Nike Net Income, Ratios, Return on Asset and the Firm's Price-to-book Ratio

Discussion 1 - Financial Statement Analysis
After learning Chapters 2 and 3, we know that financial statements and financial ratios are important tools for examining a company’s performance, but gathering the necessary information can be tedious and time-consuming. Fortunately, many sites on the web provide this information for free.
Reuters (www(dot)reuters(dot)com (Links to an external site.)) is a global information and news provider that serves professionals in the financial, media, and corporate markets. It is also a useful source for you to obtain firms' financial information. You will learn how to utilize this website following the steps below:
Go to https://www(dot)reuters(dot)com/search (Links to an external site.)
Search for a firm you are interested in, for example, Best Buy (Ticker symbol: BBY).
Click the first link to the overview of the company: (Link to profile page: https://www(dot)reuters(dot)com/companies/BBY.N/profile (Links to an external site.))
The "Financials" page provides the financial statements for the past 5 years.
The "Key Metrics" page provides the major ratios we covered in the class.
Your task this week is to choose any firm you like (except Best Buy), go to Reuters and find its profile, and answering the following questions:
What is the company name, its Ticker symbol, and the link to the profile page? (20%)
Name:
Ticker:
Link to profile page:
What is the Net Income reported in the most recent financial statements? (Check the unit of the amount - thousands or million?)
What is the Trend of its Net Income? (increasing, decreasing, stable, or uncertain?) (20%)
Net Income:
Trend:
What is the Current ratio, Debt-to-equity ratio, Return on asset, and Price-to-book ratio of the company? (40%)
Current ratio:
Debt-to-equity ratio:
Return on asset:
Price-to-book:
How do you understand the firm's price-to-book ratio? ( Higher or lower than 1? What does it mean? Do you think it is good or bad? (20%)
Answer: