Financial An alysis Online Larry Tomassini Fisher College of Business The Ohio State University Project Index Introduction Part 1: Selecting a CompanyPart 2: Company BackgroundPart 3: Overview of the Annual Report Part 4: The Business Environment Part 5: The AuditorsPart 6: SEC Form10-K ReportPart 7: Industry BackgroundPart 8: Operating Activities Part 9: Analysis of Operating Activities Part 10: Investing Activities Part 11: Analysis of Investing Activities Part 12: Debt FinancingPart 13: Equity FinancingPart 14: Analysis of Financing Activities Part 15: Comparison to Industry Benchmarks INTRODUCTION This project aims to develop your understanding of financial statements and their use in decision-making. You will assume the role of a financial analyst. Your task is to study a publicly-held company in order to advise investors and creditors about the company's future prospects. This project includes several assignments, each of which comprises a part of the analyst's task. Part 1: SELECTING A COMPANY [Maximum Possible Credit = 5 points] Your first assignment is to select a company for your project. Assume that you have narrowed the set of companies to these. You should do a quick scan of these web sites and think about these and other features: