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Module 3: PRIMARY (company-derived) INFORMATION

Locating Financial Information

Getting Information from the Company Itself

Getting Information from the SEC

Interpreting Financial Information

Assessment


Assessment

Before you move on to Module 4, complete the following activity. Answer these questions about the model company you chose to research at the end of Module 1.

1. What are the company's total assets and total liabilities for the latest reported year?



2. Search the company's website to locate the following information:
  • Corporate address
  • Annual report
  • Executives
3. Using one of the available online glossaries (listed inthe Resources section of this course), try to find a definition of ROI, or "Return on Investment."

Module 3 At-a-Glance Go to this page that summarizes the key points and use your browser's print button to print it out.

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