1.Go to the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and click on “search for company filings” under “filings and forms.”
2.On the next page, click “Company or fund name, ticker symbol, CIK (Central Index Key), file number, state, country, or SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)” to search for a company.
3.On the next page, search for Starbucks by using their ticker symbol “SBUX.”
4.Scroll down on the next page until you see their 10-K filing and click on “Documents.”
5.Click on the first document’s link: “d10k.htm.”
6.Retrieve Item 7 – their “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (MD&A).
7.In a 2–3 page paper (12-point, double spaced), summarize their MD&A and critique it based on the SEC.