BAT4M

Unit 7 Activity 2

Assignment 1

Reitman's Annual Report

1. What is the title of the annual report? How many pages are in the annual report?
2. How many retail stores does Reitmans Canada operate? What are the names of the various store chains they operate?
3. Who is the President? Who is the Vice-President-Treasurer?
4. On the financial highlights page, the data is listed in (choose one):

• hundreds of dollars (add two zeroes after each number)
• thousands of dollars (add three zeroes after each number)
• millions of dollars (add six zeroes after each number)

1. Complete the following using the information found on the highlights page (be sure to add the appropriate zeroes).

• Sales:
• Earnings:
• Basic Earnings per Share:
• What percentage did Sales increase from the previous year?
• What percentage did Earnings increase from the previous year?

1. How does the company show it has reached its overall objective of "Growing"? On what page of the annual report is that found?
2. List three significant achievements completed during the past year, as shown in Management Discussion and Analysis.
3. Who were the auditors? Have the 2005 Financial Statements been audited?
4. Describe the shares:

• Types of shares
• pes of shares
• Was a dividend paid out in 2004?
• Find the current market price for Reitmans' shares

1. How did the Reitman's annual report compare to the more recent Loblaw annual report from the content. Has there been any changes in the last 15 years in the way annual reports are present? Are there any similarities?