SEC Written Assignment/Project:
Access the most recent SEC 10-K filing of a publicly traded company. Verify your company has inventory and accounts receivable. The company must sell a tangible product (not services). Do not select hotels, financial services, or other service oriented businesses.
Most students find the SEC 10-K annual report at their company’s web site in sections such as About Us and / or Investor Relations. Look for SEC and Annual Filings (you will often find drop down menus to click). You must research and secure the SEC 10-K Annual Report for the most recent year. Save the file to your computer for access. Do not print as the report is usually 100 pages or more.
Complete the project by answering the questions below. Cut and paste these questions onto a Word document .Type your responses in the space provide after each question below. Then submit it as a Word attachment through the Written assignment/Project link.
What is the name of your company? 3 points
What are the letters they use when trading in the stock market? 3 points
What is their principal activity? 3 points
What is the name of their auditors? 3 points
5. Is the company on a calendar or fiscal year? If it’s a fiscal year state the last day of the fiscal year. Eg. July 31 3 points
6. List the names of any 3 Stockholder Equity accounts from the Balance Sheet. 3 points
7. Review the Statement of Cash Flows. Does your company use the Indirect Method? Comment on what you learn from the statement of cash flows for your company. 3 points
8. What is the total value of Stockholders Equity? 3 points
9. How many common shares has the company authorized, issued and outstanding? 5 points
10. What is the par value of each common share? 3 points
11Compute any 8 financial statement ratios for the latest year that information is available. Comment briefly on your findings regarding each ratio. Show your work as follows: (32 points)
Ratio Latest Year Prior Year
Example shown below but you choose any ratios you want:
I. Current Ratio 1.1 .9
Comments:
II A/R Turnover 3 4
Comments:
(Note: there are some websites that have already computed these ratios for you. If you use their computations, please cite the source. If you need to compute the ratios yourself, please show your computations on a separate page and enclose it as an attachment)
12Conduct a horizontal analysis on any five items each from the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement. Thus you will have ten items. Comment briefly on your results. You may choose to comment briefly on each ratio or alternatively write one paragraph (in total) commenting on all of your ratios (20 points)
13Conduct a vertical analysis on any five items each from the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. That is you will have a total of ten items. Comment on your results. You may choose to comment briefly on each ratio or alternatively write one paragraph (in total) commenting on all of your ratios
(20 points)
14.What price is the share trading at on the date that you were conducting this research? Please note the date as well. (3 points)
15. What was the highest price that the share traded at over the last 52 weeks?(3 points)
16. What was the lowest price that the share traded at over the last 52 weeks? (3 points)
17. Please include a web link to the Annual report (2 points)
Format
Use letter size paper (8.5″x11″)
Spacing of Work: 1.5 times
Normal print (12 font size)
Margins- 1” all sides
Your work must be presented as follows:
I Cover Sheet: Show your name, course name and number, and semester. (1 points)
II Next, you will present your work from Question 1 to 17. (115 points..BREAKDOWN SHOWN AGAINST EACH QUESTION ABOVE)
III Cite all your sources (MINIMUM OF 3 excluding your textbook and Wikipedia) following the APA format ( 9 points)
This assignment is designed to broaden your understanding of the accounting discipline as well as sharpen your Internet research, communication and critical thinking skills.
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