Assignment 1
Instructions:
Please select a company that your group would like to analyze throughout the semester.
The goals of the assignment are (1) to help you read through the 10K/Q reports issued by US corporations in accordance with SEC regulations and (2) to help familiarize yourselves with the company you plan to study this semester. 10K/Q reports can be found on a company’s website, or on EDGAR, located at www.sec.gov. However, EDGAR can also be accessed through Mergentonline available through Hofstra’s electronic library. You might have to use other sources in the Hofstra Electronic Library to complete a few of these items. You can also go to the company’s website for information.
Answer the following questions about your
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(on price or quality) b. Is the product unique? c. Is the market competitive? (many firms in the market, barriers to entry, etc.) d. Does the company have patent protection for its product? e. Is the company innovative? Or, does it follow other companies? 9. What group is this company’s primary customer? 10. What does management believe are the key risks that the company faces in the future? in (see for example, international risks, business risks, currency risks) 11. How does management plan to handle any risks? 12. Identify the top executives in the company and their compensation, including stock based or other compensation. 13. Does the company have an ethical code under which it operates? What is it?
14. Does the company face any legal constraints in its operating environment, either in the US or internationally? These might include: product and price regulations, labor laws, consumer regulations, environmental regulations, tax laws, anti-trust laws. How does the company handle these constraints? 15. Does the company utilize hedging to offset the risk of any of its positions? Does it use hedging to offset financial risk or inventory risk?
Refer to the footnotes to the Financial Statements to answer the following questions:
From the Balance Sheet: 1. How does the company define “cash equivalents”? 2. What method(s) does the company use to classify its inventory? How will
2) What does it mean for an organization to be ethical in its communication and practices?
A lot of key factors would need to be considered when determining if a company is being ran ethically
16. How would you assess the overall risk structure of the company in terms of its operating risks and financial risk (debt to capitalization ratio)?
Our class was assigned a company for financial scrutiny and to obtain financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement), from the company’s most recent Annual Report. We are to prepare a written analysis of the organization with the following requirements:
Use the following information on a company’s investments in equity securities to answer questions 1- 4 below.
The annual report and 10K are composed based on their different audiences. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's requires every public company to publish their finances in a 10K, and The Hershey Company is no exception. The purpose of Hershey’s 10K is to give a thorough overview of its business and financial condition. Because the 10K’s intended audience is the SEC, the document’s style
The ethical issues are based on the social code and daily morality. Since the discussion is based on customer loyalty, stem cell research and abortion. Yet this invokes some serious arguments which proves that there are ethical issues which are yet of considerable concerns and need to be addressed. The ethical issues that are faced by the company mostly revolve
d. Does the firm appear to have an effective corporate governance structure? Explain any shortcomings.
3. Who is the CEO? How much was CEO remuneration in the 2014 financial year (consistent
This paper contains analyzed data of the organization Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores. Lowe’s is a home improvement store that provides its customers with the supplies needed for any improvements around the home. The discussion hereafter will assess the role of ethics in the financial department and describe the procedures the company has to encourage ethical behavior. Next, explain the role financial markets in the United States. Followed by how Lowe’s complies with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. Lastly, provide an evaluation of the company’s financial
2. Economy: The recent financial economic turmoil and increasing unemployment are threats for the company.
3. What are the biggest risks faced by the firm in the next 5-10 years?
Important Note: This sample essay mainly illustrates the structure of your assignment on ethical issues of a company selected by you. You may first identify two or three ethical problems and then discuss how to solve them. Remember including relevant citations to support your evidences and viewpoints.
The major issues facing corporations is how to approach and manage the ethical problems in a corporate social responsible manner. Corporate responsibility is defined as the idea of social responsibilities supposing that the corporation has not only economic and legal obligations but also certain responsibilities to society that extend beyond these obligations (McGuire, 1963). Ethical behaviour is linked to acting in ways consistent with what the society and individuals typically think are good values that include honesty, fairness, equality, dignity, diversity and individual rights (WebFinance, 2016). Each multinational corporation has its own code of conduct, in it stating their regulations and behaviours that they are obliged to abide by. The main ethical concerns during employment in any organisation are discrimination and workplace healthy and safety, wages, child labour and rights are of the highest concern on the spectrum. Discrimination can be in the context of recruitment,
2. Do you think that inadequate strategic planning was a factor that resulted in the company’s asking for trade protection?