PART A:

Using the SEC EDGAR database at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html, find the 10-K of Monsanto Company for the year ending August 31, 2017 (Fiscal Year 2017 or FY 2017). You can search for Monsanto Company on EDGAR by entering its ticker symbol "MON".

HINT: Please use the MONSANTO 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2017. If you use a different 10-K you will receive a ZERO on this assignment.

Complete the following questions and include them in a Word document:

1.In Item 1A Monsanto discusses its risk factors.Choose two factors that you find most interesting.Discuss each of the two factors you found most interesting (in two to three complete sentences for each factor).

2.How many outstanding shares did Monsanto have at August 31, 2017? What does this represent?

3.How much did Monsanto declare in dividends in per share and in total for fiscal year ended August 31, 2017? Hint: See the Statement of Consolidated Shareowners' Equity

4.Based on income from continuing operations as reported on the income statement, what is your best estimate of the average tax rate paid by Monsanto during the Fiscal Year 2017?

5.What percent of Monsanto's total assets is funded by debt?

6.What percent of Monsanto's total assets is goodwill as of August 31, 2017?In a few sentences, describe what the goodwill represents.

7.Read the Statement of Consolidated Shareowners' Equity.What most significant thing did Monsanto do related to its equity in Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 that it did not do in Fiscal Year 2017?

8.During FY 2017, how much of Monsanto's gross trade receivables came from customers in Brazil? What was the same amount for FY 2016?

PART B:

There is a vast amount of information that is readily available about publicly traded US firms. Using either: http://finance.yahoo.com or https://www.google.com/finance, search for Monsanto using the ticker symbol "MON" and answer the following questions.

1. What was one share of common stock trading at closing on June 30, 2017?

1. What is Monsanto's current total market capitalization? What does this represent?

1. What is the current average analyst recommendation?

1. What institution owns the largest percentage of the common stock and what percent does it own?

1. For the last six months, have insiders been net purchasers or net sellers of the stock?