Apple Inc. Financial Statements and Financial Ratios Analyzed

Apple Inc.: Brief Summary

Apple Inc. is currently located at One Apple Park Way in Cupertino, CA. the organization competes in the consumer electronics industry.  Currently, the firm employs over 150,000 individuals.  Their CEO is Tim Cook.  As for CFO, this would be Luca Maestri. Finally, their chief operating officer is Jeffrey Williams.

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and sells iPhones, Macs, iPods, watches, and complementary accessories the world over.  Apple Inc. also sells various related services like Apple TV and iPads, AppleCare support services, and cloud services store services. 

Currently, our Apple financial analysis has found that the company has a market capitalization of approximately $2.6T.  The company’s beta is 1.20.  This indicates that the firm is slightly riskier as compared to the overall market.  As for earnings, the firm has current earnings per share of 5.61 (1/22).

Apple Financial Report Sources

“A Beginner's Guide to Analyzing Apple's Financial Statements and Financial Ratios” and "Apple Inc. Financial Report" were written by Paul Borosky, MBA., and owner of Quality Business Plan.  In this report, I used Apple’s 2017 10k, Apple’s 2018 10k annual report, Apple’s 2019 10k annual report, Apple’s 2020 10k annual report, and Apple’s 2021 10k annual report as the basis for information gathering. 

 

Snipits From Apple Inc. Financial Report by Paul Borosky, MBA.

Section 1: Apple Inc. Income Statement Analyzed

In this section, I walk through a broad definition of what an income statement is and why it is important.  From this, I then discuss and define income statement line items, such as revenues, gross profits, etc., in detail.  After each line item is defined and discussed, I finally offer a summary analysis of Apple’s important income statement line item trends.

Revenue Growth for Apple:

Apple’s revenues increased at an impressive 15.9% growth rate from 2017 to 2018.  Also, the organization’s revenue growth rate decreased in 2019 by approximately 2%.  Finally, in the last five years, Apple’s annual average growth rate for revenues was approximately 13.1%, which is an impressive annual revenue growth rate for a mature company.

Analyst Grade: A

Apple Inc. Summarized Income Statement 2021
Column1	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Revenues	365,817	274,515	260,174	265,595	229,234
COGS	212,981	169,559	161,782	163,756	141,048
Gross Profit	152,836	104,956	98,392	101,839	88,186
SG&A	21,973	19,916	18,245	16,705	15,261
Depreciation	11,284	11,056	12,547	10,903	10,157
R & D	21,914	18,273	16,217	14,236	11,581
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total Operating Expenses	43,887	38,668	34,462	41,844	36,999
EBIT	108,949	66,288	63,930	59,995	51,187
Other Income	258	803	1,807	2,005	2,745
Interest Expense	8,750	12,629	8,805	6,500	3,500
EBT	109,207	67,091	65,737	55,500	50,432
Taxes	14,527	9,680	10,481	13,372	15,738
Net Income	94,680	57,411	55,256	59,531	48,351

 

Section 2: Apple Inc. Balance Sheet Analyzed

For Apple Inc. balance sheet, I again go through each important line item from the balance sheet.  In reviewing each line item, I will define Apple’s balance sheet line item, such as cash, property, plant and equipment, and liabilities.  Next, I then offer a summary analysis of Apple’s important balance sheet line items.

Cash.

Apple’s cash position grew substantially between 2017 and 2019.  The substantial cash position increase, well above previous years’ trends, may indicate that the firm mismanaged this balance sheet line item.  A better strategy would have been to allocate excessive cash funds to short-term investments.

Analyst Grade: A

 

Apple Inc. Summary Balance Sheet 2017-2021
Column1	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Cash	34,940	38,016	48,844	25,913	20,289
Short Term Investment	27,699	52,927	51,713	40,388	53,892
Account Receivable	26,278	16,120	22,926	23,186	17,874
Inventory	6,580	4,061	4,106	3,956	4,855
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Current Assets	134,836	143,713	162,819	93,443	96,910
Net PPE	39,440	36,766	37,378	41,304	33,783
Goodwill	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-
Total Assets	351,002	323,888	338,516	365,725	375,319
Accounts Payable	54,763	42,296	46,236	55,888	44,242
Accrued Expense	-	-	-	32,687	30,551
Accrued Taxes	-	-	-	-	-
Notes Payable	6,000	4,996	5,980	11,964	11,977
LT Debt - Current	9,613	8,773	10,260	8,784	6,496
Other			-	-	-
Total Current Liabilities	125,481	105,392	105,718	116,866	100,814
LT Debt	109,106	98,667	91,807	93,735	97,207
Other
Total Liabilities	287,912	258,549	248,028	258,578	241,272
Common Stock	57,365	50,779	45,174	40,201	35,867
Treasury	-	-	-	-	-
Retained Earnings	5,562	14,966	45,898	70,400	98,330
Other
Total Equity	63,090	65,339	90,488	110,601	134,197
Total Equity & Liability	351,002	323,888	338,516	365,725	375,319

 

Section 3: Apple Inc. Financial Ratios Analyzed

For this section, I have chosen several different financial ratios to review for Apple Inc.  In reviewing each of Apple’s financial ratios, I first start with defining the financial ratio.  Next, I supply the financial formula for calculating the specific ratio.  Finally, I offer a brief analysis of Apple’s Important Financial ratios.

Apple's Current Ratio:

Apple’s current ratio was 1.07 as of 2021.  This indicates that the organization has sufficient short-term assets to cover short-term liabilities—an excellent position for the organization.

Analyst Grade: A

Apple's Return on Assets:

Apple’s return on assets ended 2017 at 12.88%.  Over the next five years, the organization would substantially improve its return on assets ending 2021 at 26.97%.  This shows that the firm is doing an excellent job not only with growing sales with fewer assets but also in controlling asset growth as well.

Analyst Grade: A