MGT 211 Project

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I. Download annual reports

Select a company from the following list of companies headquartered in California or Minnesota.

3M

Activision Blizzard

Best Buy

Cisco Systems

Disney

General Mills

Ross Stores

You need to answer questions and complete Financial Statement Analysis. Please see the docs file for specific requirements.

I. Download annual reports
Select a company from the following list of companies headquartered in
California or Minnesota.
3M
Activision Blizzard
Best Buy
Cisco Systems
Disney
General Mills
Ross Stores
Download the annual reports from the company’s website (usually under
investors relations) or www.sec.gov
II. Answer questions
From the annual reports of the firm of interest, find out the following
information (if it is disclosed).
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Identify the auditor;
Identify (1) the largest asset and liability and (2) the asset and liability
that experience the largest changes;
Identify (1) the largest expense and (2) the expense that experiences
the largest increase;
Cash flow from operations, cash flow from investing, and cash flow
from financing. What does the cash flow pattern indicate regarding the
firm’s growth stage?
The amount of allowance for doubtful account at the end of the most
recent year and the percentage of gross accounts receivable that the
company does not expect to collect;
Inventory costing method for the most recent fiscal year;
Depreciation method and depreciation expense for the most recent
fiscal year;
The amount of cash paid for acquiring long-lived assets;
The amount of gain or loss from sale of long-lived assets, if there is
any;
The amount of cash received from selling long-lived assets, if there is
any;
Did the company issue bond in the most recent year? If yes, how much
did they raise from issuing bond? Did the company have bonds
outstanding?
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Did the company issue stocks in the most recent year? If yes, how
much did they raise from issuing stock?
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Did the company pay dividends? If so, how much cash did the
company pay?
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III: Financial Statement Analysis
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Compute the ratios for fiscal 2021-2022.
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Price/Earnings Ratio
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Total Assets Turnover Ratio
Receivable Turnover Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio
Financial Leverage Ratio
Return on assets
Return on equity
Net Profit Margin
Primary (Basic) earnings per share
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2. Select a major competitor of the company from the same industry.
Download its annual report from www.sec.gov. Compute the above financial
ratios for fiscal 2021-2022.
3. Perform the ROE decomposition analysis for both the company and its
competitor for 2021-2022.
4. Assess the company’s financial status based on the ratios and write a short
report (no more than 2 pages long).