Financial analysis of Microsoft Corporation

Madina Baizholova

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

This diploma thesis focused on financial analysis of Microsoft Corporation from the period from 2007-2020. Microsoft Corporation is one of the world's largest technological corporations, located in Redmond, Washington, United States with more than 100 offices around the world. The corporation is involved in a wide range of technologies, but its major focus is software, particularly Microsoft Windows, its operating system. This work is divided in two part theoretical and practical. The theoretical chapter is focus on examines the essence and meaning of financial analysis, basic concepts, definition of comparative bases and diverse methods of financial analysis. The literature review based on the consideration of existing opinions and concepts from different authors. The literature review concerns financial analysis method, including horizontal and vertical analysis as well as ratio indicators which including liquidity, profitability, activity, leverage, capitalization ratios. The second practical part of the thesis will be explained important historical data of the corporation and attention is paid to Microsoft in comparison with the main competitors, the calculations and analysis of financial indicators and ratios of which are applied to the theoretically described methods. Based on calculated results of the financial position several recommendations are illustrated at the end.

Keywords

Microsoft Corporation, financial analysis, profitability, liquidity, indicators, horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, balance sheet, income statement

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 3. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Pavel Srbek, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management