Tootsie Roll Annual Report Analysis

The purpose of this is to explore the information contained in a company's annual report. Any company which is publicly traded is required to make their annual financial statements available to any interested party. In this case, that's you! In general, the best place to locate this information is on the company's website. Look for a link about Investor Relations, Corporate Information, or other similar labeled areas.

The company you will be analyzing is Tootsie Roll. Using information found in their annual report, you will answer written questions, compute financial ratios, and provide a summary based on your findings.

Letter to Shareholders: Who wrote the report? What is his/her position in the company? What is the overall attitude of the author? Explain (optimistic, pessimistic, enthusiastic, cautious, etc.)

b. What are some topics that are mentioned in this letter? Why do you think these particular topics are mentioned?