First choose a public company you are interested in and locate their financial statements.

You may go to sec.gov and search by business name. Locate a recent "10 Q" or "10 K" from the filings section. This will bring you to the financial statements. 

OR you may go to the company's website directly. Typically following a link such as "investor relations" will lead you to the financial statements. (or annual report)

Next:

Complete the summarized financial information related to your company in the shared Google sheet along with a little bit of analysis. You will be using the Company's Balance Sheet (aka Statement of Financial Position) and Income Statement (aka Statement of Operations) and Statement of Cash Flows. 

You will be entering data for two comparative accounting periods (most likely a year, 6 months, or quarter). 

 

COMPANY Company name Company name General Industry General Industry General Industry BASIC FINANCIAL INFO: TIME PERIOD ~ as of... DATE 1 DATE 2 BALANCE SHEET: ASSETS LIABILITIES EQUITY TIME PERIOD~for the period... DATE 1 DATE 2 INCOME STATEMENT REVENUES (net sales) COGS GP Operating Income (loss)