For this project, I would like to know about NVIDIA Corp.

Items for Analysis

1. Review your companys current and long-term liabilities section of the most recently published balance sheet. Explain the details of the current and long-term debt based on the disclosures found in the financial statements. Do not complete a ratio analysis. Instead, focus on the details in the notes and determine how well the company presented the information to an informed reader. What did the company provide about its debts in the notes, and why is that information important? How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
2. Review your companys stockholders equity section of the balance sheet. Explain the details of the stock transactions, including treasury stock (if applicable), based on the disclosures found in the financial statements. Do not complete a ratio analysis. Instead, focus on the details in the notes and determine how well the company presented the information to an informed reader. What did the company provide about its equity in the notes and why is that information important? How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
3. Review your companys investments on the balance sheet. Explain the details of the investments based on the amounts and disclosures found in the financial statements. What information does the investment section, along with applicable notes to the financial statements, provide to the user? How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
4. Review your companys revenue recognition note in the notes to the financial statements. Explain the details of the revenue recognition policies and procedures based on the disclosures found in the financial statements. How does this information help the user of the financial statements understand when and why revenue is recognized? How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
5. Review your companys liabilities to determine if it offers a pension plan or the notes to determine if provides postretirement benefits for its employees. Discuss the type of retirement plan the company provides and the overall impact of the plan on the financial statements. Would you want to work for that company based on the retirement plan it offers? How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
6. Determine if your company has assets under capital lease on its balance sheet. Explain the details of the leasing transactions, capital or operating, based on the amounts and disclosures found in the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements. How do the capital or operating leasing arrangements impact the overall profitability and debt position of your company? Do not complete a ratio analysis. Instead, focus on the details in the notes and determine how well the company presented the information to an informed reader. What did the company provide about its leases in the notes and why is that information important? How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?
7. Examine the statement of cash flows for your company. Where is the company generating revenue? What investments did it make over the past fiscal year? Did the company have financing activities? How would you describe the overall cash position of your company? Again, use the notes to the financial statements (not ratio analysis) to support your findings. How does each company comply with the rules as provided in the FASB Codification?

Project Requirements

Prepare a comparative paper using the company you analyzed. Summarize at least four of the seven Items for Analysis listed above for each individual company.

1. An introductory paragraph about the industry in which your companies compete.
2. Body of the paper consisting of a comparative analysis of the four Items for Analysis as they apply to your companies and are proven through the FASB Codification.
3. A conclusion presenting your opinion of the adequacy of your companies disclosures and application of the law as described in the FASB Codification, clearly identifying which company best discloses the financial data in accordance with the FASB Codification.