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Horizontal and Vertical Analysis of a Balance Sheet

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One summary of the Balance sheet horizontal and vertical and one summary of the income statement horizontal and vertical.

Note: a summary statement should tell the story of each statement from both horizontal and vertical of view in "one" summary.

The company is Las Vegas Sands Corp.

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horizontal and vertical balance sheet
horizontal and vertical income statement

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Vertical analysis of Balance sheet

Fixed assets constitute major portion of total assets as it constitutes 69.23%in the year 2008 and fixed assets continues to have high amount in the year 2009 as it constitutes 64.90% in the year 2009 even though there is slight decline in the percentage. Among the current assets cash and cash equivalents has high value as it constitutes 17.72% in the year 2008 and this trend continues in the year 2009 also. Among the liabilities, long term debt is the largest item as it constitutes 83.51% in the year 2008 and it dipped slightly in the year 2009 and it is 82.08% in the year 2009. The company has got high amount of share premium as it has 69.83% in the year 2008 and 83.14% in the year 2009 out of total equity amount.

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