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directions!!
Select an American corporation.
(Must be publicly traded in the US)
Visit its website and download
the Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders Equity, Balance Sheet, and
Statement of Cash Flows. The statements must be from the company website-
summaries from other sources will not be accepted. They are in the investors
section. You are looking for the complete published annual report, or 10-K.
Sometimes it is under SEC filings. Make sure it is the most current published
year.
ANSWER the following questions
using the financial statements for your chosen company:
Determine the net income for the current
fiscal year (FY). Is this income up or down from the prior year?
Explain the relevance of changes in net
income to investors.
Determine the ending balance in
shareholders’ equity. Why would organizations such as Labor Unions be
interested in this?
Determine the total value of assets.
Discuss the relevance of the total value of
assets to potential creditors and why this is important.
Determine the total cash flow from ALL
operations. This is not from the operating portion of the cash flows, but
overall. What does it balance to on the balance sheet?
Explain which users would find the
financial statements most important.
Discuss how the financial statements are
used in your current role or a position you would like to hold. How might these
aid you in managerial decision making?
Include a link to the financial
statements along with your assignment.
This is an informal assignment,
and APA is not required.
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