SEC 10-K Report:
The SEC 10-K assignment will consist of research to write a paper on an annual SEC 10-K report filed by a public company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The focus of this assignment is on the financial statements as a whole and the concepts related to the topics covered in this course. You will conduct internet based research to select a public company of your choice from the list of companies included in the Fortune 100 companies, and locate its most recent SEC 10-K report for your project. As part of this project, you will participate each week in the discussions specifically designed to guide you through this project. You will share your experience with your fellow students to learn from each other through discussion postings. There are two deliverables: (1) SEC 10-K Paper, and (2) SEC 10-K Power Point presentation based on your paper. Additional information will be provided by your professor.
I have chosen Nike Inc. as my company to study because I feel like they are a very successful company and well-known consumer driven brand. I buy clothing, sports apparel, and shoes from the company, so it also holds a personal interest for me.
Nike is number 89 on the Fortune 500 list in 2018, provided by the following link:http://fortune.com/fortune500/list/
The direct link to the SEC 10-K is :https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320187/000032018718000142/nke-5312018x10k.htm#sE3B769E11AF8879FAF61E66917AB9D0E
The financial statements are the pages that follow:
Consolidated Statements of Income: Page 44
Consolidated Balance Sheet: Page 46
Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity: Page 48
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: Page 47
Respond to one or more question(s) from each of the three categories below.
Category: Revenue and Net Income
1. What were the company's revenues for the most recent fiscal year? Comment on the trend in total revenue. Is it increasing or decreasing during the past two years?
2. Compare net income over the past two years. How much and by what percentage did Net Income change?
3. Comment on individual revenue or expense items that had significant percentage changes (changes as a percentage of total revenue or total expenses) over the most current three years.
Category:Irregular Items
1. Identify and describe any irregular items reported on the Income Statement, such as discontinued operation or extraordinary items,?
2. Did your company change any accounting principles that would have required a retrospective adjustment to the financial statements?
3. Were there any prior-period adjustments (PPA)? If so, what caused the PPA's?
Category:AnalysisYou can either complete the horizontal analysis and the four ratios or only the four ratios.
1. Prepare a horizontal analysis of your company's Income Statement over the past two years.
2. Calculate the following ratios for the most recent two years and comment on the results of your ratio analysis. How do the results for your company compare to industry averages?
a. Accounts receivable turnover:Note: Since credit sales information will not be available in the 10-K reports for the accounts receivable turnover, we will be using sales/net sales or similar account instead of credit sales.
b. Profit margin
c. Return on assets
d. Times interest earned
Respond to one or more question(s) from each of the three categories below.
Category: Stock Market
1. Describe three facts about the stock exchange on which your corporation's stock is traded.
2. Compare the closing price of your corporation's stock on the first day of the semester to the day before you post a response to this question.
3. Explain how investors use these indices to make more informed investing decisions:
a. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW)
b. NASDAQ Composite Index (NASDAQ)
c. Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500
Category: Assets and LIabilities
1. Briefly describe your company's investments and intangible assets.
2. Does your company list "Other Assets?" If so, what items are classified in this category?
3. Comment on any significant changes in individual assets or liabilities.
4. Does your company have any long-term liabilities? If so, state the largest long-term liability and when it is due?
Category: Analysis:You can either complete the horizontal analysis and the four ratios or only the four ratios.
1. Prepare a vertical analysis of your company's Balance Sheet for the current year.
2. Calculate the following ratios for the most recent two years and comment on the results of your ratio analysis. How do the results for your company compare to industry averages?
a. Current ratio
b. Inventory turnover:Be sure to use cost of goods sold or similar account, not net sales or revenues.
c. Asset turnover:Be sure to use the average total assets.
d. Debt to assets
Respond to one or more question(s) from each of the three categories below.
Category: Capital stock
1. Describe the following details about your corporation's common stock:
a. Authorized number of shares
b. Par or stated value per share
c. Issued number of shares
d. Outstanding number of shares
e. Treasury stock
2. Describe the following details about your corporation's preferred stock:
a. Authorized number of shares
b. Par or stated value per share
c. Issued number of shares
d. Outstanding number of shares
e. Cumulative or non-cumulative
f. Participating or non-participating
3. Discuss Treasury Stock transactions over the past three years and explain its affect on total stockholder's equity and retained earnings.
Category: Retained Earnings
1. Use the following equation and show how the Retained Earnings account has changed over the past two years.
Retained earnings, beginning balance
+ Prior period adjustments
= Retained earnings, adjusted balance
+ Net Income
- Retirement of Treasury stock
- Dividends
= Retained earnings, ending balance
Category:Analysis
1. Calculate the following ratios for the most recent two years and comment on the results of your ratio analysis. How do the results for your company compare to industry averages?
a. Return on stockholder's equity
b. Earnings per share (EPS)
c. Price-earnings (PE) ratio
d. Payout ratio
Respond to one or more question(s) from each of the three categories below.
Category: Operating Activities
1. State whether your corporation uses the direct or indirect method of preparing the Statement of Cash Flows and describe how the Statement would be different under these two methods.
2. What are the largest increases and decreases in the operating activities section of your corporation's Statement of Cash Flows?
3. Given the industry your corporation operates in and the current economic environment, explain any unexpected operating activities that caused cash flow to decrease.
Category: Investing and Financing Activities
1. Explain similarities and or differences in preparing the Statement of Cash Flows using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
2. Describe investments reported on your corporation's Statement of Cash Flows in the current and most recent past year.
3. Review your corporation's Statement of Cash Flows over the past 3 years and explain any financing trends.
Category:Analysis
1. Calculate the following ratio for the most recent two years and comment on the results of your ratio analysis. How does the result for your corporation compare to the industry average?
a. Free cash flow:Free cash flow = Net cash provided by operating activities - capital expenditures - dividends