Profitability, Long Term Debt, Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, and Conclusion
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The paper should include a cover page, the body of the paper, and a page for references. The paper is not a management report or a history of your company. It is an analysis of the financial statements of your company. The body of the paper should include an introductory paragraph and five Level 1 headings titled Profitability, Long Term Debt, Retained Earnings, Statement of Cash Flows, and Conclusion. The information included in the headings should be on topics from our class discussions and textbook chapter titles.
Introductory paragraph should include the following:
1.)A brief comment about your company.
2.)The state in which the company is incorporated.
3.)The location of the corporate headquarters.
3.)The name of the accounting firm that audited the financial statements.
4.)The date of the financial statements. (The date that the report was filed and the date of the financial statements are not the same.)
1.)A brief comment about your company.
2.)The state in which the company is incorporated.
3.)The location of the corporate headquarters.
3.)The name of the accounting firm that audited the financial statements.
4.)The date of the financial statements. (The date that the report was filed and the date of the financial statements are not the same.)
Profitability should include the following:
1.)A statement on the profitability of the company. Do not copy and paste. Use your own words.
2.)Calculate and interpret the horizontal analysis of the sales.(Chapter 18 )
3.)Calculate and interpret the vertical analysis, profit margin ratio. (Chapter 18)
4.)Calculate and interpret the gross profit ratio. (Chapter 18)
1.)A statement on the profitability of the company. Do not copy and paste. Use your own words.
2.)Calculate and interpret the horizontal analysis of the sales.(Chapter 18 )
3.)Calculate and interpret the vertical analysis, profit margin ratio. (Chapter 18)
4.)Calculate and interpret the gross profit ratio. (Chapter 18)
Long term debt should include the following:
1.)How much long term debt does your company have?
2.)What type of long term debt does your company have?
3.)Did it increase or decrease from the prior period?
4.)What caused it to increase or decrease?
5.)Calculate and interpret the current ratio.
6.)Calculate and interpret the debt to total assets ratio.
1.)How much long term debt does your company have?
2.)What type of long term debt does your company have?
3.)Did it increase or decrease from the prior period?
4.)What caused it to increase or decrease?
5.)Calculate and interpret the current ratio.
6.)Calculate and interpret the debt to total assets ratio.
Retained earnings should include the following:
1.)What was the beginning retained earnings balance.
2.)What caused retained earnings to increase?
3.)What caused retained earnings to decrease?
4.)Were dividends paid?
5.)What is the ending retained earnings balance.
1.)What was the beginning retained earnings balance.
2.)What caused retained earnings to increase?
3.)What caused retained earnings to decrease?
4.)Were dividends paid?
5.)What is the ending retained earnings balance.
Statement of Cash Flows should include:
1.)The ending cash balance.
2.)Did the cash balance increase or decrease from the previous period?
3.)What caused the cash balance to increase or what caused the cash balance to decrease?
4.)Why is the Statement of Cash Flows important to investors?
5.)How is your company managing their cash?
1.)The ending cash balance.
2.)Did the cash balance increase or decrease from the previous period?
3.)What caused the cash balance to increase or what caused the cash balance to decrease?
4.)Why is the Statement of Cash Flows important to investors?
5.)How is your company managing their cash?
Conclusion: This report is a financial analysis of the company. It is not a history report. Based on the information you have learned in ACCT 221 and your analysis of the SEC 10-K, what are your comments about the company.
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