Question

Select one (1) U.S. publicly traded company and review its most recent Annual Report. (You may use one (1) of the three (3) companies you selected for your Stock Journal assignment.)

Use the Income Statement and Balance Sheet to determine the changes in:

• assets, liabilities, and equity
• total revenue and net income

Briefly describe the change from the current and prior years in each of these key areas and determine if the changes would be positive or negative from an investor / stockholder's view.

Answer 1

the selected company for the purpose is The Walt Disney Company (DIS) trading in NYSE ,

	numbers in thousands
	2018	2017	Change
Assets	9,85,98,000	9,57,89,000	28,09,000
Liabilities	4,46,43,000	4,96,37,000	-49,94,000
Equity	4,87,73,000	4,13,15,000	74,58,000
			0
Total Revenue	5,94,34,000	5,51,37,000	42,97,000
Net Income	1,25,98,000	89,80,000	36,18,000

The current financial position for company indicates positive sign for the share holders , as there is increase in asset value , revenues. net income . The decrease in Liabilities is also a good sign for growth in the net business.