ACCT461 Week5

Accounting project

Walmart
My Responsibility – Equation for profitability ratios and reports for operating activities, analysis of
receivables, and stockholders’ equity.
What does the ratio measure in general?
Compute the ratio for the last three years.
What do your results suggest about the company?
If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss why
you believe your company differs from or is like the industry ratio.
Profitability Ratios
Return on Equity
Return on Assets
Gross Profit Margin
Net Income
Net Sales
Net Profit Margin
Earnings per Share
Quality of Income
Receivables
Receivables as percentage of total assets
-If no receivables, why
Allowance for doubtful accounts
-Bad debt expense
Effect on Cash Flow
S
Stockholders’ Equity
Walmart
My Responsibility – Equation for profitability ratios and reports for operating activities, analysis of
receivables, and stockholders’ equity.
What does the ratio measure in general?
Compute the ratio for the last three years.
What do your results suggest about the company?
If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss why
you believe your company differs from or is like the industry ratio.
Profitability Ratios
Return on Equity
Return on Assets
Gross Profit Margin
Net Profit Margin
Earnings per Share
Quality of Income
Net Income
Net Sales
Receivables
S
Stockholders’ Equity
Analysis of a Public Company
In this project, you are to provide an analysis of a public company. In your web browser, search
for the investor relations page of a public company you are interested in. Select SEC Filings or
Annual Report or Financials to obtain the l0-K for the most recent year available.
Ratio Computation and Interpretation
For the following Ratios:
1) What does the ratio measure in general?
2) Compute the ratio for the last three years.
3) What do your results suggest about the company?
If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and
discuss why you believe your company differs from or is similar to the industry ratio.
Walmart
My Responsibility – Equation for profitability ratios and reports for operating activities, analysis of
receivables, and stockholders’ equity.
What does the ratio measure in general?
Compute the ratio for the last three years.
What do your results suggest about the company?
If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss why
you believe your company differs from or is like the industry ratio.
Profitability Ratios
Return on Equity
Return on Assets
Gross Profit Margin
Net Profit Margin
Earnings per Share
Quality of Income
Net Income
Net Sales
Receivables
S
Stockholders’ Equity
Analysis of a Public Company
In this project, you are to provide an analysis of a public company. In your web browser, search
for the investor relations page of a public company you are interested in. Select SEC Filings or
Annual Report or Financials to obtain the l0-K for the most recent year available.
Ratio Computation and Interpretation
For the following Ratios:
1) What does the ratio measure in general?
2) Compute the ratio for the last three years.
3) What do your results suggest about the company?
If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and
discuss why you believe your company differs from or is similar to the industry ratio.