Analysis The Financial Statements Of Groupon

Objective: To analysis the financial statements of a publicly traded company.

Obtain an annual report from a corporation that is interesting to you. Using techniques you have learned in the previous weeks, respond to the following questions:

  1. Who are the firm’s auditors? Do they provide      a clean opinion on the financial statements?
  2. Have there been any subsequent events, errors      and irregularities, illegal acts, or related-party transactions that have      a material effect on the financial statements?
  3. Describe the trend in total assets and total      liabilities for the years presented.
  4. What are the company’s three largest assets      for the most recent year presented?
  5. What are the company’s three largest      liabilities for the most recent year presented?
  6. What types of stock does the company have?      How many shares are there outstanding for each type of stock for the most      recent year presented?
  7. Does the company use the single-step or      multiple-step income statement or a variation?
  8. Does the income statement contain any separately      reported items in any year presented, included discontinued operations or      extraordinary items? If it does, describe the even that caused the item.      Hint: there should be a related footnote.
  9. Describe the trend in net income over the      years presented.
  10. Does the company have other comprehensive      income? If yes, what is the nature of the transaction(s)?
  11. Does the company use the indirect or direct      method of the cash flow statement?
  12. What is the trend in cash from operations for      the years presented?
  13. What are the 2 largest items included in cash      from investing activities?

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