You have to read SONY's annual reportfirst to complete this essay.

To meet the requirement for the essay.

Please follow theinstruction below：

• Read     and summarize the     CEO Letter to the shareholders. 
• Review     the section     headings in the general business section.  
• f rom     the MD&A     (Management Discussion and Analysis), prepare a SWOT     analysis     - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,     Threats

o  Whatis the company good at,what do they have going for them

o  Wheredoes the company needto improve

o  Whatopportunities do yousee for the company to grow in the future

o  Whatforces could threatenthe company

·        FinancialAnalysis. 

§  Note the revenuesfor thepast three years, are they increasing o r  decreasing, and at whatrate?

§  The Gross Margin(GrossProfit) is the Revenues less the Cost of Goods Sold. 

§  Total Income (NetIncome, Earnings,Profit) is the “bottom line”. 

o  Fromthe Balance Sheet

§  Calculate thecurrent ratio for three years. 

§  Inventory is asignificantpart of any retail/merchandising operation. 

§  Calculate thetotal equitydivided by the total assets. 

o  CashFlow Statement

o  Footnotes.

The original financial reports are morethan 10MB, plase noticeyour Email, then I will send SONY's annual reportsto you