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One of the top investments of 2012 was Apple, Inc (symbol AAPL). Is this company still a good investment? There you will find a link to search for company SEC filings of any publically traded company such as APPLE. Using EDGAR, locate Apple, Inc's 2012 10-K and use it to answer the following questions:
When and where was Apple, Inc. established?
What is their fiscal year end? Is it on the same day every year?
On which stock exchange is Apple, Inc. registered?
What are their reportable operating segments? Which had the highest sales in 2012?
What are their primary product lines? Which had the highest sales in 2012?
What percent of 2012 net sales were domestic versus international?
How many employees did they have at the time of this 10-K filing?
List a couple of key Risk Factors related to their continued ability to compete for market share.
Location of their headquarters? Location of manufacturing facility?
Pending lawsuits?
Provide the key selected data for 2012 and 2011 (show $ in millions):
Net Sales
Net Income
Earnings per Share (EPS)
Total cash and cash equivalents
Total Assets
Total Liabilities
Shareholders' equity
Which product line had a net decrease in sales from 2011 to 2012?
At the time of this filing, how many shares of common stock were authorized? Issued and outstanding?
Were any dividends issued in 2012?
Which inventory valuation method do they use?
Who are their independent auditors?
Whose is the 1st signature on the report and what is his title?
Do you recommend this as an investment? Why or why not?
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