Question

corporate annual report assignment

evaluate a annual report for johnson & johnson financial and operational standing for the most recent fiscal year

Answer 1

The evaluation for the selected financial and operational parameters for Johnson’s and Johnson’s are as follows for the latest fiscal year (figures in Mill USD)

No	Parameter	Change	Description
1	Sales	Growth in sales rev from 41000 to 42500	Indicates operational efficiency and effective sales and marketing for the current FY
2	Expenses	Administrative and marketing expenses declined while R&D expenses improved	Higher profitability with the drop in regular & overheads
3	Inventories Management	Higher in hand inventors	Inventories of finished products have seen an improvement from 5300 to 6000
4	Leverage	Reduction in leverage in both operational and financial leverage	Reduction in B/S Debt
5	Earnings growth	From $17.3 billions to $18 billions	Stable earnings were reported with rise in earnings from consolidation of subsidiaries
6	R& D activities	Improvements in R&D expenses .	In accordance to ASCC730 standards
7	Dividends growth	From $2.50 to $3.54 per share	The divided growth is high compared to competitions
8	Customer Segment growth	From 789 mill base to 880 millions base	Customers base have improved with expansion into new geographies
9	Working Capital management	Drop in current assets from 46033 to 45274	Better working capital management with drop in current assets .
10	Debt Management	Reduction in debt from 27,000 to 26,400	Early payments of debt obligations were seen in the latest statements
11	Ownership Consolidation	Equity capital consolidated	Ownership dilution is prevented by management
12	EPS	Rise in EPS from 5.61 to 5.63	Strong EPS growth
13	Subsidiaries growth	Consolidation of profits from subsidiaries	Performance of subsidiaries also have seen improvement

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