ACCT 2301
THE ANNUAL REPORT PROJECT
DUE DATE FOR ANNUAL REPORT BOOKLET OR IF YOU USE THE INTERNET
THE COPIES OR BOOKLET WITH THE 4 Financial Statements: MARCH 22, 2005
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: APRIL 12, 2005
DUE DATE FOR FINAL PROJECT: MAY 3, 2005 (Beginning of class)
Instructions:
You must choose a U.S. Company that is publicly traded on the NYSE or the NASDAQ
that has inventory and cost of sales in other words a retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer.
Immediately after you choose the corporation for your project please sign up since each
person in the class must select a different corporation. Requests will be honored based on
first person to sign up on the class list will get first choice. Be sure to have more than one
company in mind in case someone else picks the company that was your first choice before
you get to sign up. When turning in the final project staple your project together and do not
use expensive notebooks for your project because I retain your projects. Do not use a
borrowed Annual Report because I retain them also.
Grammar and spelling will be considered. Please go to the writing center if you need help.
Your term project should consist of a minimum of four double-spaced pages organized
according to the following outline:
A. Introduction
Identify your company by writing in complete sentences a summary that includes the
following elements:
1. Name of the chief executive officer
2. Home office
3. Ending date of latest fiscal year which is the report that must be used in this project.
4. Description of the principal products or services that the company provides.
5. Main geographic area of activity
6. Name of the companys independent accountants (auditors). In your own words, what
did the accountants say about the companys financial statements? Are the financial
statements the responsibility of the independent accountants? If not, who is responsible?
7. The closing market price of the companys stock on April 15, 2004, and its dividend per
share for the last 12 months if there is not a dividend disclosed in the annual report. If there
is a dividend in the annual report please use it. On which exchange is the company listed
and what is its ticker symbol?
8. Many corporations have a corporate internet site. If your chosen company has one, what
is the internet address for the company?
B. Industry Situation and Company Plans
Minimum of one-half page long preferably longer if that is what it takes to answer the
