Overview
Review the current financial statements of Starbucks through Yahoo Finance or EDGAR Company Filing (https://www.sec.gov/search-filings). database in the Filings and Forms page. You can access the financial statements by going to the Yahoo! Finance webpage, typing in the stock symbol of Starbucks, and then clicking on the “Financials” tab. Use the EDGAR or Yahoo Finance database to download the last 10-Q from Starbucks into Excel.
In the Variance Analysis project,
- Complete the Variance Analysis Sheet on the appropriate tab in the Financial Forecasting Template, using the downloaded data.
- Calculate a quarterly variance analysis using the Variance Analysis tab of the Financial Forecasting Template (the same template you used in Week 3). Complete the following in your variance analysis:
- In the Excel template, insert the line items.
- In Column C, (Previous Quarter, 20NN) enter the previous quarter’s (previous to the most recent quarter) numbers as the budget.
- In Column D, (Current Quarter, 20NN) enter the current (most recent) quarter’s actual numbers.
- In Column E, the spreadsheet will calculate the dollar difference between the budget and actual numbers.
- In Column F, the spreadsheet will calculate the percentage change.
- In Column G, provide a rationale for the variances.
Note: This needs to be an MBA level of analysis. 1- or 2-line items in the variance analysis are significantly below expectations. You must have at least 10 or more-line items in your variance analysis.