Please choose a publicly traded company to work on. You may select a company whose securities are traded on the NYSE, AMEX or NASDAQ. Please do not select a company that is a financial institution or services company. The company should sell merchandise.

Part I

1. Fill in some basic information about your company.

Name of company _____________McDonalds_________________________

Principal exchange where the company trades _________NYSE______

Market price of the stock _________$119.29_______ as of ________December 5, 2016_____ (date)

Annual dividend __________________.94______________________

Last dividend paid on ___________November 29, 2016________________________

2. Read the business summaries and management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A). Summarize the remarks (ex. Poor operating results/expansion plans/sale of a division, etc.)

3. What kinds of products and/or services does the corporation provide/sell?

4. a . Which accounting/auditing firm audited the financial statements?

b. Did the auditor’s report indicate any problems or exceptions?

5. a. Did you find any new terms within the financial statements?

b. Did you find the presentation of the financial statements clear? Why or why not?

Part II

Indicate the formula to be used and insert the amounts used in computing each ratio. Express your answer in suitable units (percentages, decimals etc.)

Current ratio

Quick ratio

Receivable turnover

Average days sales uncollected

Inventory turnover

Profit margin

Return on assets

Return on Equity

Earnings per share

Debt to equity ratio

Dividend yield

Price earnings ratio (use price from question 1 and EPS from question 6-i)

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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