You will begin by selecting a company that issues consolidated financial statements. There are many publicly traded companies that have related subsidiaries such as Disney, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Apple, etc. Choose a company that interests you that is publicly traded and very often they will be affiliated with other entities.
In a minimum of 3 pages, write a paper addressing the following:
· Company Name and Primary Business Description
· Affiliated companies that consolidate into their financial statements. Please describe what the primary business is for each entity and how you feel they contribute to the parent company.
· What is the overall financial position of the company: Please evaluate the last 3 years and analyze how the company is doing overall by reviewing the form 10-K. Also, please evaluate how the individual subsidiaries are doing financially.