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ACC505: Financial Statement Analysis

Starbucks' Case Study

The ACC505 course guide is designed to introduce you to a range of resources for doing company and industry research.

Explore the links below to get started on the Starbucks' case study:

Company information on Starbucks' website
Stock overview for the Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) on InvestorGuide.com
Stock quote for the Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) on the MSN Money website
Starbucks and Specialty Eateries industry information on the Yahoo! Finance website
Specialty Eateries industry information on the Yahoo! Finance website
Also, use the following library resources to complete your assignment:

Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new window Contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
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Search for the company's ticker symbol: SBUX
Below "Hoover's Company Records" for the Starbuck Corporation, click "Full text - PDF"

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Formerly LexisNexis Academic, Nexis Uni "features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790."
- This link opens in a new window

Click "Business" box (bottom left)
Click "Company Dossier" link (your browser must allow pop-ups for this link to work)
In the "Ticker symbol" field enter the Starbucks' ticker symbol: SBUX
Click Search
Use the navigation on the left to move within the Starbucks' report

APA Tip Sheet
Guidelines for APA in-text citations and references.

Other business/investment research databases
Note: Other specialized databases may be available through your local public/academic library. Check with your local library to explore databases such as Factiva, Mergent, Value Line, etc.