Microsoft is the assigned company

Present information on the firm's debt and equity positions and capital structure. Use the information from the most recent annual report and financial statements to provide a synopsis that addresses all of the items and questions below.

1. Describe the current capital structure of your firm, including its debt to equity ratio.
2. Based on your research, what are the most recent financing initiatives for your firm? This might include new or recent debt offerings, retiring of existing debt, new stock offerings, and/or stock buybacks?
3. From the annual report, what investment opportunities is the firm exploring or pursuing that requires firm financing?

Based on your study of the concepts of debt and equity financing, and research into your company, address the following questions from your perspective:

• What do you believe are the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of equity financing?
• Given the low interest rate environment we are currently in, how does that factor impact the firm's capital structure and financing decisions?

Support and cite the sources used for your discussion analysis