Unilever British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company. Dual-listed company headquartered in Rotterdam and London 400 brands third-largest consumer goods company 190 countries. 4 divisions - Foods, Refreshment, Home Care, and Personal Care.

as at 31 December € million Notes Assets Non-current assets Goodwill9 14,642 13,917 Intangible assets9 7,532 6,987 Property, plant and equipment10 10,472 9,344 Pension asset for funded schemes in surplus4B Deferred tax assets6B 1,286 1,084 Financial assets17A Other non-current assets ,680 33,391 Current assets Inventories12 4,168 3,937 Trade and other current receivables13 5,029 4,831 Current tax assets Cash and cash equivalents17A 2,151 2,285 Other financial assets17A Non-current assets held for sale ,347 12,122 Total assets 48,027 45,513

Liabilities Current liabilities Financial liabilities15C 5,536 4,010 Trade payables and other current liabilities14 12,606 11,735 Current tax liabilities 1,081 1,254 Provisions Liabilities associated with assets held for sale ,642 17,382 Non-current liabilities Financial liabilities15C 7,186 7,491 Non-current tax liabilities Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: Funded schemes in deficit4B 2,222 1,405 Unfunded schemes4B 1,725 1,563 Provisions Deferred tax liabilities6B 1,534 1,524 Other non-current liabilities ,122 13,316 Total liabilities 33,764 30,698 Equity Shareholders' equity Called up share capital15A 484 Share premium Other reserves15B (7,538) (6,746) Retained profit 20,560 20,468 Shareholders’ equity 13,651 14,344 Non-controlling interests Total equity 14,263 14,815 Total liabilities and equity 48,027 45,513

Current ratios ( in million EUR) Current ratios ( in million EUR) = current assets/ current liabilities =>12,347/19,642 =0,6286

Current ratio Current ratio > quick ratio – dependent on inventory Current ratio =0,63,not high. Could not meet its obligations. Risk is quite high, not good for creditors. The company invested in assets for its continuing operations, good for investors.

Quick ratio ( in million EUR) = (cash + cash equivalents + A/R) /Current liabilities =>(5,029+2,151)/19,642= 0,3655

Quick ratio quick ratio quite low – liquidity position not strong.

Equityratio ( in million EUR) Equity ratio ( in million EUR) =Shareholders’ equity/ Total assets =>13,651/48,027=

Equityratio Equity ratio Equity ratio = 28%,measures amount of total assets financed by the stockholders. How much debt the company has. Percentage high  risk of debt is low. When the ratio is positive ratio  good solvability.

EPS ( in million EUR) EPS ( in million EUR) = AFter-tax profit/Number of shares  5171/2882,6=1,79

EPS to be compared with the price of the shares. The profit seems to be high.

Gearing ( in million EUR) =Total liabilities/Shareholders’ equity =>33,764/13,651= 2,

Gearing Gearing shows the percentage of capital financed by debt and long-term financing. Gearing = 2,4, not very high  slight dependence on borrowing and long-term financing. No high level of financial risk

Conclusion After checking the ratio’s from Unilever Liquidity; not good Not good position to cover debts- couldn’t meet obligations Good solvability No high level of financial risk