Essential Accounting


 


 


Each student will be asked to analyze the financial condition for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO). The company financial statement may be obtained from Moody Web Site; you can access Moody from DeVry and other financial sites on the World Wide


 


Required Information:


 


1.


a)      Explain Cisco mission and goal? What is their market share?


b)      List their competitor


 


2.


 


a)      Explain Cisco plan for keeping pace with technology?


b)      Do Cisco Plan for new product, Explain


c)      Indicate any capital project exist or in the planning process.


3.     


 


v    How Cisco manage to distinguish them self from their competitor? Explain


 


 


4.


 


a)      Calculate the Current Asset and Current Liabilities from 2006 financial statement.


b)      Compute The “ Fundamental Accounting Equation” for this corporation


c)     What is the balance of the Cash Account at year End?


 


6.


v     Does the company report a cost of sales (Cost of Goods Sold)? If so, what is the amount, and where is the information shown?


 


 


7.      Calculate the following financial Accounting Ratio (Show Detail Calculations)


 


a)      What is the dollar amount of working capital at year-end 2006?


b)      Current Ratio


c)      Quick Ratio


d)      Debt to Asset Ratio


 


v                           Has the above Ratio improved or worsened? Explain.


 


 


8. Indicate the amount of the following:


 


a)      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activates


b)      Net cash Used for Investing Activities


c)      Net Cash provided by Financing Activities


d)      How do you evaluate their cash operation? Explain


 


9.


v     What was Cisco sales growth in 2005 vc.2006


v     What was Cisco gross profit ratio in 2005 & 2006


v     Has the above Ratio improved or worsened? Explain


v     What are Cisco forecasted sales in 2006?


 




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