An In-Depth Comparative Analysis of Financial Statement Metrics: A Study of Unilever and P&G

Abstract

Financial analysis is one of the effective tool which is used for examining the current financial status of internal company. The main objective of this study to compare the financial statement analysis of two top industries Unilever and P&G. Through, financial analysis Companies forecasts their demand in the market, and Companies predict their future trends and risks. The data is taken from annual and financial reports of Unilever and P&G in the period of 2017-2021. Trend analysis is used for research methodology. Findings suggests under trend analysis of P&G 7.0% is higher than Unilever 5.50% in Income Statement 2021. P&G has more assets $119M than Unilever $88M shows in Balance Sheet. Current ratio analysis suggests Unilever 0.70 has more liquidity than P&G 0.69. ROA suggest that P&G has more profitability 0.14 than Unilever 0.11. This Study will be beneficial for financial managers, accountants of leading industries.