Balance Sheet Analysis Applebee's International 2004
In analyzing the common-size balance sheet for Applebee's, it is noted that the total current assets has jumped from 11% to 14% of the total assets.   The total assets for Applebee's has jumped 6% from 2000 to 2001 driven by increased in the total current assets of 28%.   Of those 28% increase, they consisted of 88% increase in the Cash & Equivalents (increased of $10.6 millions) caused by the decreased in the Capital Stock repurchasing in 2001 by Applebee's.   The repurchase of capital stock has decreased by 31% as noted from the year-to-year percentage changes of the Statement of Cash Flow which equivalent to about $11 million dollars.   The other current assets increased was from the other Current Assets category; there was an increase of 92% from 2000 to 2001.   Due to the higher earnings for Applebee's, there was an increase in income tax due.   A significant component of the increase of other Current Assets was from increased in prepaid income taxes with net deferred income tax asset of $6.7 millions dollars.  
The intangibiles has also decreased from 18% to 16% in common-size balance sheet for Applebee's from 2000 to 2001.   This is equivalent to a decrease of 7% from year to year percentage change.   This change was driven by amortization of intangible assets related to previous acquisitions of other franchisee restaurants by Applebee's.
There was a trend in rise of the net property & equipment related assets since 2002 to 2004.   This boost in net property and equipment assets was related to the acquisition strategy conducted by Applebee's.   For the $34 millions acquisitions of 21 restaurants in Washington D.C. area on November 7, 2002; $24 millions has been allocated to the fair value of property and equipment plus $10 millions in goodwill. This has caused a jump in net property & equipment assets for 2002 to jumped 16% and Intangibles assets to jumped 12% when compared to 2001.   Since most of the... [continues]

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