Introduction

RECALL THAT THE income statement reports a company’s revenues, expenses, and profitability over a specified period of time.

The balance sheet reports the company’s resources (assets) and how those resources were funded (liabilities and shareholders’ equity) on a particular date (end of the quarter or fiscal year) (Exhibit 6.1).

Exhibit 6.1. The Balance Sheet Depicts a Company’s Resources and its Funding at the End of the Fiscal Year
In millions, except shares and per share amountsDec. 31, 2005Jan. 1, 2005
Assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents$513.4$392.3
 Accounts receivable, net1,839.61,764.2
 Inventories5,719.85,453.9
 Deferred income taxes241.1243.1
 Other current assets78.866.0
Total current assets8,392.77,919.5
 Property and equipment, net3,952.63,505.9
 Goodwill1,789.91,898.5
 Intangible assets, net802.2867.9
 Deferred income taxes122.5137.6
 Other assets223.5217.4
Total assets$ 15,283.4$ 14,546.8
Liabilities:
 Accounts payable$2,467.5$2,275.9
 Accrued expenses1,521.41,666.7
 Short-term debt253.4885.6
 Current portion of long-term debt341.630.6
Total current liabilities4,583.94,858.8
 Long-term debt1,594.11,925.9
 Other long-term liabilities774.2774.9
 Commitments and contingencies (Note10)  
Shareholders’ equity:
 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 120,619 shares; no shares issued or outstanding
 Preference stock, series one ESOP convertible, par value $1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 4,165,000 shares December 31, 2005 and 4,273,000 shares at January1, ...

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