Question

Visit the EDGAR database. Access the 10-K report for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed on February 23, 2018.

To access this information:

Search SEC.gov Company Filings for McDonald's by entering the ticket information, MCD in the Fast Search box

After reviewing the information, answer the following questions:

1) Review McDonald's balance sheet and identify how many classes of stock it has issued

2) What are the par values, number of authorized shares, and issued shares of the classes of stock you identified in part 1?

3) Review its statement of cash flows and identify what total amount of cash it paid in 2017 to purchase treasury stock

4) What amount did McDonalds pay out in common stock cash dividends for 2017?

Answer 1

1) Review McDonald's balance sheet and identify how many classes of stock it has issued
McDonald's has one "Common Stock" at $.01 par Value registered on New York Stock Exchange.
Title of each class		Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common stock, $.01 par value		New York Stock Exchange
2) What are the par values, number of authorized shares, and issued shares of the classes of stock you identified in part 1?
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized – 3.5 billion shares; issued – 1,660.6 million shares
3) Review its statement of cash flows and identify what total amount of cash it paid in 2017 to purchase treasury stock
Treasury stock purchases	$4,685.7 Million	)
4) What amount did McDonalds pay out in common stock cash dividends for 2017?
Common stock dividends	$ 3,089.2 Million