Wal Mart Project Instructions
1. Go to Yahoo.com
2. Locate and click onto Finance
3. At top of page, insert Wal Mart to get trading symbol
4. Locate Profile on Yahoo Wal Mart page. Click on it
5. Locate the corporate web address, click on it to go to Wal Marts home page
6. Locate Investors and click on it
7. Locate Annual Reports and click on it
8. Locate 2021 Annual report. Dowload the following:
a. Page 1 Form 10-K
b. Report of Independent Public Accounting Firm
c. Financial statements pages 54, 56-58
d. Notes to financial statements pages 59-80
31. Using ratio analysis, common size percentage, trend analysis and any other relevant metrics, evaluate Wal Marts solvency. Be certain to make a clear and concise statement as to whether, in your opinion, solvency is improving or not. Which metrics did you use to make your determination? SHOW AND LABEL ALL CALCULATIONS
32.Using ratio analysis, common size percentage, trend analysis and any other relevant metrics, evaluate Wal Marts profitability. Be certain to make a clear and concise statement as to whether, in your opinion, profitability is improving or not. Which metrics did you use to make your determination? SHOW AND LABEL ALL CALCULATIONS
33. Using ratio analysis, common size percentage, trend analysis and any other relevant metrics, evaluate Wal Marts liquidity. Be certain to make a clear and concise statement as to whether, in your opinion, liquidity is improving or not. Which metrics did you use to make your determination? SHOW AND LABEL ALL CALCULATIONS
34. Using ratio analysis, common size percentage, trend analysis and any other relevant metrics, evaluate Wal Marts stock market factors. Be certain to make a clear and concise statement as to whether, in your opinion, stock market factors are improving or not. Which metrics did you use to make your determination? SHOW AND LABEL ALL CALCULATIONS
35. Based on your analyses in questions 31-34, and assuming that investible funds was not an issue for you, would you invest in WalMart? Discuss why or why not citing any relevant ratios supporting your position.
