Question

Select a large U.S. public corporation in your pathway (Business) that interests you. It should be on the Fortune 500 list. Using the company's most recent annual report (or Form 10-K) from the company's Investor Relations web page and other credible internet sources, develop a short (1.5 to 2 page) profile of the corporation. Obtain and attach a PDF version of the most recent annual report (or Form 10-K) from the company's web site. Include the following information: Name of the corporation, location of corporate headquarters and your pathway. State of incorporation. The stock exchange on which the company's stock is traded. Nature of its operations. The fiscal year end date of the annual report you used. Total assets on the balance sheet. Total revenues on the recent income statement. Net income on the income statement. The basic earnings per share reported on the recent income statement. The depreciation method used by the corporation. The inventory method used by the corporation. If the company does not report inventory on its balance sheet, state that in your report. Description of classes of stock (e.g. common, preferred, Class A, etc.) and the number of shares authorized, issued and outstanding for each class, from the balance sheet or notes. Market price of the stock on the Friday closest to the due date (Yahoo finance or other stock quote site). High and low prices of stock for the past 12 months (Yahoo finance or other stock quote site). Dividends paid for each of share of stock during the year covered by the annual report from the income statement or notes. The name of the Registered Public Accounting Firm who audited the company's financial statements. Discuss something that you found interesting in the annual report, that you didn't know before. If you had $10,000 to invest, would you invest in the stock of the corporation you chose. Provide your opinion and support your opinion with evidence from your research. Submit the following two (2) items: A Word document including the answers to the questions above. The document extension must end in .doc or .docx. A PDF copy of the annual report you used to answer the questions.

Answer 1

Morgan Stanley is a multinational Investment bank and Financial services company headquartered at New York. The current Morgan Stanley is the result of merger of the original Morgan Stanley with Dean Witter Discover & Co. in 1997

Morgan Stanley is a global leader in executing transactions in cash equity and equity-related products for institutional clients around the world. These products include common stocks, global depository receipts and exchange-traded funds

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management ranks second on the list with $1.26 trillion in AUM. The company operates in three business segments: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management It has more than 15,600 wealth managers in nearly 600 branches.

1. State of incorporation - New York City (Delaware)

2. The stock exchange on which the stock is traded – NYSE

3. Nature of its operations- Financial Services

4.The fiscal year end date of the annual report used - 31^st Dec 2019

5.Total assets on the balance sheet- $ 895.425 billion

6.Total revenues on the recent income statement- $ 41.419 billion

7.Net income on the income statement- $ 9.237 billion

8.The basic earnings per share reported on the recent income statement- $ 5.26

9.The depreciation method used by the corporation- Straight Line Method

10. The inventory method used by the corporation. If the company does not report inventory on its balance sheet, state that in your report- Not specified

11.Description of classes of stock (e.g. common, preferred, Class A, etc.) and the number of shares authorized, issued and outstanding for each class, from the balance sheet or notes- Common stock and Preferance Share

Shares authorized: 3,500,000,000, Shares issued: 2,038,893,979; Shares outstanding: 1,593,973,680

12.Market price of the stock on the Friday closest to the due date - $ 46.66

13.High and low prices of stock for the past 12 months .- $ 57.57- $27.20

14.Dividends paid for each of share of stock during the year covered by the annual report from the income statement or notes - $ 1.30

15.The name of the Registered Public Accounting Firm who audited the company's financial statements.- Deloitte and Touche

16.Discuss something that you found interesting in the annual report, that you didn't know before- Company shows steady growth in revenue and profit without any fluctuations.

17.If you had $10,000 to invest, would you invest in the stock of the corporation you chose. Provide your opinion and support your opinion with evidence from your research- Yes, even though share price is down, the Fundamentals are strong.