The next part of your project will require you to navigate to the website of Johnson & Johnson and locate the most recent annual reports. You will use the annual reports to create financial statements. Annual reports for JNJ are usually located in a section titled Investor Relations, Investor Information, etc.
- Use the annual report to find the total current assets and total current liabilities.
- Compute the current ratio for JNJ for previous two fiscal years
- Review reports on data for the last two years.
- Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities
- Net Cash used by Investing Activities
- Net Cash used by Financing Activities
- Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of the Years
- Create a Balance Sheet or Statement of Cash Flows for most recent two years
- Identify trends with an indication of if the financial statements show a positive or negative for the organization and investors.
- Use Microsoft Excel to create at least three (3) graphical displays to show the trends (i.e., bar graph, pivot table, histogram, etc). You should include a copy of your graphs in the body of your report.
- Discuss which year Johnson & Johnson appear to be in a stronger financial position and big differences between the 2 years (Keep in mind that dollar amounts in ( ) are negative or cash outflows).
- Imagine that this information represents information for your project case. Incorporate or reference financial information in your case to support the report.
- Summarize your responses in a report using titles from the assignment requirements (i.e., assets and liabilities, cash flows/balance sheet, trends, financial position).
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