For a select US Company, review the latest financial statement, including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement
Question:
For a select US Company, review the latest financial statement, including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flow (latest two years), and provide financial analysis to help stakeholders. Supplement company’s financial statements with financial ratio analysis to offer an objective financial status of the organization.
REQUIRED FINANCIAL DATA AND EXPECTED OUTCOME
1. The group selects a US Company for their analysis and evaluation.
2. Provide a brief background of the Company.
3. Lookup Company’s financial statements, including Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flow.
4. Present the financial report in the form of
a. Horizontal Analysis and
b. Vertical Analysis.
5. Present the financial status for the latest two years (e.g., fiscal years 2019 and 2018).
6. Support your analysis with financial ratios including liquidity ratio (e.g., current ratio, quick ratio, and account receivable ratio), profitability ratio (e.g., net margin, return on investment), solvency ratio (e.g. debt to equity), and stock market ratio (e.g earning per share, price-earnings ratio).
7. Interpreter what the financial status and ratio analysis tell about the Company to the different stakeholders, including:
a. Investors
b. Creditors
c. Other stakeholders.
8. Make sure the financial statements are presented at a high consolidated level using major categories.
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324592375
17th Edition
Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen