Select 2 companies in the same industry (for example, the home improvement industry or the candy industry).
- Use the Internet to find the companies’ financial statements.
- From the financial statements, list the different components from the Stockholder’s Equity section.
- Read the footnotes to the financial statements to see what they disclose about their Stockholder’s Equity section.
- Which parts do they have in common?
- Is there anything about their Stockholder’s Equity that is distinctive to the business?
- Share with the class what you have found.