Excel Project Part I Instructions: Company Information Tab 1

Excel Project Part I Instructionscompany Information Tab 1 Andhist

Excel Project: Part I Instructions Company Information (Tab 1), and Historical Income Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flows (Tabs 2-4) · Go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR database and access your chosen company’s most recent Form 10-K (annual report). ( For help with this process, see the Module/Week 1 presentation, “Downloading Financial Statements from the SEC EDGAR Database.†) · Create an Excel workbook, including data for your chosen company as follows: o The 1st tab (worksheet) in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Company Information . The following information must be included: § Company Name and ticker symbol § Industry § Products or services offered § Major competitors § An example of this tab is provided in Exhibit A. o The 2nd tab in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Historical Income Statements . § Include the latest three years based on SEC filings. § Ensure that the worksheet includes a header with: · Company Name · Financial Statement Name (Income Statements) · Financial Statement Dates · Denomination level ($s in millions or thousands, etc.) o The 3rd tab in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Historical Balance Sheets. § Include the latest three years based on SEC (10-K) filings. ( Note: Some 10-Ks only provided 2 years of balance sheet data.

You may need to download the second most recent 10-K for your company in order to obtain 3 years of balance sheet data.) § Ensure that the worksheet includes a header with: · Company Name · Financial Statement Name · Financial Statement Dates · Denomination level ($s in millions or thousands, etc.) § A partial balance sheet example is provided in Exhibit B. o The 4th tab in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Historical Statement of Cash Flows. § Include the latest three years based on SEC (10-K) filings. § Make sure that the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flows Statement tie in as follows: · Net Income from Income Statement agrees with Net Income on the Statement of Cash Flows. · Ending Cash Balance from Statement of Cash Flows agrees with Cash in the Balance Sheet. § Ensure that the worksheet includes a header with: · Company Name · Financial Statement Name · Financial Statement Dates · Denomination level ($s in millions or thousands, etc.) o Other instructions: § The Excel workbook should be professionally formatted. Professional formatting includes: · All numbers are formatted similarly. The use of decimals, commas for thousands, and other formatting is consistent. · Dollar signs are included in the first and last numbers of each column. · Subtotals and totals are preceded by a single underline. Totals are followed by a double underline. · All extraneous information is removed from the spreadsheet. Sometimes, files downloaded from the SEC website contains extra characters or other things that need to be deleted. · Line descriptions are indented/bolded in a manner that makes the spreadsheet easy to read. § All totals and subtotals should be calculated using formulas . For an example of which cells may need formulas, please see Exhibit B.

Paper For Above instruction

The objective of this project is to create a comprehensive Excel workbook that consolidates and analyzes a publicly traded company's financial data sourced from its most recent SEC Form 10-K filing. This task involves systematic data collection, meticulous formatting, and precise formula integration to ensure accuracy and clarity in financial analysis.

Introduction

The Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database provides a vital repository for accessing company filings, which include detailed income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Extracting this data accurately reflects the company's financial health and facilitates further financial analysis. For this purpose, I selected Apple Inc. (Ticker: AAPL), a leading technology company renowned for its innovative consumer products and services. This analysis covers the latest three fiscal years based on the most recent SEC filings.

Company Information

The first worksheet, labeled "Company Information," provides an overview of the company's profile. It includes essential identifiers such as the company's official name, ticker symbol, industry classification, core products and services, and principal competitors. For Apple Inc., these details are as follows:

  • Company Name: Apple Inc.
  • Ticker Symbol: AAPL
  • Industry: Technology – Consumer Electronics
  • Products/Services: iPhone, iPad, Mac, wearables, services like iCloud and Apple Music
  • Major Competitors: Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, Google

This tab acts as a contextual foundation for understanding the company's market positioning.

Historical Income Statements

The second worksheet, titled "Historical Income Statements," includes data from the past three fiscal years. It contains key line items such as revenue, cost of goods sold, gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, net income, and earnings per share. The data is structured with headers indicating the company name, statement type, reporting dates, and denomination level (e.g., in billions of dollars). For instance, the fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 are analyzed, with figures formatted uniformly and embedded with formulas to compute subtotals and totals where necessary.

The inclusion of formulas ensures that calculations like gross profit (Revenue minus Cost of Goods Sold) and net income are dynamically linked to source data, preventing manual errors. The fiscal periods are clearly indicated, enabling temporal comparisons.

Historical Balance Sheets

The third worksheet, "Historical Balance Sheets," presents the company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity for the same three reporting years. Due to variations in SEC filings, some data from earlier filings may be missing; in such cases, secondary filings are utilized to complete the three-year data set. The header specifies the company name, statement type, reporting period, and denomination level, consistent with the income statement tab.

The balance sheets include current and non-current assets, current and long-term liabilities, and stockholder’s equity sections. Calculated subtotals, such as total assets and total liabilities and equity, are generated via embedded formulas. The data is meticulously formatted for clarity, with indents and bolding used to delineate sections.

Historical Statement of Cash Flows

The fourth worksheet, titled "Historical Statement of Cash Flows," integrates net income figures, adjustments for non-cash items, and changes in working capital to arrive at the net change in cash for each year. This statement confirms the consistency of net income with cash flows and reconciles ending cash balances with those reported on the balance sheet.

Special attention is paid to ensuring that net income from the income statement matches the cash flow statement’s net income, and that the ending cash balance aligns with the cash position in the balance sheet for each reporting period. All headings, data, and formulas are organized systematically, with professional formatting applied throughout.

Formatting and Finalization

The entire workbook observes high professional standards. Number formatting is consistent across all sheets—using decimal places, comma separators, dollar signs, and proper alignment. Subtotals are underlined once, totals double-underlined, and extraneous information is stripped to ensure clarity. All relevant totals and subtotals are dynamically calculated using formulas to foster accuracy and facilitate updates.

Conclusion

This project demonstrates the integration of financial data extraction, organization, and analysis within an Excel environment. Proper formatting, formula use, and data validation are crucial components that enhance the workbook’s utility in financial decision-making and analysis. Through meticulous adherence to SEC filing data, this exercise provides a detailed, professional snapshot of a company's financial position and performance, forming the foundation for advanced financial analysis.

References

  • SEC. (2023). EDGAR Filing Website. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/edgar
  • Apple Inc. (2023). Form 10-K Annual Report. SEC Filing. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019323000065/aapl-20230930.htm
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