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Select AMAZON a publicly traded company that primarily sells tangible products. So, typically this would exclude banks, financial services companies, utilities etc. Post the name of your company in the Discussion Board section of the course website on Canvas. Look for the icon “Project Company Names” and post your company name under this icon by creating a new thread. Remember, you cannot work on a company that one of your classmates has already selected. Do not choose Target Corporation as I have included a sample analysis of Target here that was done by a student in an earlier semester. Also, note that the sample should be used as a general guide. There have been some changes in the questions in your assignment as compared to the Target sample provided. So, please consult the questions below and answer them accordingly.. Obtain electronic copies of the Annual Reports for the last two years.7. What is the total value of Stockholders Equity? (4pts)8. How many common shares has the company authorized, issued and outstanding? (3 pts)9. What is the par value of each common share? (3pts)10. What price is the share trading at on the date that you were conducting this research? Please note the date as well. (3pts)11. What was the highest price that the share traded at over the last 52 weeks? (3pts)
The annual reports for last two years for Amazon are for years 2017 and 2016:
7. Total value of stockholder's equity are shown below:
(in $ millions) | 2017 | 2016 |
Common Stock | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Treasury stock, at cost | - 1,837.00 | - 1,837.00 |
Additional paid in capital | 21,389.00 | 17,186.00 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | - 484.00 | - 985.00 |
Retained earnings | 8,636.00 | 4,916.00 |
Total stockholder's equity | 27,709.00 | 19,285.00 |
8.
2017 | 2016 | |
Authorized Shares | 5000 | 5000 |
Issued | 507 | 500 |
Outstanding | 484 | 477 |
9. Par value of each common stock is $0.01
10. The date on which I was conducting the research is 31st October 2018 and the price was $1,598.01 per share.
11. The highest price that the share traded over the last 52 weeks is $2,050.50