Assignment Financial Analysis Chapter 2.
Assignment Financial Analysis Chapter 2.
Purpose: • Identify the value at which amounts are reported on the balance sheet.
• Understand what an increase or a decrease in an account indicates.
• Develop strategies for analyzing the balance sheet.
Q1 Calculate the amounts that should be reported for (L) and (Z) on the 9/28/2008 balance sheet:
(L) = $ million (Z) = $ million
Q2 What was the beginning balance of the inventories account for the fiscal year ended on
10/02/2011? $ million 10/03/2010? $ million 9/27/2009? $ million
Q3 What amount of property, plant, and equipment was purchased (assuming no PPE was sold) during
fiscal year ended 10/02/2011? $ million 10/03/2010?$ million
Q8 Retained Earnings is (increasing / decreasing), indicating the company (issued more stock /
purchased more assets / reported net income) during this accounting period. Assuming no
dividends were issued, how much net income (loss) was reported for the fiscal year ended on:
The most profitable year was fiscal year ended (2011 / 2010 / 2009).
Q9 Develop a strategy to analyze the balance sheet. Which line would you look at first? Second? Third?
Why?
Q10 Review the series of balance sheets. This company appears to report a (strong / weak) financial
position. Why?Support your response with at least two observations.