YOUR COMPANY

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YOUR COMPANYS NAMEYOUR NAMEYOUR ACG2021 SECTION

• Annual Report Project Directions
• GET APPROVAL FOR THE COMPANY YOU WANT TO ANALYZE
  FROM YOUR PROFESSOR. EACH STUDENT WILL DO A
  DIFFERENT COMPANY.
• PREPARE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Modify and
  enhance this powerpoint templatereplace any
  italicized words in this template with your own.
  Add images, tables, backgrounds, etc. !!! THIS
  TEMPLATE IS BASED ON THE ANNUAL REPORT PROJECT 
  PAGE 277 IN  TEXT (page 283 in ebook). 
• SAVE YOUR PROJECT AS A POWERPOINT--NAME YOUR FILE
  YOUR THREE INITIALS AND YOUR COMPANY NAME.
• BE SURE YOUR REPORT INCLUDES A LINK TO  THE
  CORPORATIONS' F/S!
• SEND YOUR .ppt PRESENTATION AS AN E-MAIL
  ATTACHMENT TO susan.crosson_at_sfcollege.edu BY THE
  DUE DATE LISTED IN COURSE CALENDAR. ALL
  SUBMISSIONS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR COURSE WEBSITE.
  GRADES WILL BE ASSIGNED BASED ON WHAT IS
  DISPLAYED ON THE INTERNET.
• THE ANNUAL REPORT PROJECT IS WORTH 25 POINTS. 

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Executive Summary

• After completing your analysis, write an
  executive summary of your conclusions here.
• Embed a link to the companys Annual Report here.

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Part A. Introduction

• Name of chief executive officer
• Location of home office
• Ending date of latest fiscal year
• Description of the principal products or services
  that the company provides
• Main geographic area of activity

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Part A. Audit Report

• Name of the companys independent auditors.
• In your own words, what did the auditors say
  about the company?

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Part A. Stock Market Information

• Most recent price of the companys stock
• Twelve month trading range of the companys stock
• Dividend per share
• Date of the above information
• Your opinion about the company stock as an
  investment? BUY/SELL/HOLD

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Part B. Industry Situation and Company Plans

• In your own words, describe the industry and its
  outlook then summarize the companys future
  plans based on your research (cite at least two
  sources) and on reading the annual report (be
  sure to read the letter to the stockholders).
  Include links to any relevant information.

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Part C. Income Statement

• Is the format most like a single-step or
  multistep format?
• Insert a table showing the companys gross
  profit, income from operations, and net income
  for the last two years.
• In your own words comment on the increases and
  decreases in these amounts.

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Part C. Balance Sheet

• Insert a table showing that AssetsLiabilities
  Stockholders Equity for the past two years.
• In your own words, comment in general on the
  increases or decreases in the balance sheet
  accounts. Which accounts changed the most?

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Part C. Statement of Cash Flows

• Are cash flows from operations more or less than
  net income for the past two years?
• Is the company growing through investing
  activities, i.e., buying property, plant and
  equipment and other long lived assets?
• What is the companys primary source of
  financing, i.e., long-term loans, stock sales?
• Overall, has cash increased or decreased over the
  past two years?

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Part D. Accounting Policies

• What are the significant accounting policies, if
  any, relating to revenue recognition, cash,
  short-term investments, inventories, and property
  and equipment?
• List the topics of the notes to the financial
  statements.

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Part E. Financial AnalysisLiquidity Ratios

• For the past two years, calculate and comment on
• Working Capital
• Current Ratio
• Receivable turnover
• Average days sales uncollected
• Inventory turnover
• Average days inventory on hand

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Part E. Financial AnalysisProfitability Ratios

• For the past two years, calculate and comment on
• Profit margin
• Asset turnover
• Return on assets
• Return on equity

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Part E. Financial AnalysisSolvency Ratio

• For the past two years, calculate and comment on
• Debt to equity

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Part E. Financial AnalysisMarket Strength Ratios

• For the past two years, calculate and comment on
• Price/earnings per share
• Dividend yield