U.S. Securities Exchange (SEC) Form 10-K Report
In this exercise, each student will utilize the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) website to access and download your selected company’s Form 10-K Corporate Information Report.
This annual report (simply referred to as the “10-K” which is the SEC’s form number) must be electronically filled annually by all U.S. publically-traded entities regardless if they are domestic or foreign. Intended for the protection of the public and for providing corporate and financial information to investors, any stakeholder may access and download this important report for free.
1) Complete the PART I – COMPANY INFORMATION section on the form below.
2) Read about the purpose and mission of U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
https://www.sec.gov/Article/whatwedo.html
3) Locate the “Fast Search” field and enter your company’s Ticker Symbol (e.g., Ford = F).
https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
4) Locate “10-K” under the Filings column (left-side of webpage) and SELECT “Documents”.
5) Locate “10-K” under Description and SELECT the *.htm hyperlink shown under “Documents” column.
Example of Ford Motor Company: f1231201710-k.htm
6) From within the 10-K Report, scroll down to the “Table of Contents” section.
NOTE: Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL-F to easily find and navigate to a specific word or phrase within the 10-K Report.
7) Locate “ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data” and navigate within the 10-K to this specific section.
8) The actual “ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data” section will resemble a data table with various columns (by year) containing important company financial information.
9) Complete the PART II – FINANCIAL COMPONENT section using the above referenced financial information for each year provided.
NOTE: New (or acquired) companies may have only listed financial information from the year since going public (or since year of being acquired).
10) Complete the PART III – COMPANY 10-K ANALYSIS & SUMMARY section below based on your review and analysis of the 10-K report information.
11) Using the file name convention of “MGMT 436 – LastName – Module #4”, save your work and upload the file to Canvas.
PART I – COMPANY INFORMATION
Company Name >
Primary Business Classification >
State Incorporated >
Year Established >
Ticker Symbol >
Analyst (i.e., Student Name) >
PART II – FINANCIAL COMPONENT
SEC Form 10-K Data 2017 2016 2015 2014
INCOME STATEMENT
Total Revenues > $ $ $ $
Net Income before taxes (or Loss) > $ $ $ $
BALANCE SHEET
Total Assets > $ $ $ $
Total Liabilities > $ $ $ $
Equity (Assets – Liabilities) = $
PART III – COMPANY 10-K ANALYSIS & SUMMARY
IN YOUR OWN WORDS and based on various information that you have read in the company’s 10-K report, summarize your findings as to the company’s financial health (i.e., solvency) and strategic financial plan from a historical, current, and future perspective.
