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Apple's Financial Statement Analysis
APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY

Financial Statement Analysis Project

Table of Contents

Part I ……………………………………………………………3
Part II …………………………………………………………...5
Part III …………………………………………………………..6
Part IV …………………………………………………………..7
Part V ……………………………………………………….......8
Part VI ………………………………………………………….10
Part VII …………………………………………………………11
Appendices …………………………………………………......12

Appendices
AAPL
5 Year Balance Sheet Report…………………………………….12
5 Year Income Statement………………………………………...13
5 Year Cash Flow Statement……………………………………..14
Asustek Computer Inc
5 Year Balance Sheet Report…………………………………….15
5 Year Income Statement………………………………………...16
5 Year Cash Flow Statement……………………………………..17
Cisco Systems Inc
5 Year Balance Sheet Report…………………………………….19
5 Year Income Statement………………………………………...20
5 Year Cash Flow Statement……………………………………..21
Ratio Analysis
SEC Annual Ratios Report……………………………………….22

Part I. Description of AAPL
Industry
Apple Inc. operates in computer hardware industry.

Products
The Group 's principal activities are to design, manufacture and market personal computers, mobile communication devices, and portable digital music and video players and sell a variety of related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions. It also sells a variety of third-party Macintosh (Mac), iPhone and iPod compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores, and digital content and applications through the iTunes Store. It sells its products worldwide through its online stores, its retail stores, its direct sales force, and third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-added resellers. The Group operates in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Key Factors Influencing the Current Financial Condition
From the Thomson Financial Annual Financial Summary, we can get that total assets, total liabilities, net income, net cash
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