Answer to Question #311638 in Accounting for Joel

Question

Pick a company and write a paper that provides the following information: 

• The name and ticker symbol of the company you have chosen. 
• The URL to the company’s Form 10-K to allow accurate verification of your answers.
• A description of two items from the company’s statement of cash flows: 
• Present one familiar item that you expected to be reported on the statement, based on what you’ve learned about cash flows. 
• Explain why you expected the familiar item that was reported on the statement of cash flows.
• One unfamiliar item that you did not expect to be on the statement of cash flows, based on what you’ve learned about cash flows. 
• Explain why you did not expect the unfamiliar item that was reported on the statement of cash flows. 
• Explain what you learned from the unfamiliar item on the statement of cash flows.
  
• Would you invest in the company based on the information from the statement of cash flow? 
• Provide detailed information to support your answer.

Answer 1

The Procter & Gamble Company

https://us.pg.com/

So the net earnings indicator is very familiar, as it is present in all company reports.Loss/(gain) on sale of assets is not so frequent in the reports that the company sells its assets.The sale of assets was not expected to be seen, since the company is very large and the sale of assets may be for various reasons.

I would invest in the company, as significant cash remains after cash flows in all directions.