Assessing Financial statements
Search the Internet for the financial statements of your favorite company or your employer. You can either locate the corporate Web site for your chosen company, or you can select a company’s financial statements from the EDGAR database at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
� Post a 200- to 300-word response that includes the following information: o Three strengths and three weaknesses in the financial statements o Trends in net profit, debt ratio as a percentage of total assets, and debt as a percentage of total equity o A review of 2- to 3-year trends and a discussion on positive and negative trends o A confirmation of whether or not the company is discussing what it intends to do to correct negative trends
Dell Inc. |
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PERIOD ENDING |
29-Jan-10 |
30-Jan-09 |
1-Feb-08 |
Net profit margin |
15.47% |
22.61% |
25.25% |
debt total assets |
56.34% |
56.07% |
67.22% |
total debt to equity |
3.36 times |
3.48 times |
4.96 times |
Treeasury stock |
27904000 |
27,904,000 |
25,037,000 |
Net Sales |
9261000 |
10957000 |
11671000 |
Interest expenses |
93000 |
45000 |