Accounting

You are goin" rel="nofollow">ing to review and analyze the fin" rel="nofollow">inancial statements of Johnson & Johnson and compare that to a publicly traded corporation. The list of companies to select from is outlin" rel="nofollow">ined below. Please pick the publicly traded company assigned to your last name as in" rel="nofollow">instructed. You will also be usin" rel="nofollow">ing an Excel spreadsheet to perform these calculations (attached) The fin" rel="nofollow">inancial statements for Johnson & Johnson as well as your assigned publicly traded company are found on the same Excel spreadsheet. Each student will use Company A: Johnson & Johnson and compare that company to a company found in" rel="nofollow">in the Company B list below. 1. use Kimberly-Clark Corporation Project Requirements: Based on your readin" rel="nofollow">ings, use of technology, literature, and other sources, you will in" rel="nofollow">incorporate the followin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">into your reports (do not simply list the question and provide an answer; in" rel="nofollow">incorporate the in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">into a well written report or presentation): 1. Go to the SEC.gov website to research the requirements of publicly traded companies relatin" rel="nofollow">ing to fin" rel="nofollow">inancial reportin" rel="nofollow">ing. Research additional background in" rel="nofollow">information on the publicly traded corporation you selected (Company B) – when the corporation began in" rel="nofollow">in busin" rel="nofollow">iness, how it came to be, where the corporate headquarters are, where they do busin" rel="nofollow">iness, what their product/service lin" rel="nofollow">ine is, who they offer their product / service to, etc. 2,Perform the calculations listed on the Excel spreadsheet for both companies. 3. Explain" rel="nofollow">in your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings (usin" rel="nofollow">ing the SEC.gov website as well as other resources): a: Does each company appear to be able to pay their current obligations? Why or why not? b: How are the companies currently fin" rel="nofollow">inanced? This may be with common stock, preferred stock, bonds, leases, or any combin" rel="nofollow">ination of them. Do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink the fin" rel="nofollow">inancin" rel="nofollow">ing is appropriate for each company? c: Which method of depreciation does the publicly traded company use? d: For the publicly traded company explain" rel="nofollow">in how you would improve the distribution or product/service lin" rel="nofollow">ine and to whom you would offer it to, based on the fin" rel="nofollow">inancial health of the company. Statin" rel="nofollow">ing there are no improvements is not acceptable. e: Do they have a code of ethics? f: Which company do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink would be the better in" rel="nofollow">investment and why? Pages: 1. 1 page report for part 1 above with background in" rel="nofollow">information on the publicly traded company you selected. 2. the Excel worksheet with the calculations discussed in" rel="nofollow">in part 2 above. 3. 1 page report for part 3 above explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings as in" rel="nofollow">instructed.