Lectura cu S9-2 Comparing Financial Information LO 9-20.9-3.9-69.9-70.9-89 Refer to the financial statements of The Home Depot in Appendix Ag and Lowe's in Appendix B C at the end of this book. (Note: Fiscal 2016 for The Home Depot runs from February 1, 2016, to January 29, 2017. Fiscal 2016 Page 410 for Lowe's runs from January 30, 2016, to February 3, 2017 See S1-1 for further explanation) Required: 1. What method of depreciation does Lowe's use? 2. What is Lowe's fixed asset turnover ratio for the your ended February 3, 2017? Compare this ratio to that of The Home Depot for the comparable period and describe what it implies about the operations of the two companies 3. Lowe's estimated useful life of buildings is shorter than that estimated by The Home Depot How will this affect the fixed asset turnover ratios of the two companies? 4. What amount of Depreciation Expense was reported on Lowe's income statement for the year ended February 3, 2017? What percentage of net sales is it? Compare this percentage to that of The Home Depot for the comparable period and describe what this implies about the two companies operations 59-3 Internet-Based Team Research: Examining an Annual Report LO 9-10.9-39.9.6 9.97 As a tean, select an industry to analyse Using your web browser, each team member should access the annual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with ench member selecting a different company (SSTIS in Chapter 1 for a description of possible resources for these tasks) . Estudiante 1 smer questo Lectura cu S9-2 Comparing Financial Information LO 9-20.9-3.9-69.9-70.9-89 Refer to the financial statements of The Home Depot in Appendix Ag and Lowe's in Appendix B C at the end of this book. (Note: Fiscal 2016 for The Home Depot runs from February 1, 2016, to January 29, 2017. Fiscal 2016 Page 410 for Lowe's runs from January 30, 2016, to February 3, 2017 See S1-1 for further explanation) Required: 1. What method of depreciation does Lowe's use? 2. What is Lowe's fixed asset turnover ratio for the your ended February 3, 2017? Compare this ratio to that of The Home Depot for the comparable period and describe what it implies about the operations of the two companies 3. Lowe's estimated useful life of buildings is shorter than that estimated by The Home Depot How will this affect the fixed asset turnover ratios of the two companies? 4. What amount of Depreciation Expense was reported on Lowe's income statement for the year ended February 3, 2017? What percentage of net sales is it? Compare this percentage to that of The Home Depot for the comparable period and describe what this implies about the two companies operations 59-3 Internet-Based Team Research: Examining an Annual Report LO 9-10.9-39.9.6 9.97 As a tean, select an industry to analyse Using your web browser, each team member should access the annual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with ench member selecting a different company (SSTIS in Chapter 1 for a description of possible resources for these tasks) . Estudiante 1 smer questo