• Kohl's annual report (financial statements start on printed page 43)

• Costcos annual report (financial statements start on printed page 41)

1. For each company, as of the last balance sheet date, how many shares of common stock are authorized? How many shares are issued? How many shares are outstanding?

Costco: Shares authorized: _________________

Shares issued: _________________

Shares outstanding: _________________

Kohls: Shares authorized: _________________

Shares issued: _________________

Shares outstanding: _________________

2. Do your companies have any treasury stock? If so, how many shares.

Costco: _________________

Kohls: _________________

3. Determine the Basic Earnings per share (EPS) (hint: look at the income statement) for the last two reporting periods for each company

Costco: Current year: $_______

Previous year: $_______

Kohls: Current year: $_______

Previous year: $_______

4. Determine the Price-earnings ratio for each company for the most recent reporting period (you will have to look up the market price of your companies shares as of the end of the reporting period; if the reporting period ends on a weekend, use the previous Fridays market price). Round to 2 decimal places (x.xx%). Show computations.

Costco: ________%

Kohls: ________%

5. Determine the Dividend Yield ratio for each company for the most recent reporting period (use the same market price you used for the price-earnings ratio). Round to 2 decimal places (x.xx%). Show computations.

Costco: ________%

Kohls: ________%

6. As an investor, based on your analysis, which company would you be more likely to invest in. Explain.