Introduction
This project is a comprehensive review of the annual report of an International (not U.S. or U.S. based Multinational) publicly traded company. When choosing your company it is recommended to select a company you are interested in understanding more about. Do not select a public utility or government entity. If you chose financial institution or brokerage firm make sure you understand how to read their financial statement due to local government regulations. You will need to obtain the annual report for your chosen company after year ending 2015. The annual report can be attained from the company’s website in the investor relations section. Each student must choose a different company I will open D2L discussion board and you have to post name of the company you will be presenting. If you need ideas this can be a good starting point 2017 Forbes “The World’s Biggest Public Companies” https://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/#tab:overallhat is approved by the instructor.
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Part 1: Information about the company (50 points)
1. Obtain the current annual report for your company.
2. What is the company’s industry?
3. Describe the nature of the company’s business.
4. List the primary products or services (use brand names where available). Include company’s logo into your report and presentation.
5. Who is the chairman of the company’s board of directors? If different structure what is the governance of the company?
6. Who is the CEO?
7. Summarize the major points made in the chairman’s letter to the shareholders or/and company’s statement.
8. What is current market price of the stock, what is the historical price of the stock?
9. Review the management report and the independent auditor’s report.
a. Who is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the financial statements?
b. What is the name of the independent public accounting firm that audited the financial statements?
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Part 2: The Balance Sheet (50 points)
1. Prepare a common-size (vertical analysis) balance sheet for the two years presented, expressing each balance sheet item as a percentage of total assets (Total Assets = 100%).
2. Based on your analysis, in which assets does the company have the most significant investment?
3. When looking at the assets, does the company have any marketable securities (investments)? If so, what do the notes to the financial statements say about these securities?
4. When looking at the receivables, has there been any significant change? If so, why? If your company does not have receivables pick another current asset account.
5. When looking at the property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets for the company, has there been a significant change? Why or why not?
6. Has the company exchanged or sold any property, plant, and equipment that resulted in a gain or loss? Why or why not? Is there anything disclosed in the notes to the financial statements?
7. Has the company obtained a loss due to impairment of any property, plant, and equipment? Why or why not? Is there anything disclosed in the notes to the financial statements?
8. Evaluate the company’s return on asset (Net Income/Average Total Assets) Comment on your results.
9. Conclusion of the assets and liabilities: Comment on any strengths and/or weaknesses you see based on your analysis of the assets and liabilities of the company. Base your conclusions from the perspective of the stakeholders; management, investors, and creditors.
Part 3: The Income Statement (50 points)
1. Prepare a horizontal analysis of the Income Statement for the two years presented.
2. Based on your horizontal analysis, comment on individual revenue and expense items that had significant percentage changes over the two-year period.
3. Calculate the Gross profit rate (gross profit/sales) and the profit margin (net income/sales) for your company for two years. What do these ratios tell you about the company in relation to their profitability? How do they compare to industry averages (you can use US data fort this)?
4. Review the Non-Operating section of the Income Statement. Does the company have any Other Revenues and Gain and/or Other Expenses and Losses? If so, what are they for? If there is further information in the notes to the financial statements, summarize what it says.
5. What is the EPS for the past two years? How does it compare to industry averages? What does this ratio tell you about the profitability of the company?
6. Conclusion of the Income Statement: Comment on any strengths and/or weaknesses you see based on your analysis of the Income Statement of the company. Base your conclusions from the perspective of the stakeholders; management, investors, and creditors.
Part 4: Conclusion (50 points) – Provide information about the competition and where does your company stands with specific numerical analysis. Based on your analysis will you invest in this company? Would you be interested working for this company? Explain your answers
Grading
Your report should be a well-organized, professional analysis of the company. Provide proper citations in the report and a reference list of any articles, books, or websites.
I assess accuracy, level of detail, completeness, and appropriateness of analysis and recommendations. I also assess ability to apply critical thinking skills and to demonstrate effective business communication, including logical organization and clarity.