Financial Performance and Health of an Organization Report
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Southwest Airlines
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Southern New Hampshire University
Table of Contents
FINAL PROJECT MILESTONE ONE - Module Three 3
Financial Performance and Health 3
A. Organizational Context 3
B. Recent Financial Performance 3
C. Current Financial Health 4
FINAL PROJECT MILESTONE TWO - Module Five 6
Success Factors and Risks 6
FINAL PROJECT MILESTONE THREE - Module Seven 7
Projections 7
FINAL PROJECT SUBMISSION - Module Nine 8
Business Opportunities 8
Executive Summary 9
References 11
Appendix A 12
FINAL PROJECT MILESTONE ONE - Module Three
Financial Performance and Health
A. Organizational Context
Southwest Airlines is involved in providing scheduled air transportation services in the United States as well as near-international markets. The provision of scheduled air transportation services helps in setting the boundaries for business decisions since the company is usually restricted in operating in the programmed locations. The company is organized and managed by function. There are different individuals in the management of the organization based on the functions that they carry out. The management of the organization has adopted a flexible approach in its operations and associations with both workers and customers. The organization of the company by function is critical in influencing accounting and financial information as well as subsequent business decisions since every task is usually associated with the individuals appointed in the positions.
B. Recent Financial Performance
The consolidated income statements for the company for the past three years indicate that the company has been successful. This is because the net income for the company has been increasing for the past three years. In 2015, the company made a net income of $2,181 million while in 2016 the net income increased to $2,244 million. In the year 2017, the company’s net income was $3,488 million, which also indicated an increase from the 2016 value. This being the case, the company can be indicated to be performing strongly for the past three years (check figure (a) in the appendix for a graph showing how the company has progressed in terms of net income for the past three years.
From the consolidated cash flow statements of the company, it is evident that net cash provided by operating activities was high in 2016 and decreased in 2017. The net cash provided by operating activities in 2015 was $3238 million while in 2016 it was $4293 million. This value indicated an increase from the 2015 amount. Alternatively, in 2017, the net cash provided by operating activities decreased to $3929 million. However, in the case of net cash flow from financing activities, the values showed a constant increase for the past three years. In 2015, the...