In: Accounting
My company: Walmart
8) Find a recent 10K report for a company that interests you (you cannot have the same company as someone else in the class). (Google “(company name) 10K” and you will find their annual report. Calculate the following for this company, showing the formulas and calculations:
a. Return on equity
b. Return on assets
c. Total liability to equity
d. Long term debt to equity
e. Times interest earned
f. Current Ratio
g. Comment on this company’s financial performance, financial position, and riskiness.
9) Find a competitor to the company you used in #8 above and do the same analysis, showing the formulas and calculations:
a. Return on equity
b. Return on assets
c. Total liability to equity
d. Long term debt to equity
e. Times interest earned
f. Current Ratio
g. Comment on this company’s financial performance, financial position, and riskiness.
10) Which company would you prefer as an investor, and why? Are you investing for short term or long term, and how does this affect your preference?