Assessment of the Financial Position and Performance of the Chosen Companies in the Global Automotive Industry

Bc. Ondřej Rylich

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

This diploma thesis formulates an extensive financial analysis of three major companies operating withing the global automotive industry. These companies were selected based on their size, profitability, reach, and geographic location. This resulted in the selection of the Volkswagen Group, Toyota Motor Corporation, and the Ford Motor Company. Each is representing one of the three key automotive markets, those being Europe, Asia, and North America. The research then tries to perform a set of financial analytics on the selected companies, aiming to outline their financial performance, stability and productivity. Afterwards, they will be compared against one another to further elaborate on their financial position and determine the leading corporation of the three. For the purpose of the financial analysis, data was selected and extracted from their financial statements, such as balance sheets, income statements, and cash-flow statements across the period of five years, ranging from 2016 to 2020. The data was then analysed using vertical and horizontal analysis, as well as liquidity, profitability, and sustainability ratios. The analysis yielded interesting and vast results, which outlined the financial positions of the studied companies. Lastly, they were compared against each other using a evaluation metric, resulting in the Volkswagen Group coming off the best, with the Toyota Motor Corporation being close second and the Ford Motor Company being a little ways behind the two.

Keywords

Finances, Analysis, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Financial Ratios, Automotive Industry

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 4. 4. 2023

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 25. 5. 2023
• Vedoucí: Ing. Enikö Lörinczová, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Jan Němec, externi

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program:
Economics and Management