Please look at 2 recent corporate annual reports from 2 different companies (one annual report per company), both within the same industry. One of the reports should come from a U.S. company and the other report should come from a company based outside the U.S. Please submit a written answer (paper or digital) of what you have learned from reading the 2 annual reports, including the following:

Name of corporation

Date/period of the report

Amount of cash dividends per share declared (if any)

The Current Ratio for the most current year and the previous year (formula: Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities)

The number of common stock shares issued and outstanding

Debt Ratio/Equity Ratio for the most current year and the previous year, expressed as a percentage, i.e. 40%-60% (formula: Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets, then compare with Total Stockholders Equity divided by Total Assets, with the two numbers adding up to 100%). To explain, if Assets = 15,000,000 Total Liabilities = 6,000,000 and Owners/Stockholders Equity = 9,000,000, then the Debt Ratio/Equity ratio is 40%-60%

The Net Profit Margin Ratio for the most recent year, expressed as a percentage (e.g. 11.2%) (formula: Net Income divided by Net Sales or Net Revenue)

Name of the audit firm that conducted the audit (Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)

For full credit, please make an additional comment that you think may be of interest to someone who reads your project report, such as the company had record profits or the company was hurt by the recent tariffs imposed on imports or whatever. You can find annual reports by going to each companys website, or by using Yahoo Finance or Google to type in Starbucks Annual Report or similar.

Please note that the annual reports for some smaller companies, especially some of the non-US companies, may not be available online.

Please include the Internet links where the annual reports may be found, but please DO NOT INCLUDE copies of the reports themselves.

Your answer should be at least 1 page long but no longer than 3 pages; typically, students write 1/2 to 1 full page per company. If handwritten, I expect your answer to be written clearly.

P.S. Can't be a duplicate from any other corporate annual reports from 2 different companies on Chegg. Thank you !!!