Chrysler Analysis

Balance Sheet Analysis The Chrysler Group’s current assets continue to increase at a normal rate from year to year. This is good news for any company, but especially for Chrysler since they recently came out of a financial crisis. If you look at the balance sheet for the Chrysler Group, after computing the common-size and percentage change analysis, you are able to configure that the current assets steadily increase around 15% each year. Also, the total assets increase almost to a total of 10% each year. In the past recent years the Chrysler Group has not had any dramatic increases in percentages within their assets and liabilities, but they do continue to improve. From 2011 to 2012 they jumped up $2,404 in current assets and $1,894 in current liabilities. Chrysler has put themselves in a good position along side Ford and General Motors with their steady increases. Along with this success Chrysler will be able to push on to the future without worry for another crisis, and the income statement is also proof of that.

Income Statement Analysis The Chrysler Group has been able to continuously increase in its total revenue after the comeback in 2009 from the crisis. Their overall sales keep climbing up and up. Chrysler’s net revenue for 2011 ended at $55 billion. That amount was a total increase of 31% from 2010’s ending net revenue. In 2012, the Chrysler Group was able to increase from their 2010 net loss of $652 million up to $183 million. The dollar amounts were not the only things increasing within the years for Chrysler. The numbers of vehicles being sold were also increasing at a growing rate. At the end of 2011 they sold 1,855,000 vehicles, which was a 22% increase in vehicle sales from 2010. The United States market share increased almost to 11% in 2011, this was a significant increase from the $1.6 million Chrysler had in 2010. Chrysler continues to grow in sales and numbers by being more efficient, and coming up with new and affordable ideas that are