BA 211 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Project Assignment
Objective
To utilize and apply financial accounting skills to make determinations about the health and performance of publicly traded companies by analyzing publicly available data. Students will:
• Look up company information on a company's website
• Look up company information on a government website
• Read and identify company information in the company's corporate filings
• Read and identify financial information in the company's financial statements
• Analyze financial information by calculating financial ratios
• Make reasoned conclusions on the relative health and performance of the company
Company List
0. Micron Technology
1. Expedia
2. Nautilus
3. Alaska Air Group
4. Costco
5. Nordstrom
6. Intel
7. Nike
8. Amazon
9. Flir Systems
Required information:
General Information"2 Points Each"
1. Exact legal name
2. Brief description of what the business does
3. Company's ticker symbol
4. What exchange is the company traded on
5. Fiscal year end
Income Statement (for current year and prior year)"2 Points Each"
1. Total Revenue
2. Total Cost of Sales
3. Gross Profit
4. Depreciation and Amortization
5. Income Tax Provision
6. Net Income
Balance Sheet (for current year and prior year)"2 Points Each"
1. Total Current Assets
2. Total Assets
3. Total Current Liabilities
4. Total Liabilities
5. Total Preferred Stock
6. Total Common Stock
7. Total Retained Earnings
Ratios (for current year and prior year)AND USE EXCEL DO TO THE CALCUALTIONS"2 Points Each"
1. Net Profit Margin
2. Gross Profit Margin
3. Fixed Asset Turnover
4. Return on Equity
5. Receivables Turnover
6. Current Ratio
7. Debt-to-Assets
Analysis"5 Points Each"
1. Comment on the health of the company referencing the profitability, liquidity and solvency ratios that you have calculated.
2. In what way did the company's financial health change from the prior year?
3. Would you invest in the company and why?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.