roject Directions

Project Directions

1. Choose a major retail company and locate its corporate annual report for the most recent accounting period
   1. Some of the sources you could use would be:
      1. The company website
      2. Securities and Exchange Commission
      3. NASDAQ(click on income statement and you will see all of the financials)
      4. LexisNexis via the college library website.
2. Review and save the annual report and perform the following accounting analysis using the financial statements. Note: you may have to use the annual report for more than one accounting period if you cannot locate comparative financial statements.
   1. Horizontal Analysis (Choose one of the statements).
   2. Vertical Analysis (Choose one fo the statements)
   3. Ratio Analysis
      1. Current Ratio
      2. Inventory Turnover
      3. Working Capital
      4. Days Inventory in Hand
      5. Asset Turnover
3. Once you have completed your analysis, compose a 250-500 word document focusing on your option of the companys statement of financial position. Include in the response.Make sure your response is well organized and uses proper formatting.
   1. The company name.
   2. The annual financial report year(s).
   3. A summary of your horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis and what it tells you as a potential investor.
   4. Tour option about the overall performance of the chosen company.
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