Apple Inc. ACC 300 Week 3: Global Environments

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Global Environments - Apple Inc. ACC/300 March 30, 2015 Global Environments Apple Inc. is a large company that became incorporated in California in 1979. It was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. According to Farfan (2015), the mission statement of Apple Inc. is, "Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices." By viewing the corporation's debt securities and stock investments, we will be able…show more content…
(2013). Retrieved from http://investor.apple.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=1193125-13-416534&cik=#D590790D10K_HTM_TOC590790_23 Balance sheet analysis of Apple stock: What you need to know. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/10/03/balance-sheet-analysis-on-apple-stock-what-you-nee.aspx Debt security. (2003). In The Free Dictionary . Retrieved from http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Debt+security Farfan, B. (2015). About Money. Retrieved from http://retailindustry.about.com/od/retailbestpractices/ig/Company-Mission-Statements/Apple-Inc--Mission-Statement.htm Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF). (2015). What are the differences between debt and equity markets? Retrieved from http://www.frbsf.org /education/publications/doctor-econ/2005/october/debt-equity-market Kimmel, P. D., Weygandt, J. J., & Kieso, D. E. (2011). Financial accounting: Tools for business decision making (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | September 28, 2013 | | | September 29, 2012 |…show more content…
Dividends and dividend equivalent rights declared | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | (10,676 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (10,676 | ) | Repurchase of common stock | | | (46,976 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (22,950 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (22,950 | ) | Share-based compensation | | | 0 | | | | 2,253 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,253 | | Common stock issued under stock plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes | | | 6,981 | | | | (143 | ) | | | (444 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (587 | ) | Tax benefit from equity awards, including transfer pricing adjustments | | | 0 | | | | 1,232 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,232 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balances as of September 28, 2013 | | | 899,213 | | | $ | 19,764 | | | $ | 104,256 | | | $ | (471 | ) | | $ | 123,549 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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