Corporate Selection - You will be analyzing and comparing two competing corporations this semester. Before selecting a group below, go to the corporate homepages and be certain that you can find the Annual Reports and/or the Form 10K. To do this, search for the corporation or "guess" the URL. Once the homepage has been found, search for a link to Investor Relations or About the Company. Search for a link to Annual Report or Financial Statements, etc. You must find the report, NOT just the financial statements because you will need access to the Management Report, the Auditor's Report, Notes, etc. Finding the financial statements on financial sites is not adequate. Find the most recent Annual Report available and bookmark this page for future references. Often the reports or in .pdf format so you will need Adobe Reader.
Once you have located the annual report/10K, and decided on the group you want to study this semester, be certain nobody else has selected the same group by going to the Discussion Board in Blackboard, Corp Selection Topic. If the group is available, follow the instructions on the Learning Module. Only one person can select a pair so choose your companies early.
If you learn that any of these corporations have gone bankrupt, please select a different pair and let the instructor know as soon as possible. It is difficult keeping up with all the problems during this time of poor economy.
Watch
the Corp Selection video
for help.
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Group #
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Corporation
#1
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Corporation
#2
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1
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Dell
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EMC Corp
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2
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Apple
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Hewlett Packard
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3
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Juniper Networks, Inc.
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4 |
IBM |
Microsoft |
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5
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Texas Instruments
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Advanced Micro Devices
Inc.
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6
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Broadcom Corp
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Qualcomm, Inc.
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7
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Intel Corp
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Nvidia Corp
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8 |
Limelight Networks Inc |
Akamai Technologies Inc |
9 |
Skyworks Solutions Inc |
RF Micro Devices Inc |
10 |
Riverbed Technology Inc |
F5 Networks Inc |
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11
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SanDisk Corp
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Micron Technology Inc
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12 |
Oracle |
Redhat |
13 |
Autodesk Inc |
Adobe Systems Inc |
14 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc |
Southern Copper Corp |
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15
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Chevron Corp
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Exxon Mobil Corp
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16 |
Halliburton Co. |
Schlumberger Ltd. |
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17
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Foster Wheeler, Ltd
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Fluor Corporation
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18
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Catepillar
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Deere
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19
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United States Steel Corp
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Nucor Corp
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20
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Stanley Black and Decker
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Snap-On Inc
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21
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General Motors Corp
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Ford Motor Co
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22
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Boeing
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Lockheed Martin
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23 |
Navistar International Corp |
Paccar Inc |
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24
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Johnson Controls Inc
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BorgWarner Inc
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25 |
Pfizer |
Johnson & Johnson |
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26
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Abbott Labs
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Bristol Myers
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27
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Merck & Co.
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Eli Lilly
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28
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Amgen
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Genentech
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29
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Honeywell
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General Electric
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30 |
El DuPont de Nemours & Co |
Dow Chemical Co |
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31
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Monsanto Co
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Mosaic Co
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32
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Archer Daniels Midland Co
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Bunge Ltd
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33
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Safeway Inc.
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Kroger Co
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34
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Proctor & Gamble
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Kimberly-Clark
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35 |
Whole Foods Market Inc |
Supervalu Inc |
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36
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McDonalds
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Wendy's/Arby's Group
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37
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
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Yum! Brands inc.
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38
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DineEquity Inc
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Darden Restaurants Inc
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39
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Peet's Coffee &
Tea
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Starbucks
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40
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc..
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Farmer Brother's Co.
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41
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DinEquity, Inc
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Denny's Corp
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42 |
Altria |
Kraft |
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43
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Wal-Mart
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Target
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44 |
Costco |
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45
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.Macy's Inc
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Saks Inc
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46
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co
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Hot Topic Inc
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47
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J. C. Penney
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Kohl's Corp
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48
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Tiffany & Co
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Blue Nile, Inc.
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49 |
Children's Place Retail Stores Inc |
American Eagle Outfitters |
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50
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Ann Taylor
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Liz Claiborne Inc
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51
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Deckers Outdoor Corp
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Nike
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52
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Mattel
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Hasbro
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53
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Leap Frog
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JAKKS Pacific
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54
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Walt Disney
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Time Warner Inc
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55
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Activision
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Electronic Arts, Inc
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56
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Amazon
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E-Bay
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57
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Estee Lauder
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Avon
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58
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Revlon
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Colgate Palmolive
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59
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Kellogg
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Sara Lee
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60
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Coca-Cola Co
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Pepsico
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61
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Best Buy Co., Inc
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Staples
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62
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Home Depot, Inc
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Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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63
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Walgreen
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CVS Caremark Corp
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64
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Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
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Peabody Energy Corp.
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65
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Alcoa Inc.
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Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
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66
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Royal Gold, Inc.
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Newmont Mining Corp.
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67 |
Molson Coors Brewing Co |
Boston Beer Co Inc |
68 |
Dole Food Co Inc |
Chiquita Brands International Inc |