Select a large u. s. public corporation you are familiar with or which 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.

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Solution. (1) The name of a large U.S. public corporation is Walmart - Stores

(2) Website.

(3) A short profile of the Walmart coperation is given below: American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporatedon October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. As of January 31, 2018, Walmart has 11,718 stores and clubs in 28 countries, operating under 59 different names. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as the Seiyu Group in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Canada.

(4) The fiscal year end date of the annual report you used is 2017

(5) Total assets on the balance sheet are $198,825 millions

(6) Total revenues on the recent income statement is $485,873 millions

(7) Net income on the income statement is $ 13,643 millions

(8) The basic earnings per share reported on the recent income statement is $4.38

(9) The depreciation method used by the corporation is  straight-line method

(10) The inventory method used by the walamrt is first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.

(11) There is only one class of stock i.e common stock)

the number of shares outstanding - 3.05

yup the answer is

c

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