UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ACC 685 – Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation Term Project Select two companies in the same industry that are publicly traded in a US stock market (ex: NYSE). It must be...

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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ACC 685 – Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation Term Project Select two companies in the same industry that are publicly traded in a US stock market (ex: NYSE). It must be companies that sell inventory. You will need to use their financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years. They must be obtained from their 10-K filing with the SEC (sec.gov). The project is due the last week of class. Requirements: 1. Using Excel, prepare common size financial statements for both years for each company. 2. Compute the following ratios using Excel for the past two years for each company (you must show all calculations): Liquidity: a. Current ratio b. Acid-Test ratio c. Collection period d. Days to sell inventory Capital Structure and Solvency: a. Total debt to equity b. Long-term debt to equity c. Times interest earned Return on Investment: a. Return on assets b. Return on common equity Operating Performance: a. Gross profit margin b. Operating profit margin (pre-tax) c. Net profit margin Asset Utilization: a. Cash turnover b. Accounts receivable turnover c. Inventory turnover d. Working capital turnover e. PPE turnover f. Total asset turnover Market Measures: a. Price-to-earnings b. Earnings yield c. Dividend yield d. Dividend yield payout rate e. Price-to-book 3. Obtain copies of the most recently filed quarterly financial statements (10-Q) from the SEC website. 4. Read all of the notes to the financial statements. 5. Listen to the most recent analyst conference call. There should be a link on the company’s website in the “investor relations” section where you can listen to the recording. 6. Using the information from 1 – 5 above, prepare a 5-6 page pager discussing these various items: a. Description of the business and main product(s) sold? Who are their major competitors? What countries do they mainly operate in? b. Liquidity. c. Capital Structure. d. Return on Investment, Operating Performance and Asset Utilization. e. Market Measures. f. From the Notes, what method of accounting do they use for the following items (if applicable): · Leases · Inventory · Capitalization of Long Term Assets · Depreciation · Intangibles · Investments g. What disclosure (if any) do they have about: · Contingencies · Accounting changes · Financial Instruments and Derivatives · Long-Term Debt · Incentive Programs (Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Etc…) · Pension/Retirement Benefits · Income Taxes (and Deferred Taxes) h. Are there any additional disclosures that would be material to analyzing the company? i. Do your companies have Other Comprehensive Income? If so, what items are they reporting as part of Other Comprehensive Income and how do they impact the ratios? j. Do they use the equity method for any of their investments? Are there any investments where they have a controlling interest and there is a non-controlling interest? k. Are they reporting any special items (unusual or infrequent) or any discontinued operations? l. During the conference call, did management mention any events that impacted the financial statements? If so, how? Did they discuss any forecast and projections? If so, how will they impact any of the ratios? m. Is management using any accounting policies to improve any of the ratios? For example, do they have operating leases versus capital leases that impact many of the ratios? n. What is the company’s credit rating? o. Which company would you invest in? Why? Note: You can include additional information not mentioned in letters A through N that were used as part of the analysis and conclusion.
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Liquidity
    Mar-18
    Mar-17
    Current Ratio
    2.41
    2.15
    Acid Test Ratio
    2.29
    2.03
    Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
    13.38
    13.50
    Collection Period
    27.29
    27.05
    Days to sell inventory
    0.23
    0.24
    
    
    
    Capital Structure & Solvency
    
    
    Total Debt to Equity
    0.60
    0.63
    Long term Debt to Equity
    0.06
    0.04
    Times Interest Earned
    95.6
    87.43
    
    
    
    Return on Investment
    
    
    Return on Asset
    0.12
    0.13
    Return on Common Equity
    0.23
    0.24
    
    
    
    Operating Performance
    
    
    Gross Profit Margin
    75.20%
    73.21%
    Operating Profit Mar
gin
    27.84%
    25.26%
    Net Profit Margin
    20.25%
    19.96%
    
    
    
    Asset Utilization
    
    
    Cash Turnover
    1.21
    1.89
    Account Receivable Turnover
    13.38
    13.50
    Inventory Turnover
    4.43
    4.21
    Working Capital Turnover
    1.47
    1.74
    PPE Turnover
    11.37
    11.16
    Total Asset Turnover
    0.60
    0.63
    
    
    
    Market Measures
    
    
    Price-to-earnings
    0.90
    0.97
    Earnings Yield
    1.11
    1.03
    Dividend Yield
    -
    -
    Dividend Yield Payout Ratio
    -
    -
    Price to Book
    0.01
    0.01
Electronic Arts Financial Statements and Analysis
    STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA
    2018
    2017
    Net revenue
    5,150
    4,845
    
    
    
    Cost of revenue
    1,277
    1,298
    
    
    
    Gross profit
    3,873
    3,547
    
    
    
    Total operating expenses
    2,439
    2,323
    
    
    
    Operating income
    1,434
    1,224
    
    
    
    Interest and other income (expense), net
    15
    -14
    
    
    
    Income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    1,449
    1,210
    
    
    
    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    406
    243
    
    
    
    Net income
    1,043
    967
    
    
    
    Earnings per share:
     
     
    Basic
    3.39
    3.19
    
    
    
    Diluted
    3.34
    3.08
    
    
    
    Number of shares used in computation:
     
     
    Basic
    308
    303
    
    
    
    Diluted
    312
    314
    
    
    
     
    As of March 31,
    BALANCE SHEETS DATA
    2018
    2017
    Cash and cash equivalents
    4,258
    2,565
    
    
    
    Short-term investments
    1,073
    1,967
    
    
    
    Working capital
    3,513
    2,784
    
    
    
    Total assets
    8,584
    7,718
    
    
    
    0.75% convertible senior notes due 2016, net
    —
    —
    
    
    
    Senior notes, net
    992
    990
    
    
    
    Other long-term liabilities
    506
    253
    
    
    
    Total liabilities
    3,989
    3,658
    
    
    
    Total stockholders’ equity
    4,595
    4,060
    
    
    
    (In millions, except par value data)
    March 31, 2018
    March 31, 2018
    ASSETS
     
     
    Current assets:
     
     
    Cash and cash equivalents
    4,258
    2,565
    
    
    
    Short-term investments
    1,073
    1,967
    
    
    
    Receivables, net of allowances of $165 and $145, respectively
    385
    359
    
    
    
    Other current assets
    288
    308
    
    
    
    Total current assets
    6,004
    5,199
    
    
    
    Property and equipment, net
    453
    434
    
    
    
    Goodwill
    1,883
    1,707
    
    
    
    Acquisition-related intangibles, net
    71
    8
    
    
    
    Deferred income taxes, net
    84
    286
    
    
    
    Other assets
    89
    84
    
    
    
    TOTAL ASSETS
    8,584
    7,718
    
    
    
     
     
     
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
     
     
    Current liabilities:
     
     
    Accounts payable
    48
    87
    
    
    
    Accrued and other current liabilities
    821
    789
    
    
    
    Deferred net revenue (online-enabled games)
    1,622
    1,539
    
    
    
    Total current liabilities
    2,491
    2,415
    
    
    
    Senior notes, net
    992
    990
    
    
    
    Income tax obligations
    250
    104
    
    
    
    Deferred income taxes, net
    1
    1
    
    
    
    Other liabilities
    255
    148
    
    
    
    Total liabilities
    3,989
    3,658
    
    
    
    Commitments and contingencies (See Note 12)
     
     
    
    
    
    Stockholders’ equity:
     
     
    Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. 10 shares authorized
    —
    —
    
    
    
    Common stock, $0.01 par value. 1,000 shares authorized; 306 and 308 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    3
    3
    
    
    
    Additional paid-in capital
    657
    1,049
    
    
    
    Retained earnings
    4,062
    3,027
    
    
    
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (127
    (19
    Total stockholders’ equity
    4,595
    4,060
    
    
    
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    8,584
    7,718
    
    
    
Electronic Arts is an USA based video game corporation headquartered in California. It was established in on 28th May, 1982. They develop and distribute the game DVD’s and apps through PC’s, mobile and tablets. Their main product includes FIFA, Madden NFL and Need for Speed game DVD’s. Their mission is inspiring the world to play. Their main competitor is Blizzard Activation. There are other small competitors who are trying to enter the game segments like Discord, Ubisoft, Activision and Niantic.
The Liquidity ratio of EA Sports is sound in both the years 2017 and 2018. Although the Debt collection period is 27 days but it is less than a month. This reflects that the debtors make payment on time.
The capital structure of EA Sports is totally capital based and there is no dividend payment option available. There is no issue of preference share capital and debenture in the capital structure of the company. Although they have the provision of preferred stocks but, they have not raised capital till now through this option. They also do not encourage long term loans.
The Return on Investment of EA Sports in the year 31st Dec’ 2018 was 25.37% as compared to 26.65% in the same period in 2017. Asset utilization has increased by 11.22% in 2018 from 9.48% in the year 2017. The Net bookings of the company reflect the operating profits and hence it was $5180 million in 2018 compared to $4942 million in 2017. Hence the operating performance of EA Sports has increased.
Since, EA sports operates through different platforms like PCs, mobile apps and tablets, all these segments saw considerable growth in the year 2018 compared to its competitors.
The Accounting methods used by EA Sports are as follows:
1. Depreciation: They use straight line method of depreciation while...
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