Barnes & Noble, Inc.
For the section showing the ratio calculations, provide
appropriate details regarding the formula used, the source of the
data, and the resulting calculations. Although you are certainly
welcome and encouraged to use Excel to complete these tasks,
copying and pasting from Excel into the Word document is
discouraged unless it can be done in a manner that is cosmetically
appropriate.
The requirements for the ratio analysis section are: 1. Compute the following for each of the two most recent years: • Profit Margin • Return on Shareholders’ Equity • Current Ratio • Interest Coverage Ratio 2. Document your work by including items such as: • The website for the company • The web page link for the annual report (or file name if a PDF is downloaded) • The page number of the annual report (rather than the PDF) for each number used • Appropriate details of the calculations
The questions that should be addressed in the second section of the paper are: 1. If you were an accountant for a potential vendor for this company, explain which of these ratios would be of the most interest to you. Would there also be a second ratio of interest to you? 2. If you were an accountant for a potential investor in this company, explain which of these ratios would be of the most interest to you. In your opinion, what other ratio or ratios beyond the ones listed above should also be considered in an investment context? 3. What is your overall opinion of this company based on the limited analysis completed via the four ratios? Feel free to mention any questions that you feel should still be considered in view of the ratios and/or the changes from one year to the next.
Please also consider these suggestions for your success on this assignment: o If you choose a company from the list and have any trouble finding its website, the annual reports, or specific information, consider selecting a different company from the list instead. o If the company has subsidiaries, be sure to use the consolidated financial statements. o Be sure to use the financial statements rather than summaries elsewhere in the annual report.
ACCT601 Lists of companies for the financial statement analysis individual assignment.
List #1
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Intuit Inc.
The Kroger Co.
Macy’s Inc.
Zale Corporation
List #2
Dell Inc.
Family Dollar Stores Inc.
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.
Tractor Supply Company
Verizon Communications Inc.
The requirements for the ratio analysis section are: 1. Compute the following for each of the two most recent years: • Profit Margin • Return on Shareholders’ Equity • Current Ratio • Interest Coverage Ratio 2. Document your work by including items such as: • The website for the company • The web page link for the annual report (or file name if a PDF is downloaded) • The page number of the annual report (rather than the PDF) for each number used • Appropriate details of the calculations
The questions that should be addressed in the second section of the paper are: 1. If you were an accountant for a potential vendor for this company, explain which of these ratios would be of the most interest to you. Would there also be a second ratio of interest to you? 2. If you were an accountant for a potential investor in this company, explain which of these ratios would be of the most interest to you. In your opinion, what other ratio or ratios beyond the ones listed above should also be considered in an investment context? 3. What is your overall opinion of this company based on the limited analysis completed via the four ratios? Feel free to mention any questions that you feel should still be considered in view of the ratios and/or the changes from one year to the next.
Please also consider these suggestions for your success on this assignment: o If you choose a company from the list and have any trouble finding its website, the annual reports, or specific information, consider selecting a different company from the list instead. o If the company has subsidiaries, be sure to use the consolidated financial statements. o Be sure to use the financial statements rather than summaries elsewhere in the annual report.
ACCT601 Lists of companies for the financial statement analysis individual assignment.
List #1
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Intuit Inc.
The Kroger Co.
Macy’s Inc.
Zale Corporation
List #2
Dell Inc.
Family Dollar Stores Inc.
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.
Tractor Supply Company
Verizon Communications Inc.
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