The objective of this research project is to use the concepts learned in this course to analyze the financial statements of real world companies currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange from the perspective of an investor or a lender. Examine the financial statements for American Eagle and Buckle by following the instructions below, and answer the questions indicated. This Research project is a replacement/substitute for those students who cannot access Quickbooks accounting software to perform the Quickbooks case in this course.
You will base your analysis and answers on the company’s most recent financial statement filing on the website www.sec.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. You are required to answer the short questions in this assignment before the due date/time indicated. Use the following video and/or step by step instructions to access the current financial statements on www.sec.gov: (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
1. go to www.sec.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. Hover your cursor over “Filings” in the menu bar across the top
3. click on “company filings search” that pops up when you hover
4. in the FAST SEARCH box on the far right type in “AEO” for the ticker and click “search” for American Eagle. For Buckle type in “BKE”.
5. in the “filings” column on the far left look for the most recent “10-K” filing and click on the “interactive data” link for the 10-K annual report in the “format” column
6. in the yellow box on the far left click on “financial statements” and the item will expand
7. select the Financial statement(s) that you need to review to find the answer to the questions
