Accounting Question

Objectives of 10-K Project

1. Gain financial reporting user experience using up-to-date financial information.

2. Apply what we are learning in textbook to a “real” company.3. Familiarize you with sources of business and financial information.

10-K Financial Statement Project
Objectives of 10-K Project
1. Gain financial reporting user experience using up-to-date financial information.
2. Apply what we are learning in textbook to a “real” company.
3. Familiarize you with sources of business and financial information.
Preparation
1. In class, we have walked through the NVIDIA 10-K, looking at the pieces and seeing how
they combine to build a picture for investors, financial analysts, regulators and others.
2. Choose a publically traded company for whom you can find a 10K SEC filing. You can pick
the company you work for or a company in an industry you would like to learn about.
3. Go here: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search-and-access then search for the 10-K.
4. Alternately go to that company’s website and look in its investor relations page to see if
they have posted the 10-K there (NVIDIA did this).
For general information on the SEC:
http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml
For information on the 10K:
http://www.sec.gov/answers/form10k.htm and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-K
WRITING PROMPT
Read the 10K SEC filing and focus on the following:
1. What business are they in? Did they define it the way you would think? How do they
make money?
2. Read through their risks.
o Which are the most concerning?
o Which kind affect everyone in their industry?
o Which affect everyone in the world?
o Pick an example of each to discuss.
3. Which stock listing does this stock trade on? (NVIDIA trades on the NASDAQ).
4. Read management’s discussion. What was the key point that they tried to emphasize?
5. Who is their auditor?
6. Financial statements – pick the note for one of the below and tell me about
o Inventory method
o Allowance for doubtful accounts method
o Depreciation method
7. Conclude by explaining briefly why I should or should not buy this company’s stock at the
current market value. Find the current market value on the web.
REQUIREMENTS—read these carefully.
No more than 4 pages – Times New Roman 11 point font – Double spaced
1. Your header should be Centered and single spaced – see example bolded below
Student Name
ACCT 6220 or INFO 6970
10-K Financial Statement Project
2. Edit your paper – Review your paper for Concise Language. Spellcheck is your friend but
you still need to proofread it yourself.
3. Due by 04/19/2024 – Turn-in to Blackboard (in content section).