Access Ford Motor Company December 31, 2013 10-K report at the SEC Website. This
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Access Ford Motor Company December 31, 2013 10-K report at the SEC Website.
This assignment reviews the 10-K of a publicly traded company. Analyzing the financial statements and notes to the financial statements will give you information on the financial well-being of a company and the ability to assess where the company is going with their business operations. As you work through this assignment, think about the information you are looking at so you can provide a review of your analysis in the last answer. Answer the following questions and upload to the assignment area:
On which stock exchange(s) is the company’s stock listed?
Summarize the company’s business operations as discussed on the beginning of part I of the company’s 10-K.
What is the total dollar amount of assets and where did you find this information? Make sure you reference the statement and page number in your answer.
What is the net cash flow from operations and where did you find this information? Make sure you reference the statement and page number in your answer.
What is the total dollar amount of revenue and where did you find this information? Make sure you reference the statement and page number in your answer.
What is the ending retained earnings balance and where did you find this information? Make sure you reference the statement and page number in your answer.
Which financial statement do you personally feel gives you the most information? Why?
Find the Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, which is contained in the 10-K report. What criteria were used by management to analyze and assess internal control as a basis for the Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting?
Do the internal controls of this company guarantee its financial reporting is complete and accurate?
What is the current cash and cash equivalents balance? Where did you find this information in the 10-K?
What does this company include as cash equivalents? Where did you find this information in the 10-K?
What is the current inventory balance? Where did you find this information in the 10-K?
What inventory cost method is this company using? Where did you find this information in the 10-K?
What is the current fixed asset (property, plant, and equipment) balance? Where did you find this information in the 10-K?
What depreciation method is this company using? Where did you find this information in the 10-K? Go to Note 12, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – what was the depreciation methods used?
What are the net intangible assets? What are the amounts and types of the items within this category (may need to refer to a footnote)?
What is the total stockholder’s equity? What are the amounts and types of the items?
What are the total current liabilities? What are the amounts and types of the items within this category?
What type of long term debt does Ford have? You will find the detail information in the notes to the financial statements.
Compute and report the percentage of total debt to total assets. That is the percentage of assets provided by debt and the rest of 100% would be the percentage provided by owners. Comment upon the findings.
Review your answers to the previous questions and explain how Ford’s strategy is impacted by what is being provided in the financial statements to the stakeholders. How can you use this information to assess the well-being of a company?
Explanation / Answer
1)On which stock exchange(s) is the company’s stock listed?
It is listed on New York stock exchange.
2) Summarize the company’s business operations as discussed on the beginning of part I of the company’s 10-K.
It is primarily engaged in two sectors namely automotive sector and financial services sector. In Automotive sector it produces, distributes and sells automobiles under the brand Ford and Lincoln. It has spread its business in four geographic segments namely North America, South America, Europe, and Asia pacific Africa. It is also into financial services. It carry out vehicle related financing and leasing.
3) What is the total dollar amount of assets and where did you find this information?
Total assets are 202,026 million dollar. It is given in the CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET at page no. FS-4.
4)What is the net cash flow from operations and where did you find this information?
Cash flow from operations is -19,731 million and it is given at page no. FS 6.