Compare the quality of cash flows from three major retailers Walmart (WMT) Amazon (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) for 2013, 2014 and 2015. Go to one of the financial databases to recover the information on net income and operating cash flows. Use the ratio for Quality of Income = cash flows from operating activities / Net Income. Submit a table that completes the following. Rank each for the trends in the quality of income ratio. Which firm does the best at generating quality income? Provide a narrative on your conclusion.
Company 2013 2014 2015 Amazon • Net income • Operating cash flow • Quality of income Ebay • Net income • Operating cash flow
Company 2013 2014 2015 Amazon • Net income • Operating cash flow • Quality of income Ebay • Net income • Operating cash flow • Quality of income Walmart • Net income • Operating cash flow • Quality of income