1 .Answer the following questions for each of the three years for your company. Show the reference to the page number of the annual report where you looked to answer each question.

A.What does the company report as an extraordinary item, discontinued operations or change in accounting principle?

B.What inventory costing method(s) is used?

C.What depreciation method(s) is used?

D.Compare the cash inflow (outflow) differentiated between operating, financing and investing activities.Briefly interpret this.

E.Describe the classes of stock for the company, commenting on the relative significance of each.

F.Who is the company's auditor?

G.Is the auditor's opinion unqualified or qualified?If qualified, explain the reason(s) for thequalification.

H. CalculateInventory Turnover & Average Days to Sell Ratio

2 . Ratio Discussion Interpreter the ratio trends computed (see picture); while each of the 10 ratios should be interpreted, an integrated holistic analysis is preferred to a list. Max one single page, for this portion, although thorough discussion is required.

https://s21.q4cdn.com/448935352/files/doc_downloads/proxy/2020/2019_AEE_Annual_Report_Final.pdf

https://s21.q4cdn.com/448935352/files/doc_downloads/proxy/2019/Ameren-Corp.-2018-Annual-Report-(Final).pdf

https://s21.q4cdn.com/448935352/files/doc_financials/annual_report/2017/2018-Ameren-Corp.-Annual-Report-(Final).pdf

C D G Computation of Ratios for the 3 years of AMEREN CORPORATION (Amounts in millions) Years Page number of annual report S.No. Particulars 2019 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017 Current assets $1,431 $1,533 $1,612 75 76 Current liabilities $2 505 $2.687 $2.940 75 76 80 Total debt $20,732 $19,442 $18,619 75 76 80 Shareholders' equity $8,201 $7,773 $7,326 75 80 Total assets $28,933 $27,215 $25,945 75 80 Sales $5,910 $6,291 $6,177 74 78 Average total asset $28,074 $26,580 $25,322 75 80 Net income 5834 $821 $529 74 EBIT $1,267 $1,357 $1,410 74 EE EEEE da 78 Capital employed $26,428 $24,528 $23,005 75 80 Net income attributable to common shareholders 5828 $815 $523 74 78 Outstanding number of shares $246 $244 $243 74 78 Average account receivable 5428 $454 $441 75 17 1 Current ratio 0.57 0.57 0.55 2 Debt to Equity 2.53 2.50 2.54 A C D E F G H 1 Current ratio 0.57 0.57 0.55 2 Debt to Equity 2.53 2 50 2.54 3 Debt to Assets 0.72 0.71 0.72 Asset Turnover (an efficiency measure) 0.21 0 24 0.24 Ratios Return on Sales or Net Profit (Problem 2) 5 Margin (a profitability 14.11% 13.05% 8.56% 6 Return on equity 10.179% 10.56% 7 229% 7 Return on Investment 4.7996 5.53%% 6.13% 24 8 Earnings Per Share 3.37 3.34 2.16 25 9 A/R Tumover ratio 13.81 13.86 14.01 Average Days to Collect 26.43 26 34 26.06