MBA_503_Final_Milestone_.docx Final Milestone: Starbucks Analysis 2019 1 MBA 50

MBA_503_Final_Milestone_.docx  Final Milestone: Starbucks Analysis 2019          1  MBA 503 Final Paper: Financial Analysis of Starbucks 2019  Southern New Hampshire University  Final Milestone: Starbucks Analysis 2019          2  Abstract  As one of the most lucrative coffee franchises on the international market, Starbucks has done a remarkable job over the years managing its assets and making sound business ventures. To better understand their level of success and what has contributed to it we will need to look at their financial reports. To be more specific, we will be looking at their Consolidated balance sheets and Statements of Earnings. These documents will allow us to trace their financial movements & decisions over the course of the most recent financial years. In this case I will be utilizing the company™s financial statements from 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, but will be primarily focusing on the years 2018 and 2019. In this paper, I will delve into the financial reporting for the Starbucks Corporation for the fiscal year of 2019.   Analysis of Debt Financing  It can be seen that over the past years there has been a decreasing trend in the overall amount of assets that the company has. That is to say, between the years 2018 and 2019 Total Assets had a noticeable decrease of 20.44%. Meanwhile, it can be noted that the volume of total liabilities has been on an upward trend. This can be seen particularly in the category of Long-Term Debt on the consolidated Balance sheet, wherein a Ho