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Bus 591 Week 5 Assignment

In an eight- to ten-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) research and discuss the SECs company filings requirements. In your paper:

Describe how investors can use the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) EDGAR database to quickly research a companys financial information filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

Identify the differences between the Annual Report send to shareholders and the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which must be filed with the SEC.

Describe the contents of:

Form 10-K SEC filings

Management Discussion and Analysis

Auditors Report

Selected Financial Data

Discuss how the SECs requirement for domestic and foreign companies using US GAAP to provide their financial statements in the XBRL format can improve financial reporting?

Most publicly traded companies are examined by numerous analysts. Find analysts ratings about a company of your choice by visiting biz.yahoo.com/I. Provide a comparison over time and across companies in the same industry by answering the following questions:

How many analysts rated the company?

What percentage rated it a strong buy?

What was the average rating for the week?

Did the average rating improve or decline relative to the previous week?