Information:

EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, is a giant database of documents required to be submitted to the U$.$S$.$ Security and Exchange Commission $($SEC$).$ All publicly traded companies use EDGAR to make the majority of their filings. Form $10-K,$ which includes the annual report, is an important document required to be filed on EDGAR. The SEC makes the information available, free to the public, on the Internet.

Requirements:

Access EDGAR on the Internet. The web address is

www$.$sec$.$gov

Search for a company $($I chose Starbucks$)$ with which you are familiar. Access its most recent $10-K$ filing. Search or scroll to find the Statement of Cash Flows. Respond to the following:

$1.$is the direct or indirect method used to report operating activities? What is the largest adjustment to net income in reconciling net income and cash flows from operations in the most recent year?

$2.$ What is the most significant investing activity for the company in the most recent three years?

$3.$ What has been the most significant financing activity for the company in the most recent three years?