To get started:

  • Review the attached PPT and WORD files on analysis of financial data.
  • Open the attached Excel document. Rename and save the document to your computer.

The Balance Sheet and Income Statement for Wal-Mart, Inc. are provided in the Walmart excel file, along with the worksheet you will complete.

On the Ratio Analysis worksheet, complete a ratio analysis of Walmartbased on the five categories of analysis discussed in the PPT lesson.

In EXCEL format, calculate at least two ratios from each category of Liquidity, Activity, Debt, Profitability, and Market, using the figures in the Jan 2011 and Jan 2012 columns.

This is a ratio calculation assignment- no written analysis.

For the Market/Book and Price/Book Ratios, you will need to find the current stock price for WalMart online.

If you do not have MS Excel, this assignment can be done in OpenOffice.

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