accounting writing assignment

201A Writing Assignment: Financial Statement Analysis

Select two companies from an industry that interests you. Find their latest quarterly report (Form 10-Q) on the SEC website (http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html) or on the company’s website. Compare and contrast the company’s Financial Statements, Footnotes, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Required:

I. Provide a brief description of the companies you chose and why you chose them.

II. Discuss the companies capital structure (i.e. debt versus equity utilization).

III. Compute one liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratio for each company and compare the two.

IV. Using the financial statement footnotes, identify and discuss one accounting policy we have discussed in class.

V. Which of the two companies would you invest in and why?

VI. Provide copies of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement for each company.

DUE: April 29, 2014