Fundamental Analysis of Apple Inc Case

A. For Apple inc. company, log onto the SEC Edgar Form Pick website (http://www.sec.gov/edaux/formlynx.htm). Type Apple name box and find the latest 10-K report for the company you have selected. Answer the following questions:

What is the company’s conformed name?

What is the company’s standard industrial classification?

What is the company’s state of incorporation?

What is the company’s fiscal year-end?
What is the company’s business address?
What is the company’s telephone number?
On which stock exchange(s) is the company’s stock listed?
Summarize the company’s business operations as discussed on the Cover Page in part I of the company’s 10-K.
Who are the company’s major competitors? (Found under competitive position in part
Choose two of the company’s competitors to use for comparative analysis purposes and print the latest 10-K reports for these two companies.
Companies disclose the impact of new accounting pronouncements in the footnotes to their financial statements (Usually in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies).
B. Search Apple Inc. is financial statements to determine the new accounting standards that affected their operations during the past year and summarize their effects.
C. Compile information for Apple Inc. to be used to perform a fundamental analysis (annual reports, quarterly reports, management’s discussion and analysis and information from the financial press).
Consult the Web to determine the current recommendation for Apple Inc.’s stock from financial analysts. (A good source for this information is the Fortune Investor.)

Comment on the trend in earnings for Apple and future expectations voiced by management.