This Project is to be based off of a companies 10-k statement. The company I am choosing is Nike, I will attach instructions along with an old students project for refrence.
ACTG 2200 – Project 2 10-K Analysis Project 2 focuses on two aspects; using the accounting knowledge learned in this course and communicating that knowledge by analyzing a 10-K document in a written paper to summarize specific accounting-related questions. Your report will be divided into two sections: 1) A narrative section based on three questions pertaining to the Form 10-K itself as well as the company for which the 10-K is prepared. 2) A technical section on specific accounting information found in your company’s 10-K. Your project will be graded on the writing quality of the narrative section as well as the accuracy of the technical section. Project 2 involves you obtaining the annual report (10-K) of a publicly traded company of your choice and performing an analysis of some of the information contained in that report. You must submit an electronic copy of your report (in MS WORD only) to Canvas AND a hardcopy, neatly printed, BEFORE class begins on the due date. Late projects will receive a 20% reduction for every day or portion of day late. You DO NOT have to order a hardcopy of the annual report, but it may be helpful to do so. Websites for ordering hardcopy annual reports: publicregister.com/index.php , www.prars.com, www.annualreports.com or The Public Register's Annual Report Service. Following are the guidelines/requirements for this project: 1. Select a publicly traded company in which you are interested (eg, you may own stock in the company, work for the company, like the company's product, etc.). Please use www.sec.gov to identify publicly traded US companies. 2. The company MUST SELL A PRODUCT, not a service. Therefore, it MUST have substantial amounts of Inventory on its Balance Sheet, and it MUST list Cost of Goods Sold (or Cost of Sales) on its Income Statement. 3. DO NOT select banks, investment companies, healthcare, or other service-type companies. Think of a company that might have a store in the local mall (retail stores and restaurants usually make great choices). A company with a very understandable business model will be best for this project. If you have questions about whether your company will make a good choice, please ask the professor. 4. The company must be a US-based company (so the amounts are in US dollars and the company complies with US GAAP). Occasionally, a foreign company still meets those requirements (eg, Lululemon), but most don’t. 5. Access the company’s annual report/10-K online. The best source is www.sec.gov. Click on Filings, then select Company Filing Search. Type in the name of your company and hit Enter (or Search). If several companies come up, select the one you want. Find the most recent 10-K for your company and open it up (make sure NOT to select one of the 10-Q reports – those are quarterly reports). If the company you choose does not appear on www.sec.gov, it’s likely the company is not a public company, or it’s possible that the company is owned by a larger company (for example, Whole Foods is owned by Amazon). 6. Your report must be for the 10-K of the most recent fiscal year available at the time you begin your project. 7. Copy and paste each question below (including the question number) into a Microsoft Word document, then follow each question/requirement with your response based on your analysis and review of the 10-K. Include in your answer all the relevant information your company’s annual report discusses. Your responses must be in your own words. DO NOT simply copy and paste large sections of the annual report into your document (you will lose points if you do, and software will be enabled to detect if you do). 8. Include page number references (in parentheses) from the annual report to show where you obtained the information for each of your responses (you may need to include several page number references for some of the questions that require more thorough, lengthy responses). 9. Most of the financial numbers in your 10-K will be listed in either thousands or millions. Please make it clear when you answer a question whether your answers are in thousands or millions. 10. Include a cover page with your name, the name of your company, Project 2, Prof. Hall, Sec. ____, and the date. Also include an active hyperlink directly on your cover page to your company’s 10-K report on the SEC website (worth 3 points). 11. To receive an A on this project, your responses must be thoughtful and thorough, and the presentation must be neat and professional. This is NOT a project you can successfully complete in a day or two. While there is no set length of the project, I expect a thorough and well-done project to be 10-12 pages long or more (single spaced, please), not including your cover page. 12. Follow the guidelines for writing and formatting as shown above and throughout this very document. DO NOT bury calculations or long lists of numbers within paragraphs. Instead, use bullets or tables where appropriate to show calculations or to list items. Present your findings in an easy-to-read format. The presentation, writing, formatting, punctuation, and professionalism of your final report is worth 4 points. The total project is worth 100 points. Questions/Requirements: Part I 1. 10-K Sections: Form 10-K has four PARTS and 15-16 ITEM numbers. This is the same for every company. Briefly describe what is typically contained in each ITEM number in 1-2 sentences. You may use the reference material “How to Read a 10-K” (https://www.sec.gov/files/reada10k.pdf), but you must use your own words to express your understanding. The purpose of this question is NOT for you to describe each ITEM in the context of your specific company, but rather to demonstrate that you understand what each ITEM typically includes for ANY company. (10 points) 2. Company & Background Description: Describe your company and its business including the background of the company, its lines of business (products) and market segments, overseas operations, and any other information in which a potential investor may be interested. Be complete in your answer. You want your reader to have a good understanding of the background of your company and you want your reader to WANT to know more. Prepare the report to entice potential investors. Use the “front end” of the report, i.e. items 1-7 to prepare your answer. A 10-point answer will typically be at least one full page long, single spaced, using normal margins. (10 points) 3. Business Environment: Describe the business environment or industry in which your company operates. For example, its competitors, the political and economic climate in which it operates, litigation, risks, contingent liabilities, and any other relevant issues addressed by the 10-K. Include ALL significant and relevant risks for the company, not all risks that are generic to its industry. Compare your company to a competitor to determine which risks relate only to your company. A 10-point answer will typically be at least one full page long, single spaced, using normal margins. (10 points) Part II Using the Financial Statements section and the Notes to Financial Statements (Item 8), provide answers to the questions that follow. Be sure to answer the questions asked (some questions have multiple questions within them) and be direct. Avoid padding your answers but be thorough in answering the questions. 4. Current Ratio: What is the company’s current ratio for the current AND prior year (include the definition of the ratio, and show your calculations for each year shown)? Explain what the results mean. Is the ratio adequate to meet current obligations? What has been the trend for this ratio from last year – improving or declining? (5 points) 5. Inventory: What inventory valuation method does the company use? What is the company’s inventory turnover ratio for the current AND prior year (include the definition of the ratio, and show your calculations for each year shown)? Explain what the results mean. What has been the trend for this ratio from last year – improving or declining? What additional footnote information is disclosed? (5 points) 6. PP&E/Total Assets: What depreciation method does the company use? What is the asset turnover ratio for the current AND prior year (include the definition of the ratio, and show your calculations for each year shown)? Explain what the results mean. What has been the trend for this ratio from last year – improving or declining? What additional long-lived asset footnote information is disclosed? (5 points) 7. Long-Term Debt: What is the dollar value of the company’s total long-term debt (sum the current portion of long-term debt with long-term debt)? If the company has no long-term debt, please state this. What is the company’s TOTAL debt/equity ratio for the current AND prior year (include the definition of the ratio, and show your calculations for each year shown)? What has been the trend for this ratio from last year – improving or declining? Compare the company ratio to the industry or to a competitor, and comment on its appropriateness for the company. (6 points) 8. Stockholders’ Equity: List all the stock included in the Stockholders’ Equity Section of the Balance Sheet. Include each different type of stock, par value, and the number of shares authorized, issued, and outstanding for each. Describe any special features of each type of stock (refer to Footnotes or MD&A for this information). Based on the information in the 10-K, when did the company pay its last dividend? What was the per-share dollar amount of the most recent dividend, and what has been the trend in annual dividends over the past THREE years (eg, increasing, decreasing)? (6 points) 9. Earnings Per Share (EPS): What is the company’s basic (simple) earnings per share (EPS) for common stock? Where is this information cited in the report? What has been the three-year trend for EPS? (3 points) Questions 10, 11, and 12 require longer answers and a more in-depth analysis than some of the previous questions. To begin, use the Financial Statements and Footnotes in Item 8 to complete the table shown below, then use that information and the information from the MD&A section (Item 7) to answer the following questions: (Abbreviate dollar amounts to thousands or millions and use proper notation with $ signs and commas. Keep the table on one page in your report and do not split over two pages) In thousands or ($000) Description Current Year ($) A Prior Year ($) B $ Change A - B % Change (A – B) / B Revenue Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales Significant Operating Expenses (list separately by adding rows to this table for each type of operating expense) Operating Income (in $) Operating Income (as a % of Revenue) Cash & Cash Equivalents Cash Flows from Operating Activities Cash Flows from Investing Activities Cash Flows from Financing Activities Example of a completed table. Table row height and number of rows can be adjusted using Table Properties. In thousands or ($000) Description Current Year ($) Prior Year ($) $ Change % Change Revenue or Sales $10,000 $9,900 $100 1.0% Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales $8,000 $7,900 $100 1.3% Significant Operating Expenses (list) $1,200 $1,080 $120 1.1$ Net Income from Operations ($) $800 $920 ($120) (13.0%) Net Income from Operations (% of Revenue) 8% 9.3% N/A (14.0%) Cash & Cash Equivalents $2,300 $3,200 ($900) (28.1%) Cash Flows from Operating Activities ($1,200) $1,150 ($2,350) (204.3%) Cash Flows from Investing Activities Etc. Cash Flows from Financing Activities Etc. 10. Revenues: Referring to the table above, what factors led to the dollar ($) and percentage (%) increase or decrease in Revenue (or Sales) from the prior year? Use Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A, Item 7), to discuss this. (4 points) 11. Cost of Goods Sold and Other Expenses: Referring to the table above, what factors led to the dollar ($) and percentage (%) increase or decrease in Cost of Goods Sold (or Cost of Sales) AND the other Operating Expenses separately listed on your income statement from the prior year? Discuss each expense separately. As a percent of total revenue for the current year, did Operating Expenses increase or decrease? Use the information in the MD&A section to discuss this. (6 points) 12. Cash Flows: Referring to the table above, what factors led to the dollar ($) and percentage (%) increase or decrease in Cash & Cash Equivalents from the prior year? Answer this question by discussing the major cash inflows or outflows from the company’s operating, investing, and financing activities from the Statement of Cash Flows. The MD&A section (Item 7) may also be helpful. Based on your analysis, do you think the company is in a better or worse cash position than last year, and how do you feel about the SOURCE of the company’s cash flows this year? Note: having a higher cash balance from last year does not necessarily mean the company is in a better cash position. (6 points) 13. Stock Price: What is the market price of the Company’s stock on the day you are preparing this? (Use Google, nyse.com, or nasdaq.com for data). Discuss the one-year trend in the stock price. (Optional: Include a price