The Financial Statement

Learn about financial statements, how to conduct a financial analysis, and begin to forecast.

• Read Part 2 of Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, Third Edition
• Watch Section 2 of the LinkedIn Learning course –  of Section 2 – Understanding Financial Statements from the course:  Finance Foundations with Kay Stice and Jim Stice
• Read about Finance Statements in Study Session 7,8 (reading 22-28) of CFA Level I Exam Companion
• Read Part 1, chapters 1-3, of The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting, Fourth Edition

Research Companies’ Financial Reports

• Review Ford Motor Company’s Financial Report
• Research Ford’s Financial Report
• Read Ford’s success story in chapter 18 of Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls, Second Edition
• Review Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Financial Report
• Review General Motors’ Financial Report

Often companies, in an attempt to be transparent, created a one page infographic overview of the financial report.

Have you ever made an infographic? Use the resources and tutorials at Piktochart.com to learn how.

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Create a 1 page overview of the financial report for each of the 3 companies. Make it a visual and an inforgraphic. Upload the assignment.