1) Provide a brief description of the company to include how and when they got their start, what do they do, where to do they operate, how many locations do they have, etc.

2) Provide a brief description of the types of information provided in their annual report.

3) Provide a description of the following financial items located in the companys financial statements:

a) What years do the financial statements report (most annual reports will provide financial statements for 2 to 3 years)? Provide the information for 2 years.

b) What is the companys current assets, total assets, current liabilities, and total liabilities?

c) What is the companys total income, total expenses, and net income (loss)?

4) Based on the information you gathered above, reply to the following questions:

a) What do you believe the financial position for this company is?

b) How does the companys future look?

c) Where could they make improvements?

d) Would you invest your personal money in the company, why or why not?

Annual Report - http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HANS/6205268097x0x941157/6DFB50A9-0D18-4841-BE07-AF966ABFE9AF/Monster_Beverage_2016_Annual_Report.pdf