learn about the positives and negatives of the financial health of the Kroger Company.…show more content…
| 1,519,000 | | 1,497,000 | | 602,000 | | Weighted average shares outstanding-basic | 514,000 | | 533,000 | | 590,000 | | Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted | 520,000 | | 537,000 | | 593,000 | | Year end shares outstanding | 508,000 | | 514,000 | | 561,000 | | Net earnings (loss) per share-basic | 2.93 | | 2.78 | | 1.01 | | Net earnings (loss) per share-diluted | 2.9 | | 2.77 | | 1.01 | | Cash dividends per common share | 0.63 | | 0.53 | | 0.44 | | Total number of employees | 375,000 | | 343,000 | | 339,000 | | Number of common stockholders | 30,587 | | 33,996 | | 34,573 |…show more content…
| 5,384,000 | | 4,207,000 | | 3,981,000 | | Noncontrolling interests | 11,000 | | 7,000 | | (15,000) | | Total equity (deficit) | 5,395,000 | | 4,214,000 | | 3,966,000 | | http://www.mergentonline.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/companyfinancials.php?pagetype=asreported&compnumber=4788&period=Annuals&dataarea=BS&range=3&currency=AsRep&scale=AsRep&Submit=Refresh This horizontal analysis will use 2012 as the base year for comparison. Horizontal Analysis | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Sales | 90,374,000 | 96,751,000 +7.06% | 98,375,000 +8.85% | Net Earnings | 843,000 | 2,302,000 + 173.07% | 2,282,000 +170.70% | Interest Expense | 435,000 | 462,000 + 6.21% | 433,000 -.46% | Net Earnings per Share | 1.01 | 2.78 +175.25% | 2.93 +190.1% | Cost of Goods Sold | 71,494,000 | 76,858,000 + 7.50% | 78,138,000 +9.29%

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