PepsiCo's financial statements are presented at www.pepsico.com. Financial statements of The Coca-Cola Company are presented at www.coca-cola.com.
Instructions
(a) Based on the information contained in these financial statements, determine each of the following for each company.
(1) The percentage increase (decrease) in (i) net sales and (ii) net income from 2009 to 2010.
(2) The percentage increase in (i) total assets and (ii) total common stockholders' (shareholders') equity from 2009 to 2010.
(3) The basic earnings per share and price-earnings ratio for 2010. (For both PepsiCo and Coca- Cola, use the basic earnings per share.) Coca-Cola's common stock had a market price of $65.77 at the end of fiscal-year 2010, and PepsiCo's common stock had a market price of $65.69.
(b) What conclusions concerning the two companies can be drawn from these data?