Homework: Financial Analysis
Objective: To analysis the financial statements of a publicly traded company.
Obtain an annual report from a corporation that is interesting to you. Using techniques you have learned in the previous weeks, respond to the following questions:
I. Who are the firm's auditors? Do they provide a clean opinion on the financial statements?
II. Have there been any subsequent events, errors and irregularities, illegal acts, or related-party transactions that have a material effect on the financial statements?
III. Describe the trend in total assets and total liabilities for the years presented.
IV. What are the company's three largest assets for the most recent year presented?
V. What are the company's three largest liabilities for the most recent year presented?
VI. What types of stock does the company have? How many shares are there outstanding for each type of stock for the most recent year presented?
VII. Does the company use the single-step or multiple-step income statement or a variation?
VIII. Does the income statement contain any separately reported items in any year presented, included discontinued operations or extraordinary items? If it does, describe the even that caused the item. Hint: there should be a related footnote.
IX. Describe the trend in net income over the years presented.
X. Does the company have other comprehensive income? If yes, what is the nature of the transaction(s)?
XI. Does the company use the indirect or direct method of the cash flow statement?
XII. What is the trend in cash from operations for the years presented?
XIII. What are the 2 largest items included in cash from investing activities?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.