W2 PAper

Instructions: Due Tuesday 09/16

3 pages APA style and scholarly citations

You will begin by selecting a company that issues consolidated financial statements.  There are many publicly traded companies that have related subsidiaries such as Disney, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Apple, etc.  Choose a company that interests you that is publicly traded and very often they will be affiliated with other entities.

In a minimum of 3 pages, write a paper addressing the following:

· Company Name and Primary Business Description

· Affiliated companies that consolidate into their financial statements.  Please describe what the primary business is for each entity and how you feel they contribute to the parent company.

· What is the overall financial position of the company:  Please evaluate the last 3 years and analyze how the company is doing overall by reviewing the form 10-K.  Also, please evaluate how the individual subsidiaries are doing financially.