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    Three-Year Strategic Plan for Years 11-13

    Synopsis

    Mission and Vision

    Mission

    Provide your mission statement.

    Vision

    Provide your vision statement.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Describe how the organization has been involved with CSR, and the intention of the organization going forward.

    To Our Stockholders

    Construct a letter to the stockholders. In the letter, the students will include:

    · Appreciation for their support

    · An overview of company financial status

    · Brief plans for the future.

    Past and Present Performance

    · A synopsis of the actions and decision made from the last three years that deal with the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS

    · Why the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS are the levels they are today

    · (Provide a chart of the net revenues over the past three years)

    SWOT Analysis

    What are the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

    (Please identify each of these and then provide a brief description of how they are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.)

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    Provide a chart of three-year report (Year 11, Year 12, and Year 13) for the following consolidated financial statements regarding the overall totals of all the four regions (North America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America). (Refer to the template)

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)

    Three-Year Statement (Refer to the template)

    Balance Sheet

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Statement of Cash Flows

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Future Outlook – What you plan to do in Years 14-18

    There is no need for financial documents. Just the strategy plan

    Describe what you plan on doing in the future. If your organization has performed well, what will you do to sustain the growth and prosperity. If your organization has performed poorly, what will the organization do to correct these problems and restore the organization to prosperity.

    It is important that you remember you are writing this to the stockholders, therefore, you must be specific in your actions that you can gain their confidence and continued support.

    **## AnnualReportSample1-1.pdf**

    ANNUAL

    REPORT

    BOREALIS
    2018

    TABLE
    OF
    CONTENTS

    Mission and Vision—————————————————————————————–1

    Corporate Social Responsibility ———————————————————————–1

    To Our Stockholders—————————————————————————————-2

    Past and Present——————————————————————————————-2

    SWOT Analysis ——————————————————————————————-3

    Consolidated Financial Statements————————————————————————5

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)—————————————————————-5

    Balance Sheet———————————————————————————————6

    Statement of Cash Flows——————————————————————————–7

    Future Outlook———————————————————————————————-8

    BOREALIS

    Page
    1

    Mission and Vision

    We take pride in the services we
    provide for our customers, employees,
    shareholders and stakeholders. We
    provide the lowest priced shoes with
    great quality and numerous models.
    Our vision is to keep on moving
    forward in the four regions, North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific
    and Latin America.

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Both the community and our employees are valuable to our production and efficiency. At
    Borealis we provide ethics and enforcement training in addition to workforce diversity
    programs concerning sex, age, and other factors for all our employees.

    All of our warehouses in the regions, North America, Asia-Pacific and Latin America were
    upgraded to increase worker productivity hence reducing the waste and pollution back into the
    community. In addition, our employees are trained to be energy efficient, turn off the light
    when done, turn down unused machines and exposure of waste products properly. The beauty
    of the borealis aurora entails us to maintain a positive image in the community so we strive to
    maintain a 70 or above for the company image rating.

    In years 2014 and 2017 we ranked second for the corporate citizenship award. The world
    council for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship ranks and presents an award to the company
    spending the biggest percentage of its revenues for social responsibility and citizenship
    incentives.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    2

    To Our Shareholders

    We want to thank all our investors for supporting Borealis and joining us on the ongoing
    journey of moving forward. We will continue to maximize the shareholders wealth and
    increase stock price and shares in the future by increasing our efficiency in production, keeping
    our model varieties diverse, and always striving to increase the satisfaction of our customers.

    Past and Present
    Borealis continues to grow and expand each year to meet both the company and investor
    expectations. There were a few rocky years in the beginning but the company is back on track
    and heading for the new mover.

    In the year 2011, the company had a slight drop in revenues which affected the investor returns
    like the return on equity, earnings per share and the stock price. In 2012, the risk was greater
    than the returns due to the aggressive decisions by management. A plant was built in Latin
    America while working on upgrades on the Asia-Pacific plant at the same time. Return on
    equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) were below the industry, (-1.3 and -0.21
    respectively) for the year 2012 and since the construction was mainly financed by credit, the
    company’s credit rating dropped to C- . Due to the high interest rate payments from the low
    credit rating and high default risk, the overall company’s expenses were very high.

    The next couple of years a consultant was utilized to help improve and assist management with
    attaining average returns and striving for better results. In 2014 the company achieved the
    investor expectations and since then Borealis is now moving forward and continues to expand
    and grow while balancing the risk with the returns.

    One of the main factors is the low price that is advertised for the shoes, with the celebrity
    endorsements that help boost sales. In addition, the great retail support from the retailers and
    the various models offered helped increase revenues as well. Today Borealis is up to speed and
    maintaining the increasing revenues (graph 1 below).

    Graph 1- Borealis Net Revenues

    BOREALIS

    Page
    3

    One plant at a time is upgraded to increase the capacity in order to keep up the increasing
    demand and sales for the shoes; incentives are in order to help motivate employee to make
    better shoes hence reducing the reject rate. Overall all the three plants (North America, Asia-
    Pacific and Latin America) have been upgraded to option A and B which are assembly line
    upgrade to reduce reject rate by 50% and facilities upgrade to reduce production run setup by
    50% which in the end reduce the overall expenses.

    In the year 2015 and 2016, our ROE (16.8, 15.8 respectively) and EPS of 4.00 and 4.41
    respectively were part of the best in the industry; and the stock price increased as well to
    $51.29 and $55.97. Our credit rating has improved from a C- to B- and heading for an A+ by
    2020.

    Currently we are maintaining a 16% to 20% of the market share in both internet and wholesales
    in all four regions. For the future, we will keep on growing in revenues, market share and unit
    sales while maintaining our standards, morals and low prices for the customers in internet,
    wholesale and private-label sales.

    SWOT Analysis

    Strength
    • Model Offered- Borealis offers more

    models than any other company, a
    variety selection attracts and retains
    more customers.

    Weakness
    • No free shipping offered so we lose

    some customers and may not intake
    any new customers.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    4

    • Lowest prices- due to the high
    quantity of models offers, we can
    lower our prices and still obtain
    profits from the sales.

    • Celebrity endorsement- different
    locations have different interests, the
    multiple number of different
    celebrities increase the volume and
    demand for Borealis footwear.

    • Multiple warehouses- the additional
    location in Latin American decreases
    the exchanges rate expenses and
    traffics costs.

    • Mail in rebate is offered to the
    customers.

    • Advertising expenses are too high
    and in order to keep low prices,
    advertising has to decrease.

    • Cost of production is too high in
    portion to the revenue generated and
    in order to maintain the low prices,
    changes in production need to be
    implemented like less superior
    materials but while maintaining great
    quality.

    Opportunity
    • Build a plant in Europe –Africa to

    better met the uprising demand and
    lower the exchange rate expenses and
    traffic.

    • Increase capacity to have left over
    sales for the private label sales.

    • Increase retail support to increase
    overall sales.

    • Focus on celebrity endorsement that
    will strengthen the weak sales areas.

    • Offer free shipping to some of the
    customers, in order to compete with
    the competitors’.

    Threat
    • The lower S/Q rating compared to the

    competitors decreases the attraction
    of the retail supporters.

    • High operating expenses in
    comparison to the revenues
    generation.

    • Low price competitive advantage is
    easily adaptable by both the
    competitors and any incoming
    entrants.

    • Long delivery time for the customers
    and on top that no free shipping is
    offered, there is a potential threat of
    losing customers to our competitors
    with less delivery time and or free
    shipping.

    • High competitive market, aggressive
    decisions have been implemented
    increasing the company risk and may
    possibly reducing returns.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    5

    Financial Statements
    The past three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 consolidated financial statement – Income statement,
    balance sheet and statement of cash flow for the overall totals of all the four regions North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

    Borealis
    Consolidated Income statement ($000s)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Net Revenue-Internet 60,297 85,802 83,623
    Wholesale 345,787 393,453 400,690
    Private-Label 31,146 0 0
    Exchange rate adjustments 2,884 (7,865) (21,608)

    Net Revenues from sales 440,114 471,390 462,705

    Cost of Pairs Sold 249,699 256,798 263,981

    Gross Profit 190,415 214,592 198,724

    Operating Expenses

    Warehouse Expenses 26,876 32,156 31,807
    Marketing Expenses 74,406 92,022 100,840
    Administration Expenses 12,287 12,349 12,414
    Total Expense 113,569 136,527 145,061

    Operating Profit (Loss) 76,846 78,065 53,663

    Interest Income(Expense) (20,980) (16,994) (11,463)
    Pre-tax profit(Loss) 55,866 61,071 42,200
    Income Taxes 16,760 18,321 12,660

    Net Income 39,106 42,750 29,540

    BOREALIS

    Page
    6

    Borealis
    Consolidated Balance Sheet ($000)

    December 31,

    2015 2016 2017

    ASSETS

    Cash on Hand 0 0 0
    Accounts Receivable 110,029 117,848 115,676
    Inventory 27,465 29,310 32,628
    Total Current Assets 137,494 147,158 148,304
    Property Plant & Equipment

    Total Fixed Assets 328,885 304,570 344,605
    Total Assets 466,379 451,728 492,909

    LIABILITIES

    Accounts Payable 16,608 19,801 20,559
    Overdraft Loan payable 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Current Loan Payable 36,500 36,500 25,000
    Total Current Liabilities 78,221 61,196 97,839
    Long term Loans
    Outstanding 136,500 100,000 75,000

    Total Liabilities 214,721 161,196 172,839

    SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

    Common stock 9,775 9,700 9,700
    Additional paid in capital 96,470 92,668 92,668
    Retained Earnings 145,413 188,164 217,702
    Total Shareholder Equity 251,658 290,532 320,070
    Total Liabilities & Equity 466,379 451,728 492,909

    BOREALIS

    Page
    7

    Borealis
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ($000)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Beginning cash 0 0 0
    OPERATIONS

    Cash receipts from sales 429,821 463,572 464,877
    Cash paid for

    Inventory purchase-material
    supplies (64,275) (76,011) (81,477)

    Production Expenses (143,727) (132,024) (138,059)
    Warehouse Expense (48,874) (55,256) (54,499)
    Marketing Expenses (86,693) (104,371) (113,254)
    Income Taxes (16,760) (18,321) (12,660)
    Interest Payment- Overdraft (4,047) (3,039) (485)
    10-year loan (16,933) (13,955) (10,978)
    Net Cash Flow from Operations 48,512 60,595 53,465

    INVESTING ACTIVITES

    Construction of new capacity 0 0 (64,350)
    Stock Repurchase 0 (3,877) 0
    Net Cash Flow from Investing
    Activities 0 (3,877) (64,350)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    Loans to cover overdraft 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Repayment on Loans

    Overdraft (37,125) (25,113) (4,895)
    10-year loan (36,500) (36,500) (36,500)
    Net Cash Flow from Financing
    Activities (48,512) (56,718) 10,885

    Net Cash Balance 0 0 0

    BOREALIS

    Page
    8

    3- Year Future Projections

    Our future outlook is to maintain the low price and highest model offered competitive
    advantage over the competitors. With the growing retail support in private, wholesale and
    internet sales, this will lead to contentious capacity increase each year for the plants depending
    on the number of insufficiency feedback from the previous year. The other factor is the loan
    repayment as soon as possible for this will decrease the interest expense and increase the
    ending cash, and with excess cash there is potential for expansion and upgrades. There will be
    continuous training for the employees to stay updated with the changing technology, latest sales
    skills and customer demands. The most important of all is make sure that our investors are
    receiving the highest returns with low risk, making sure that each decision yields a substantial
    return.

    ***Other external factors may affect the overall performance of the company, resulting in
    different returns from the projections below.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    9

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    10

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    12

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    Three-Year Strategic Plan for Years 11-13

    Synopsis

    Mission and Vision

    Mission

    Provide your mission statement.

    Vision

    Provide your vision statement.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Describe how the organization has been involved with CSR, and the intention of the organization going forward.

    To Our Stockholders

    Construct a letter to the stockholders. In the letter, the students will include:

    · Appreciation for their support

    · An overview of company financial status

    · Brief plans for the future.

    Past and Present Performance

    · A synopsis of the actions and decision made from the last three years that deal with the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS

    · Why the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS are the levels they are today

    · (Provide a chart of the net revenues over the past three years)

    SWOT Analysis

    What are the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

    (Please identify each of these and then provide a brief description of how they are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.)

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    Provide a chart of three-year report (Year 11, Year 12, and Year 13) for the following consolidated financial statements regarding the overall totals of all the four regions (North America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America). (Refer to the template)

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)

    Three-Year Statement (Refer to the template)

    Balance Sheet

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Statement of Cash Flows

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Future Outlook – What you plan to do in Years 14-18

    There is no need for financial documents. Just the strategy plan

    Describe what you plan on doing in the future. If your organization has performed well, what will you do to sustain the growth and prosperity. If your organization has performed poorly, what will the organization do to correct these problems and restore the organization to prosperity.

    It is important that you remember you are writing this to the stockholders, therefore, you must be specific in your actions that you can gain their confidence and continued support.

    **## AnnualReportSample1-1.pdf**

    ANNUAL

    REPORT

    BOREALIS
    2018

    TABLE
    OF
    CONTENTS

    Mission and Vision—————————————————————————————–1

    Corporate Social Responsibility ———————————————————————–1

    To Our Stockholders—————————————————————————————-2

    Past and Present——————————————————————————————-2

    SWOT Analysis ——————————————————————————————-3

    Consolidated Financial Statements————————————————————————5

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)—————————————————————-5

    Balance Sheet———————————————————————————————6

    Statement of Cash Flows——————————————————————————–7

    Future Outlook———————————————————————————————-8

    BOREALIS

    Page
    1

    Mission and Vision

    We take pride in the services we
    provide for our customers, employees,
    shareholders and stakeholders. We
    provide the lowest priced shoes with
    great quality and numerous models.
    Our vision is to keep on moving
    forward in the four regions, North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific
    and Latin America.

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Both the community and our employees are valuable to our production and efficiency. At
    Borealis we provide ethics and enforcement training in addition to workforce diversity
    programs concerning sex, age, and other factors for all our employees.

    All of our warehouses in the regions, North America, Asia-Pacific and Latin America were
    upgraded to increase worker productivity hence reducing the waste and pollution back into the
    community. In addition, our employees are trained to be energy efficient, turn off the light
    when done, turn down unused machines and exposure of waste products properly. The beauty
    of the borealis aurora entails us to maintain a positive image in the community so we strive to
    maintain a 70 or above for the company image rating.

    In years 2014 and 2017 we ranked second for the corporate citizenship award. The world
    council for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship ranks and presents an award to the company
    spending the biggest percentage of its revenues for social responsibility and citizenship
    incentives.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    2

    To Our Shareholders

    We want to thank all our investors for supporting Borealis and joining us on the ongoing
    journey of moving forward. We will continue to maximize the shareholders wealth and
    increase stock price and shares in the future by increasing our efficiency in production, keeping
    our model varieties diverse, and always striving to increase the satisfaction of our customers.

    Past and Present
    Borealis continues to grow and expand each year to meet both the company and investor
    expectations. There were a few rocky years in the beginning but the company is back on track
    and heading for the new mover.

    In the year 2011, the company had a slight drop in revenues which affected the investor returns
    like the return on equity, earnings per share and the stock price. In 2012, the risk was greater
    than the returns due to the aggressive decisions by management. A plant was built in Latin
    America while working on upgrades on the Asia-Pacific plant at the same time. Return on
    equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) were below the industry, (-1.3 and -0.21
    respectively) for the year 2012 and since the construction was mainly financed by credit, the
    company’s credit rating dropped to C- . Due to the high interest rate payments from the low
    credit rating and high default risk, the overall company’s expenses were very high.

    The next couple of years a consultant was utilized to help improve and assist management with
    attaining average returns and striving for better results. In 2014 the company achieved the
    investor expectations and since then Borealis is now moving forward and continues to expand
    and grow while balancing the risk with the returns.

    One of the main factors is the low price that is advertised for the shoes, with the celebrity
    endorsements that help boost sales. In addition, the great retail support from the retailers and
    the various models offered helped increase revenues as well. Today Borealis is up to speed and
    maintaining the increasing revenues (graph 1 below).

    Graph 1- Borealis Net Revenues

    BOREALIS

    Page
    3

    One plant at a time is upgraded to increase the capacity in order to keep up the increasing
    demand and sales for the shoes; incentives are in order to help motivate employee to make
    better shoes hence reducing the reject rate. Overall all the three plants (North America, Asia-
    Pacific and Latin America) have been upgraded to option A and B which are assembly line
    upgrade to reduce reject rate by 50% and facilities upgrade to reduce production run setup by
    50% which in the end reduce the overall expenses.

    In the year 2015 and 2016, our ROE (16.8, 15.8 respectively) and EPS of 4.00 and 4.41
    respectively were part of the best in the industry; and the stock price increased as well to
    $51.29 and $55.97. Our credit rating has improved from a C- to B- and heading for an A+ by
    2020.

    Currently we are maintaining a 16% to 20% of the market share in both internet and wholesales
    in all four regions. For the future, we will keep on growing in revenues, market share and unit
    sales while maintaining our standards, morals and low prices for the customers in internet,
    wholesale and private-label sales.

    SWOT Analysis

    Strength
    • Model Offered- Borealis offers more

    models than any other company, a
    variety selection attracts and retains
    more customers.

    Weakness
    • No free shipping offered so we lose

    some customers and may not intake
    any new customers.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    4

    • Lowest prices- due to the high
    quantity of models offers, we can
    lower our prices and still obtain
    profits from the sales.

    • Celebrity endorsement- different
    locations have different interests, the
    multiple number of different
    celebrities increase the volume and
    demand for Borealis footwear.

    • Multiple warehouses- the additional
    location in Latin American decreases
    the exchanges rate expenses and
    traffics costs.

    • Mail in rebate is offered to the
    customers.

    • Advertising expenses are too high
    and in order to keep low prices,
    advertising has to decrease.

    • Cost of production is too high in
    portion to the revenue generated and
    in order to maintain the low prices,
    changes in production need to be
    implemented like less superior
    materials but while maintaining great
    quality.

    Opportunity
    • Build a plant in Europe –Africa to

    better met the uprising demand and
    lower the exchange rate expenses and
    traffic.

    • Increase capacity to have left over
    sales for the private label sales.

    • Increase retail support to increase
    overall sales.

    • Focus on celebrity endorsement that
    will strengthen the weak sales areas.

    • Offer free shipping to some of the
    customers, in order to compete with
    the competitors’.

    Threat
    • The lower S/Q rating compared to the

    competitors decreases the attraction
    of the retail supporters.

    • High operating expenses in
    comparison to the revenues
    generation.

    • Low price competitive advantage is
    easily adaptable by both the
    competitors and any incoming
    entrants.

    • Long delivery time for the customers
    and on top that no free shipping is
    offered, there is a potential threat of
    losing customers to our competitors
    with less delivery time and or free
    shipping.

    • High competitive market, aggressive
    decisions have been implemented
    increasing the company risk and may
    possibly reducing returns.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    5

    Financial Statements
    The past three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 consolidated financial statement – Income statement,
    balance sheet and statement of cash flow for the overall totals of all the four regions North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

    Borealis
    Consolidated Income statement ($000s)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Net Revenue-Internet 60,297 85,802 83,623
    Wholesale 345,787 393,453 400,690
    Private-Label 31,146 0 0
    Exchange rate adjustments 2,884 (7,865) (21,608)

    Net Revenues from sales 440,114 471,390 462,705

    Cost of Pairs Sold 249,699 256,798 263,981

    Gross Profit 190,415 214,592 198,724

    Operating Expenses

    Warehouse Expenses 26,876 32,156 31,807
    Marketing Expenses 74,406 92,022 100,840
    Administration Expenses 12,287 12,349 12,414
    Total Expense 113,569 136,527 145,061

    Operating Profit (Loss) 76,846 78,065 53,663

    Interest Income(Expense) (20,980) (16,994) (11,463)
    Pre-tax profit(Loss) 55,866 61,071 42,200
    Income Taxes 16,760 18,321 12,660

    Net Income 39,106 42,750 29,540

    BOREALIS

    Page
    6

    Borealis
    Consolidated Balance Sheet ($000)

    December 31,

    2015 2016 2017

    ASSETS

    Cash on Hand 0 0 0
    Accounts Receivable 110,029 117,848 115,676
    Inventory 27,465 29,310 32,628
    Total Current Assets 137,494 147,158 148,304
    Property Plant & Equipment

    Total Fixed Assets 328,885 304,570 344,605
    Total Assets 466,379 451,728 492,909

    LIABILITIES

    Accounts Payable 16,608 19,801 20,559
    Overdraft Loan payable 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Current Loan Payable 36,500 36,500 25,000
    Total Current Liabilities 78,221 61,196 97,839
    Long term Loans
    Outstanding 136,500 100,000 75,000

    Total Liabilities 214,721 161,196 172,839

    SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

    Common stock 9,775 9,700 9,700
    Additional paid in capital 96,470 92,668 92,668
    Retained Earnings 145,413 188,164 217,702
    Total Shareholder Equity 251,658 290,532 320,070
    Total Liabilities & Equity 466,379 451,728 492,909

    BOREALIS

    Page
    7

    Borealis
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ($000)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Beginning cash 0 0 0
    OPERATIONS

    Cash receipts from sales 429,821 463,572 464,877
    Cash paid for

    Inventory purchase-material
    supplies (64,275) (76,011) (81,477)

    Production Expenses (143,727) (132,024) (138,059)
    Warehouse Expense (48,874) (55,256) (54,499)
    Marketing Expenses (86,693) (104,371) (113,254)
    Income Taxes (16,760) (18,321) (12,660)
    Interest Payment- Overdraft (4,047) (3,039) (485)
    10-year loan (16,933) (13,955) (10,978)
    Net Cash Flow from Operations 48,512 60,595 53,465

    INVESTING ACTIVITES

    Construction of new capacity 0 0 (64,350)
    Stock Repurchase 0 (3,877) 0
    Net Cash Flow from Investing
    Activities 0 (3,877) (64,350)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    Loans to cover overdraft 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Repayment on Loans

    Overdraft (37,125) (25,113) (4,895)
    10-year loan (36,500) (36,500) (36,500)
    Net Cash Flow from Financing
    Activities (48,512) (56,718) 10,885

    Net Cash Balance 0 0 0

    BOREALIS

    Page
    8

    3- Year Future Projections

    Our future outlook is to maintain the low price and highest model offered competitive
    advantage over the competitors. With the growing retail support in private, wholesale and
    internet sales, this will lead to contentious capacity increase each year for the plants depending
    on the number of insufficiency feedback from the previous year. The other factor is the loan
    repayment as soon as possible for this will decrease the interest expense and increase the
    ending cash, and with excess cash there is potential for expansion and upgrades. There will be
    continuous training for the employees to stay updated with the changing technology, latest sales
    skills and customer demands. The most important of all is make sure that our investors are
    receiving the highest returns with low risk, making sure that each decision yields a substantial
    return.

    ***Other external factors may affect the overall performance of the company, resulting in
    different returns from the projections below.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    9

    BOREALIS

    Page
    10

    BOREALIS

    Page
    11

    BOREALIS

    Page
    12

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    Three-Year Strategic Plan for Years 11-13

    Synopsis

    Mission and Vision

    Mission

    Provide your mission statement.

    Vision

    Provide your vision statement.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Describe how the organization has been involved with CSR, and the intention of the organization going forward.

    To Our Stockholders

    Construct a letter to the stockholders. In the letter, the students will include:

    · Appreciation for their support

    · An overview of company financial status

    · Brief plans for the future.

    Past and Present Performance

    · A synopsis of the actions and decision made from the last three years that deal with the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS

    · Why the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS are the levels they are today

    · (Provide a chart of the net revenues over the past three years)

    SWOT Analysis

    What are the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

    (Please identify each of these and then provide a brief description of how they are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.)

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    Provide a chart of three-year report (Year 11, Year 12, and Year 13) for the following consolidated financial statements regarding the overall totals of all the four regions (North America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America). (Refer to the template)

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)

    Three-Year Statement (Refer to the template)

    Balance Sheet

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Statement of Cash Flows

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Future Outlook – What you plan to do in Years 14-18

    There is no need for financial documents. Just the strategy plan

    Describe what you plan on doing in the future. If your organization has performed well, what will you do to sustain the growth and prosperity. If your organization has performed poorly, what will the organization do to correct these problems and restore the organization to prosperity.

    It is important that you remember you are writing this to the stockholders, therefore, you must be specific in your actions that you can gain their confidence and continued support.

    **## AnnualReportSample1-1.pdf**

    ANNUAL

    REPORT

    BOREALIS
    2018

    TABLE
    OF
    CONTENTS

    Mission and Vision—————————————————————————————–1

    Corporate Social Responsibility ———————————————————————–1

    To Our Stockholders—————————————————————————————-2

    Past and Present——————————————————————————————-2

    SWOT Analysis ——————————————————————————————-3

    Consolidated Financial Statements————————————————————————5

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)—————————————————————-5

    Balance Sheet———————————————————————————————6

    Statement of Cash Flows——————————————————————————–7

    Future Outlook———————————————————————————————-8

    BOREALIS

    Page
    1

    Mission and Vision

    We take pride in the services we
    provide for our customers, employees,
    shareholders and stakeholders. We
    provide the lowest priced shoes with
    great quality and numerous models.
    Our vision is to keep on moving
    forward in the four regions, North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific
    and Latin America.

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Both the community and our employees are valuable to our production and efficiency. At
    Borealis we provide ethics and enforcement training in addition to workforce diversity
    programs concerning sex, age, and other factors for all our employees.

    All of our warehouses in the regions, North America, Asia-Pacific and Latin America were
    upgraded to increase worker productivity hence reducing the waste and pollution back into the
    community. In addition, our employees are trained to be energy efficient, turn off the light
    when done, turn down unused machines and exposure of waste products properly. The beauty
    of the borealis aurora entails us to maintain a positive image in the community so we strive to
    maintain a 70 or above for the company image rating.

    In years 2014 and 2017 we ranked second for the corporate citizenship award. The world
    council for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship ranks and presents an award to the company
    spending the biggest percentage of its revenues for social responsibility and citizenship
    incentives.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    2

    To Our Shareholders

    We want to thank all our investors for supporting Borealis and joining us on the ongoing
    journey of moving forward. We will continue to maximize the shareholders wealth and
    increase stock price and shares in the future by increasing our efficiency in production, keeping
    our model varieties diverse, and always striving to increase the satisfaction of our customers.

    Past and Present
    Borealis continues to grow and expand each year to meet both the company and investor
    expectations. There were a few rocky years in the beginning but the company is back on track
    and heading for the new mover.

    In the year 2011, the company had a slight drop in revenues which affected the investor returns
    like the return on equity, earnings per share and the stock price. In 2012, the risk was greater
    than the returns due to the aggressive decisions by management. A plant was built in Latin
    America while working on upgrades on the Asia-Pacific plant at the same time. Return on
    equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) were below the industry, (-1.3 and -0.21
    respectively) for the year 2012 and since the construction was mainly financed by credit, the
    company’s credit rating dropped to C- . Due to the high interest rate payments from the low
    credit rating and high default risk, the overall company’s expenses were very high.

    The next couple of years a consultant was utilized to help improve and assist management with
    attaining average returns and striving for better results. In 2014 the company achieved the
    investor expectations and since then Borealis is now moving forward and continues to expand
    and grow while balancing the risk with the returns.

    One of the main factors is the low price that is advertised for the shoes, with the celebrity
    endorsements that help boost sales. In addition, the great retail support from the retailers and
    the various models offered helped increase revenues as well. Today Borealis is up to speed and
    maintaining the increasing revenues (graph 1 below).

    Graph 1- Borealis Net Revenues

    BOREALIS

    Page
    3

    One plant at a time is upgraded to increase the capacity in order to keep up the increasing
    demand and sales for the shoes; incentives are in order to help motivate employee to make
    better shoes hence reducing the reject rate. Overall all the three plants (North America, Asia-
    Pacific and Latin America) have been upgraded to option A and B which are assembly line
    upgrade to reduce reject rate by 50% and facilities upgrade to reduce production run setup by
    50% which in the end reduce the overall expenses.

    In the year 2015 and 2016, our ROE (16.8, 15.8 respectively) and EPS of 4.00 and 4.41
    respectively were part of the best in the industry; and the stock price increased as well to
    $51.29 and $55.97. Our credit rating has improved from a C- to B- and heading for an A+ by
    2020.

    Currently we are maintaining a 16% to 20% of the market share in both internet and wholesales
    in all four regions. For the future, we will keep on growing in revenues, market share and unit
    sales while maintaining our standards, morals and low prices for the customers in internet,
    wholesale and private-label sales.

    SWOT Analysis

    Strength
    • Model Offered- Borealis offers more

    models than any other company, a
    variety selection attracts and retains
    more customers.

    Weakness
    • No free shipping offered so we lose

    some customers and may not intake
    any new customers.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    4

    • Lowest prices- due to the high
    quantity of models offers, we can
    lower our prices and still obtain
    profits from the sales.

    • Celebrity endorsement- different
    locations have different interests, the
    multiple number of different
    celebrities increase the volume and
    demand for Borealis footwear.

    • Multiple warehouses- the additional
    location in Latin American decreases
    the exchanges rate expenses and
    traffics costs.

    • Mail in rebate is offered to the
    customers.

    • Advertising expenses are too high
    and in order to keep low prices,
    advertising has to decrease.

    • Cost of production is too high in
    portion to the revenue generated and
    in order to maintain the low prices,
    changes in production need to be
    implemented like less superior
    materials but while maintaining great
    quality.

    Opportunity
    • Build a plant in Europe –Africa to

    better met the uprising demand and
    lower the exchange rate expenses and
    traffic.

    • Increase capacity to have left over
    sales for the private label sales.

    • Increase retail support to increase
    overall sales.

    • Focus on celebrity endorsement that
    will strengthen the weak sales areas.

    • Offer free shipping to some of the
    customers, in order to compete with
    the competitors’.

    Threat
    • The lower S/Q rating compared to the

    competitors decreases the attraction
    of the retail supporters.

    • High operating expenses in
    comparison to the revenues
    generation.

    • Low price competitive advantage is
    easily adaptable by both the
    competitors and any incoming
    entrants.

    • Long delivery time for the customers
    and on top that no free shipping is
    offered, there is a potential threat of
    losing customers to our competitors
    with less delivery time and or free
    shipping.

    • High competitive market, aggressive
    decisions have been implemented
    increasing the company risk and may
    possibly reducing returns.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    5

    Financial Statements
    The past three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 consolidated financial statement – Income statement,
    balance sheet and statement of cash flow for the overall totals of all the four regions North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

    Borealis
    Consolidated Income statement ($000s)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Net Revenue-Internet 60,297 85,802 83,623
    Wholesale 345,787 393,453 400,690
    Private-Label 31,146 0 0
    Exchange rate adjustments 2,884 (7,865) (21,608)

    Net Revenues from sales 440,114 471,390 462,705

    Cost of Pairs Sold 249,699 256,798 263,981

    Gross Profit 190,415 214,592 198,724

    Operating Expenses

    Warehouse Expenses 26,876 32,156 31,807
    Marketing Expenses 74,406 92,022 100,840
    Administration Expenses 12,287 12,349 12,414
    Total Expense 113,569 136,527 145,061

    Operating Profit (Loss) 76,846 78,065 53,663

    Interest Income(Expense) (20,980) (16,994) (11,463)
    Pre-tax profit(Loss) 55,866 61,071 42,200
    Income Taxes 16,760 18,321 12,660

    Net Income 39,106 42,750 29,540

    BOREALIS

    Page
    6

    Borealis
    Consolidated Balance Sheet ($000)

    December 31,

    2015 2016 2017

    ASSETS

    Cash on Hand 0 0 0
    Accounts Receivable 110,029 117,848 115,676
    Inventory 27,465 29,310 32,628
    Total Current Assets 137,494 147,158 148,304
    Property Plant & Equipment

    Total Fixed Assets 328,885 304,570 344,605
    Total Assets 466,379 451,728 492,909

    LIABILITIES

    Accounts Payable 16,608 19,801 20,559
    Overdraft Loan payable 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Current Loan Payable 36,500 36,500 25,000
    Total Current Liabilities 78,221 61,196 97,839
    Long term Loans
    Outstanding 136,500 100,000 75,000

    Total Liabilities 214,721 161,196 172,839

    SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

    Common stock 9,775 9,700 9,700
    Additional paid in capital 96,470 92,668 92,668
    Retained Earnings 145,413 188,164 217,702
    Total Shareholder Equity 251,658 290,532 320,070
    Total Liabilities & Equity 466,379 451,728 492,909

    BOREALIS

    Page
    7

    Borealis
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ($000)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Beginning cash 0 0 0
    OPERATIONS

    Cash receipts from sales 429,821 463,572 464,877
    Cash paid for

    Inventory purchase-material
    supplies (64,275) (76,011) (81,477)

    Production Expenses (143,727) (132,024) (138,059)
    Warehouse Expense (48,874) (55,256) (54,499)
    Marketing Expenses (86,693) (104,371) (113,254)
    Income Taxes (16,760) (18,321) (12,660)
    Interest Payment- Overdraft (4,047) (3,039) (485)
    10-year loan (16,933) (13,955) (10,978)
    Net Cash Flow from Operations 48,512 60,595 53,465

    INVESTING ACTIVITES

    Construction of new capacity 0 0 (64,350)
    Stock Repurchase 0 (3,877) 0
    Net Cash Flow from Investing
    Activities 0 (3,877) (64,350)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    Loans to cover overdraft 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Repayment on Loans

    Overdraft (37,125) (25,113) (4,895)
    10-year loan (36,500) (36,500) (36,500)
    Net Cash Flow from Financing
    Activities (48,512) (56,718) 10,885

    Net Cash Balance 0 0 0

    BOREALIS

    Page
    8

    3- Year Future Projections

    Our future outlook is to maintain the low price and highest model offered competitive
    advantage over the competitors. With the growing retail support in private, wholesale and
    internet sales, this will lead to contentious capacity increase each year for the plants depending
    on the number of insufficiency feedback from the previous year. The other factor is the loan
    repayment as soon as possible for this will decrease the interest expense and increase the
    ending cash, and with excess cash there is potential for expansion and upgrades. There will be
    continuous training for the employees to stay updated with the changing technology, latest sales
    skills and customer demands. The most important of all is make sure that our investors are
    receiving the highest returns with low risk, making sure that each decision yields a substantial
    return.

    ***Other external factors may affect the overall performance of the company, resulting in
    different returns from the projections below.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    9

    BOREALIS

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    10

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    11

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    Three-Year Strategic Plan for Years 11-13

    Synopsis

    Mission and Vision

    Mission

    Provide your mission statement.

    Vision

    Provide your vision statement.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Describe how the organization has been involved with CSR, and the intention of the organization going forward.

    To Our Stockholders

    Construct a letter to the stockholders. In the letter, the students will include:

    · Appreciation for their support

    · An overview of company financial status

    · Brief plans for the future.

    Past and Present Performance

    · A synopsis of the actions and decision made from the last three years that deal with the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS

    · Why the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS are the levels they are today

    · (Provide a chart of the net revenues over the past three years)

    SWOT Analysis

    What are the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

    (Please identify each of these and then provide a brief description of how they are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.)

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    Provide a chart of three-year report (Year 11, Year 12, and Year 13) for the following consolidated financial statements regarding the overall totals of all the four regions (North America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America). (Refer to the template)

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)

    Three-Year Statement (Refer to the template)

    Balance Sheet

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Statement of Cash Flows

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Future Outlook – What you plan to do in Years 14-18

    There is no need for financial documents. Just the strategy plan

    Describe what you plan on doing in the future. If your organization has performed well, what will you do to sustain the growth and prosperity. If your organization has performed poorly, what will the organization do to correct these problems and restore the organization to prosperity.

    It is important that you remember you are writing this to the stockholders, therefore, you must be specific in your actions that you can gain their confidence and continued support.

    **## AnnualReportSample1-1.pdf**

    ANNUAL

    REPORT

    BOREALIS
    2018

    TABLE
    OF
    CONTENTS

    Mission and Vision—————————————————————————————–1

    Corporate Social Responsibility ———————————————————————–1

    To Our Stockholders—————————————————————————————-2

    Past and Present——————————————————————————————-2

    SWOT Analysis ——————————————————————————————-3

    Consolidated Financial Statements————————————————————————5

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)—————————————————————-5

    Balance Sheet———————————————————————————————6

    Statement of Cash Flows——————————————————————————–7

    Future Outlook———————————————————————————————-8

    BOREALIS

    Page
    1

    Mission and Vision

    We take pride in the services we
    provide for our customers, employees,
    shareholders and stakeholders. We
    provide the lowest priced shoes with
    great quality and numerous models.
    Our vision is to keep on moving
    forward in the four regions, North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific
    and Latin America.

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Both the community and our employees are valuable to our production and efficiency. At
    Borealis we provide ethics and enforcement training in addition to workforce diversity
    programs concerning sex, age, and other factors for all our employees.

    All of our warehouses in the regions, North America, Asia-Pacific and Latin America were
    upgraded to increase worker productivity hence reducing the waste and pollution back into the
    community. In addition, our employees are trained to be energy efficient, turn off the light
    when done, turn down unused machines and exposure of waste products properly. The beauty
    of the borealis aurora entails us to maintain a positive image in the community so we strive to
    maintain a 70 or above for the company image rating.

    In years 2014 and 2017 we ranked second for the corporate citizenship award. The world
    council for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship ranks and presents an award to the company
    spending the biggest percentage of its revenues for social responsibility and citizenship
    incentives.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    2

    To Our Shareholders

    We want to thank all our investors for supporting Borealis and joining us on the ongoing
    journey of moving forward. We will continue to maximize the shareholders wealth and
    increase stock price and shares in the future by increasing our efficiency in production, keeping
    our model varieties diverse, and always striving to increase the satisfaction of our customers.

    Past and Present
    Borealis continues to grow and expand each year to meet both the company and investor
    expectations. There were a few rocky years in the beginning but the company is back on track
    and heading for the new mover.

    In the year 2011, the company had a slight drop in revenues which affected the investor returns
    like the return on equity, earnings per share and the stock price. In 2012, the risk was greater
    than the returns due to the aggressive decisions by management. A plant was built in Latin
    America while working on upgrades on the Asia-Pacific plant at the same time. Return on
    equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) were below the industry, (-1.3 and -0.21
    respectively) for the year 2012 and since the construction was mainly financed by credit, the
    company’s credit rating dropped to C- . Due to the high interest rate payments from the low
    credit rating and high default risk, the overall company’s expenses were very high.

    The next couple of years a consultant was utilized to help improve and assist management with
    attaining average returns and striving for better results. In 2014 the company achieved the
    investor expectations and since then Borealis is now moving forward and continues to expand
    and grow while balancing the risk with the returns.

    One of the main factors is the low price that is advertised for the shoes, with the celebrity
    endorsements that help boost sales. In addition, the great retail support from the retailers and
    the various models offered helped increase revenues as well. Today Borealis is up to speed and
    maintaining the increasing revenues (graph 1 below).

    Graph 1- Borealis Net Revenues

    BOREALIS

    Page
    3

    One plant at a time is upgraded to increase the capacity in order to keep up the increasing
    demand and sales for the shoes; incentives are in order to help motivate employee to make
    better shoes hence reducing the reject rate. Overall all the three plants (North America, Asia-
    Pacific and Latin America) have been upgraded to option A and B which are assembly line
    upgrade to reduce reject rate by 50% and facilities upgrade to reduce production run setup by
    50% which in the end reduce the overall expenses.

    In the year 2015 and 2016, our ROE (16.8, 15.8 respectively) and EPS of 4.00 and 4.41
    respectively were part of the best in the industry; and the stock price increased as well to
    $51.29 and $55.97. Our credit rating has improved from a C- to B- and heading for an A+ by
    2020.

    Currently we are maintaining a 16% to 20% of the market share in both internet and wholesales
    in all four regions. For the future, we will keep on growing in revenues, market share and unit
    sales while maintaining our standards, morals and low prices for the customers in internet,
    wholesale and private-label sales.

    SWOT Analysis

    Strength
    • Model Offered- Borealis offers more

    models than any other company, a
    variety selection attracts and retains
    more customers.

    Weakness
    • No free shipping offered so we lose

    some customers and may not intake
    any new customers.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    4

    • Lowest prices- due to the high
    quantity of models offers, we can
    lower our prices and still obtain
    profits from the sales.

    • Celebrity endorsement- different
    locations have different interests, the
    multiple number of different
    celebrities increase the volume and
    demand for Borealis footwear.

    • Multiple warehouses- the additional
    location in Latin American decreases
    the exchanges rate expenses and
    traffics costs.

    • Mail in rebate is offered to the
    customers.

    • Advertising expenses are too high
    and in order to keep low prices,
    advertising has to decrease.

    • Cost of production is too high in
    portion to the revenue generated and
    in order to maintain the low prices,
    changes in production need to be
    implemented like less superior
    materials but while maintaining great
    quality.

    Opportunity
    • Build a plant in Europe –Africa to

    better met the uprising demand and
    lower the exchange rate expenses and
    traffic.

    • Increase capacity to have left over
    sales for the private label sales.

    • Increase retail support to increase
    overall sales.

    • Focus on celebrity endorsement that
    will strengthen the weak sales areas.

    • Offer free shipping to some of the
    customers, in order to compete with
    the competitors’.

    Threat
    • The lower S/Q rating compared to the

    competitors decreases the attraction
    of the retail supporters.

    • High operating expenses in
    comparison to the revenues
    generation.

    • Low price competitive advantage is
    easily adaptable by both the
    competitors and any incoming
    entrants.

    • Long delivery time for the customers
    and on top that no free shipping is
    offered, there is a potential threat of
    losing customers to our competitors
    with less delivery time and or free
    shipping.

    • High competitive market, aggressive
    decisions have been implemented
    increasing the company risk and may
    possibly reducing returns.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    5

    Financial Statements
    The past three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 consolidated financial statement – Income statement,
    balance sheet and statement of cash flow for the overall totals of all the four regions North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

    Borealis
    Consolidated Income statement ($000s)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Net Revenue-Internet 60,297 85,802 83,623
    Wholesale 345,787 393,453 400,690
    Private-Label 31,146 0 0
    Exchange rate adjustments 2,884 (7,865) (21,608)

    Net Revenues from sales 440,114 471,390 462,705

    Cost of Pairs Sold 249,699 256,798 263,981

    Gross Profit 190,415 214,592 198,724

    Operating Expenses

    Warehouse Expenses 26,876 32,156 31,807
    Marketing Expenses 74,406 92,022 100,840
    Administration Expenses 12,287 12,349 12,414
    Total Expense 113,569 136,527 145,061

    Operating Profit (Loss) 76,846 78,065 53,663

    Interest Income(Expense) (20,980) (16,994) (11,463)
    Pre-tax profit(Loss) 55,866 61,071 42,200
    Income Taxes 16,760 18,321 12,660

    Net Income 39,106 42,750 29,540

    BOREALIS

    Page
    6

    Borealis
    Consolidated Balance Sheet ($000)

    December 31,

    2015 2016 2017

    ASSETS

    Cash on Hand 0 0 0
    Accounts Receivable 110,029 117,848 115,676
    Inventory 27,465 29,310 32,628
    Total Current Assets 137,494 147,158 148,304
    Property Plant & Equipment

    Total Fixed Assets 328,885 304,570 344,605
    Total Assets 466,379 451,728 492,909

    LIABILITIES

    Accounts Payable 16,608 19,801 20,559
    Overdraft Loan payable 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Current Loan Payable 36,500 36,500 25,000
    Total Current Liabilities 78,221 61,196 97,839
    Long term Loans
    Outstanding 136,500 100,000 75,000

    Total Liabilities 214,721 161,196 172,839

    SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

    Common stock 9,775 9,700 9,700
    Additional paid in capital 96,470 92,668 92,668
    Retained Earnings 145,413 188,164 217,702
    Total Shareholder Equity 251,658 290,532 320,070
    Total Liabilities & Equity 466,379 451,728 492,909

    BOREALIS

    Page
    7

    Borealis
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ($000)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Beginning cash 0 0 0
    OPERATIONS

    Cash receipts from sales 429,821 463,572 464,877
    Cash paid for

    Inventory purchase-material
    supplies (64,275) (76,011) (81,477)

    Production Expenses (143,727) (132,024) (138,059)
    Warehouse Expense (48,874) (55,256) (54,499)
    Marketing Expenses (86,693) (104,371) (113,254)
    Income Taxes (16,760) (18,321) (12,660)
    Interest Payment- Overdraft (4,047) (3,039) (485)
    10-year loan (16,933) (13,955) (10,978)
    Net Cash Flow from Operations 48,512 60,595 53,465

    INVESTING ACTIVITES

    Construction of new capacity 0 0 (64,350)
    Stock Repurchase 0 (3,877) 0
    Net Cash Flow from Investing
    Activities 0 (3,877) (64,350)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    Loans to cover overdraft 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Repayment on Loans

    Overdraft (37,125) (25,113) (4,895)
    10-year loan (36,500) (36,500) (36,500)
    Net Cash Flow from Financing
    Activities (48,512) (56,718) 10,885

    Net Cash Balance 0 0 0

    BOREALIS

    Page
    8

    3- Year Future Projections

    Our future outlook is to maintain the low price and highest model offered competitive
    advantage over the competitors. With the growing retail support in private, wholesale and
    internet sales, this will lead to contentious capacity increase each year for the plants depending
    on the number of insufficiency feedback from the previous year. The other factor is the loan
    repayment as soon as possible for this will decrease the interest expense and increase the
    ending cash, and with excess cash there is potential for expansion and upgrades. There will be
    continuous training for the employees to stay updated with the changing technology, latest sales
    skills and customer demands. The most important of all is make sure that our investors are
    receiving the highest returns with low risk, making sure that each decision yields a substantial
    return.

    ***Other external factors may affect the overall performance of the company, resulting in
    different returns from the projections below.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    9

    BOREALIS

    Page
    10

    BOREALIS

    Page
    11

    BOREALIS

    Page
    12

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    Three-Year Strategic Plan for Years 11-13

    Synopsis

    Mission and Vision

    Mission

    Provide your mission statement.

    Vision

    Provide your vision statement.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Describe how the organization has been involved with CSR, and the intention of the organization going forward.

    To Our Stockholders

    Construct a letter to the stockholders. In the letter, the students will include:

    · Appreciation for their support

    · An overview of company financial status

    · Brief plans for the future.

    Past and Present Performance

    · A synopsis of the actions and decision made from the last three years that deal with the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS

    · Why the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS are the levels they are today

    · (Provide a chart of the net revenues over the past three years)

    SWOT Analysis

    What are the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

    (Please identify each of these and then provide a brief description of how they are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.)

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    Provide a chart of three-year report (Year 11, Year 12, and Year 13) for the following consolidated financial statements regarding the overall totals of all the four regions (North America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America). (Refer to the template)

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)

    Three-Year Statement (Refer to the template)

    Balance Sheet

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Statement of Cash Flows

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Future Outlook – What you plan to do in Years 14-18

    There is no need for financial documents. Just the strategy plan

    Describe what you plan on doing in the future. If your organization has performed well, what will you do to sustain the growth and prosperity. If your organization has performed poorly, what will the organization do to correct these problems and restore the organization to prosperity.

    It is important that you remember you are writing this to the stockholders, therefore, you must be specific in your actions that you can gain their confidence and continued support.

    **## AnnualReportSample1-1.pdf**

    ANNUAL

    REPORT

    BOREALIS
    2018

    TABLE
    OF
    CONTENTS

    Mission and Vision—————————————————————————————–1

    Corporate Social Responsibility ———————————————————————–1

    To Our Stockholders—————————————————————————————-2

    Past and Present——————————————————————————————-2

    SWOT Analysis ——————————————————————————————-3

    Consolidated Financial Statements————————————————————————5

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)—————————————————————-5

    Balance Sheet———————————————————————————————6

    Statement of Cash Flows——————————————————————————–7

    Future Outlook———————————————————————————————-8

    BOREALIS

    Page
    1

    Mission and Vision

    We take pride in the services we
    provide for our customers, employees,
    shareholders and stakeholders. We
    provide the lowest priced shoes with
    great quality and numerous models.
    Our vision is to keep on moving
    forward in the four regions, North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific
    and Latin America.

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Both the community and our employees are valuable to our production and efficiency. At
    Borealis we provide ethics and enforcement training in addition to workforce diversity
    programs concerning sex, age, and other factors for all our employees.

    All of our warehouses in the regions, North America, Asia-Pacific and Latin America were
    upgraded to increase worker productivity hence reducing the waste and pollution back into the
    community. In addition, our employees are trained to be energy efficient, turn off the light
    when done, turn down unused machines and exposure of waste products properly. The beauty
    of the borealis aurora entails us to maintain a positive image in the community so we strive to
    maintain a 70 or above for the company image rating.

    In years 2014 and 2017 we ranked second for the corporate citizenship award. The world
    council for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship ranks and presents an award to the company
    spending the biggest percentage of its revenues for social responsibility and citizenship
    incentives.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    2

    To Our Shareholders

    We want to thank all our investors for supporting Borealis and joining us on the ongoing
    journey of moving forward. We will continue to maximize the shareholders wealth and
    increase stock price and shares in the future by increasing our efficiency in production, keeping
    our model varieties diverse, and always striving to increase the satisfaction of our customers.

    Past and Present
    Borealis continues to grow and expand each year to meet both the company and investor
    expectations. There were a few rocky years in the beginning but the company is back on track
    and heading for the new mover.

    In the year 2011, the company had a slight drop in revenues which affected the investor returns
    like the return on equity, earnings per share and the stock price. In 2012, the risk was greater
    than the returns due to the aggressive decisions by management. A plant was built in Latin
    America while working on upgrades on the Asia-Pacific plant at the same time. Return on
    equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) were below the industry, (-1.3 and -0.21
    respectively) for the year 2012 and since the construction was mainly financed by credit, the
    company’s credit rating dropped to C- . Due to the high interest rate payments from the low
    credit rating and high default risk, the overall company’s expenses were very high.

    The next couple of years a consultant was utilized to help improve and assist management with
    attaining average returns and striving for better results. In 2014 the company achieved the
    investor expectations and since then Borealis is now moving forward and continues to expand
    and grow while balancing the risk with the returns.

    One of the main factors is the low price that is advertised for the shoes, with the celebrity
    endorsements that help boost sales. In addition, the great retail support from the retailers and
    the various models offered helped increase revenues as well. Today Borealis is up to speed and
    maintaining the increasing revenues (graph 1 below).

    Graph 1- Borealis Net Revenues

    BOREALIS

    Page
    3

    One plant at a time is upgraded to increase the capacity in order to keep up the increasing
    demand and sales for the shoes; incentives are in order to help motivate employee to make
    better shoes hence reducing the reject rate. Overall all the three plants (North America, Asia-
    Pacific and Latin America) have been upgraded to option A and B which are assembly line
    upgrade to reduce reject rate by 50% and facilities upgrade to reduce production run setup by
    50% which in the end reduce the overall expenses.

    In the year 2015 and 2016, our ROE (16.8, 15.8 respectively) and EPS of 4.00 and 4.41
    respectively were part of the best in the industry; and the stock price increased as well to
    $51.29 and $55.97. Our credit rating has improved from a C- to B- and heading for an A+ by
    2020.

    Currently we are maintaining a 16% to 20% of the market share in both internet and wholesales
    in all four regions. For the future, we will keep on growing in revenues, market share and unit
    sales while maintaining our standards, morals and low prices for the customers in internet,
    wholesale and private-label sales.

    SWOT Analysis

    Strength
    • Model Offered- Borealis offers more

    models than any other company, a
    variety selection attracts and retains
    more customers.

    Weakness
    • No free shipping offered so we lose

    some customers and may not intake
    any new customers.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    4

    • Lowest prices- due to the high
    quantity of models offers, we can
    lower our prices and still obtain
    profits from the sales.

    • Celebrity endorsement- different
    locations have different interests, the
    multiple number of different
    celebrities increase the volume and
    demand for Borealis footwear.

    • Multiple warehouses- the additional
    location in Latin American decreases
    the exchanges rate expenses and
    traffics costs.

    • Mail in rebate is offered to the
    customers.

    • Advertising expenses are too high
    and in order to keep low prices,
    advertising has to decrease.

    • Cost of production is too high in
    portion to the revenue generated and
    in order to maintain the low prices,
    changes in production need to be
    implemented like less superior
    materials but while maintaining great
    quality.

    Opportunity
    • Build a plant in Europe –Africa to

    better met the uprising demand and
    lower the exchange rate expenses and
    traffic.

    • Increase capacity to have left over
    sales for the private label sales.

    • Increase retail support to increase
    overall sales.

    • Focus on celebrity endorsement that
    will strengthen the weak sales areas.

    • Offer free shipping to some of the
    customers, in order to compete with
    the competitors’.

    Threat
    • The lower S/Q rating compared to the

    competitors decreases the attraction
    of the retail supporters.

    • High operating expenses in
    comparison to the revenues
    generation.

    • Low price competitive advantage is
    easily adaptable by both the
    competitors and any incoming
    entrants.

    • Long delivery time for the customers
    and on top that no free shipping is
    offered, there is a potential threat of
    losing customers to our competitors
    with less delivery time and or free
    shipping.

    • High competitive market, aggressive
    decisions have been implemented
    increasing the company risk and may
    possibly reducing returns.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    5

    Financial Statements
    The past three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 consolidated financial statement – Income statement,
    balance sheet and statement of cash flow for the overall totals of all the four regions North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

    Borealis
    Consolidated Income statement ($000s)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Net Revenue-Internet 60,297 85,802 83,623
    Wholesale 345,787 393,453 400,690
    Private-Label 31,146 0 0
    Exchange rate adjustments 2,884 (7,865) (21,608)

    Net Revenues from sales 440,114 471,390 462,705

    Cost of Pairs Sold 249,699 256,798 263,981

    Gross Profit 190,415 214,592 198,724

    Operating Expenses

    Warehouse Expenses 26,876 32,156 31,807
    Marketing Expenses 74,406 92,022 100,840
    Administration Expenses 12,287 12,349 12,414
    Total Expense 113,569 136,527 145,061

    Operating Profit (Loss) 76,846 78,065 53,663

    Interest Income(Expense) (20,980) (16,994) (11,463)
    Pre-tax profit(Loss) 55,866 61,071 42,200
    Income Taxes 16,760 18,321 12,660

    Net Income 39,106 42,750 29,540

    BOREALIS

    Page
    6

    Borealis
    Consolidated Balance Sheet ($000)

    December 31,

    2015 2016 2017

    ASSETS

    Cash on Hand 0 0 0
    Accounts Receivable 110,029 117,848 115,676
    Inventory 27,465 29,310 32,628
    Total Current Assets 137,494 147,158 148,304
    Property Plant & Equipment

    Total Fixed Assets 328,885 304,570 344,605
    Total Assets 466,379 451,728 492,909

    LIABILITIES

    Accounts Payable 16,608 19,801 20,559
    Overdraft Loan payable 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Current Loan Payable 36,500 36,500 25,000
    Total Current Liabilities 78,221 61,196 97,839
    Long term Loans
    Outstanding 136,500 100,000 75,000

    Total Liabilities 214,721 161,196 172,839

    SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

    Common stock 9,775 9,700 9,700
    Additional paid in capital 96,470 92,668 92,668
    Retained Earnings 145,413 188,164 217,702
    Total Shareholder Equity 251,658 290,532 320,070
    Total Liabilities & Equity 466,379 451,728 492,909

    BOREALIS

    Page
    7

    Borealis
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ($000)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Beginning cash 0 0 0
    OPERATIONS

    Cash receipts from sales 429,821 463,572 464,877
    Cash paid for

    Inventory purchase-material
    supplies (64,275) (76,011) (81,477)

    Production Expenses (143,727) (132,024) (138,059)
    Warehouse Expense (48,874) (55,256) (54,499)
    Marketing Expenses (86,693) (104,371) (113,254)
    Income Taxes (16,760) (18,321) (12,660)
    Interest Payment- Overdraft (4,047) (3,039) (485)
    10-year loan (16,933) (13,955) (10,978)
    Net Cash Flow from Operations 48,512 60,595 53,465

    INVESTING ACTIVITES

    Construction of new capacity 0 0 (64,350)
    Stock Repurchase 0 (3,877) 0
    Net Cash Flow from Investing
    Activities 0 (3,877) (64,350)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    Loans to cover overdraft 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Repayment on Loans

    Overdraft (37,125) (25,113) (4,895)
    10-year loan (36,500) (36,500) (36,500)
    Net Cash Flow from Financing
    Activities (48,512) (56,718) 10,885

    Net Cash Balance 0 0 0

    BOREALIS

    Page
    8

    3- Year Future Projections

    Our future outlook is to maintain the low price and highest model offered competitive
    advantage over the competitors. With the growing retail support in private, wholesale and
    internet sales, this will lead to contentious capacity increase each year for the plants depending
    on the number of insufficiency feedback from the previous year. The other factor is the loan
    repayment as soon as possible for this will decrease the interest expense and increase the
    ending cash, and with excess cash there is potential for expansion and upgrades. There will be
    continuous training for the employees to stay updated with the changing technology, latest sales
    skills and customer demands. The most important of all is make sure that our investors are
    receiving the highest returns with low risk, making sure that each decision yields a substantial
    return.

    ***Other external factors may affect the overall performance of the company, resulting in
    different returns from the projections below.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    9

    BOREALIS

    Page
    10

    BOREALIS

    Page
    11

    BOREALIS

    Page
    12

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    **## Three-YearReportExample-Template6.docx**

    Three-Year Strategic Plan for Years 11-13

    Synopsis

    Mission and Vision

    Mission

    Provide your mission statement.

    Vision

    Provide your vision statement.

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Describe how the organization has been involved with CSR, and the intention of the organization going forward.

    To Our Stockholders

    Construct a letter to the stockholders. In the letter, the students will include:

    · Appreciation for their support

    · An overview of company financial status

    · Brief plans for the future.

    Past and Present Performance

    · A synopsis of the actions and decision made from the last three years that deal with the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS

    · Why the stock price, credit rating, Image, ROE, and EPS are the levels they are today

    · (Provide a chart of the net revenues over the past three years)

    SWOT Analysis

    What are the organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

    (Please identify each of these and then provide a brief description of how they are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.)

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    Provide a chart of three-year report (Year 11, Year 12, and Year 13) for the following consolidated financial statements regarding the overall totals of all the four regions (North America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America). (Refer to the template)

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)

    Three-Year Statement (Refer to the template)

    Balance Sheet

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Statement of Cash Flows

    Three-Year Statements (Refer to the template)

    Future Outlook – What you plan to do in Years 14-18

    There is no need for financial documents. Just the strategy plan

    Describe what you plan on doing in the future. If your organization has performed well, what will you do to sustain the growth and prosperity. If your organization has performed poorly, what will the organization do to correct these problems and restore the organization to prosperity.

    It is important that you remember you are writing this to the stockholders, therefore, you must be specific in your actions that you can gain their confidence and continued support.

    **## AnnualReportSample1-1.pdf**

    ANNUAL

    REPORT

    BOREALIS
    2018

    TABLE
    OF
    CONTENTS

    Mission and Vision—————————————————————————————–1

    Corporate Social Responsibility ———————————————————————–1

    To Our Stockholders—————————————————————————————-2

    Past and Present——————————————————————————————-2

    SWOT Analysis ——————————————————————————————-3

    Consolidated Financial Statements————————————————————————5

    Income Statement (Profits and Losses)—————————————————————-5

    Balance Sheet———————————————————————————————6

    Statement of Cash Flows——————————————————————————–7

    Future Outlook———————————————————————————————-8

    BOREALIS

    Page
    1

    Mission and Vision

    We take pride in the services we
    provide for our customers, employees,
    shareholders and stakeholders. We
    provide the lowest priced shoes with
    great quality and numerous models.
    Our vision is to keep on moving
    forward in the four regions, North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific
    and Latin America.

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Both the community and our employees are valuable to our production and efficiency. At
    Borealis we provide ethics and enforcement training in addition to workforce diversity
    programs concerning sex, age, and other factors for all our employees.

    All of our warehouses in the regions, North America, Asia-Pacific and Latin America were
    upgraded to increase worker productivity hence reducing the waste and pollution back into the
    community. In addition, our employees are trained to be energy efficient, turn off the light
    when done, turn down unused machines and exposure of waste products properly. The beauty
    of the borealis aurora entails us to maintain a positive image in the community so we strive to
    maintain a 70 or above for the company image rating.

    In years 2014 and 2017 we ranked second for the corporate citizenship award. The world
    council for Exemplary Corporate Citizenship ranks and presents an award to the company
    spending the biggest percentage of its revenues for social responsibility and citizenship
    incentives.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    2

    To Our Shareholders

    We want to thank all our investors for supporting Borealis and joining us on the ongoing
    journey of moving forward. We will continue to maximize the shareholders wealth and
    increase stock price and shares in the future by increasing our efficiency in production, keeping
    our model varieties diverse, and always striving to increase the satisfaction of our customers.

    Past and Present
    Borealis continues to grow and expand each year to meet both the company and investor
    expectations. There were a few rocky years in the beginning but the company is back on track
    and heading for the new mover.

    In the year 2011, the company had a slight drop in revenues which affected the investor returns
    like the return on equity, earnings per share and the stock price. In 2012, the risk was greater
    than the returns due to the aggressive decisions by management. A plant was built in Latin
    America while working on upgrades on the Asia-Pacific plant at the same time. Return on
    equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS) were below the industry, (-1.3 and -0.21
    respectively) for the year 2012 and since the construction was mainly financed by credit, the
    company’s credit rating dropped to C- . Due to the high interest rate payments from the low
    credit rating and high default risk, the overall company’s expenses were very high.

    The next couple of years a consultant was utilized to help improve and assist management with
    attaining average returns and striving for better results. In 2014 the company achieved the
    investor expectations and since then Borealis is now moving forward and continues to expand
    and grow while balancing the risk with the returns.

    One of the main factors is the low price that is advertised for the shoes, with the celebrity
    endorsements that help boost sales. In addition, the great retail support from the retailers and
    the various models offered helped increase revenues as well. Today Borealis is up to speed and
    maintaining the increasing revenues (graph 1 below).

    Graph 1- Borealis Net Revenues

    BOREALIS

    Page
    3

    One plant at a time is upgraded to increase the capacity in order to keep up the increasing
    demand and sales for the shoes; incentives are in order to help motivate employee to make
    better shoes hence reducing the reject rate. Overall all the three plants (North America, Asia-
    Pacific and Latin America) have been upgraded to option A and B which are assembly line
    upgrade to reduce reject rate by 50% and facilities upgrade to reduce production run setup by
    50% which in the end reduce the overall expenses.

    In the year 2015 and 2016, our ROE (16.8, 15.8 respectively) and EPS of 4.00 and 4.41
    respectively were part of the best in the industry; and the stock price increased as well to
    $51.29 and $55.97. Our credit rating has improved from a C- to B- and heading for an A+ by
    2020.

    Currently we are maintaining a 16% to 20% of the market share in both internet and wholesales
    in all four regions. For the future, we will keep on growing in revenues, market share and unit
    sales while maintaining our standards, morals and low prices for the customers in internet,
    wholesale and private-label sales.

    SWOT Analysis

    Strength
    • Model Offered- Borealis offers more

    models than any other company, a
    variety selection attracts and retains
    more customers.

    Weakness
    • No free shipping offered so we lose

    some customers and may not intake
    any new customers.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    4

    • Lowest prices- due to the high
    quantity of models offers, we can
    lower our prices and still obtain
    profits from the sales.

    • Celebrity endorsement- different
    locations have different interests, the
    multiple number of different
    celebrities increase the volume and
    demand for Borealis footwear.

    • Multiple warehouses- the additional
    location in Latin American decreases
    the exchanges rate expenses and
    traffics costs.

    • Mail in rebate is offered to the
    customers.

    • Advertising expenses are too high
    and in order to keep low prices,
    advertising has to decrease.

    • Cost of production is too high in
    portion to the revenue generated and
    in order to maintain the low prices,
    changes in production need to be
    implemented like less superior
    materials but while maintaining great
    quality.

    Opportunity
    • Build a plant in Europe –Africa to

    better met the uprising demand and
    lower the exchange rate expenses and
    traffic.

    • Increase capacity to have left over
    sales for the private label sales.

    • Increase retail support to increase
    overall sales.

    • Focus on celebrity endorsement that
    will strengthen the weak sales areas.

    • Offer free shipping to some of the
    customers, in order to compete with
    the competitors’.

    Threat
    • The lower S/Q rating compared to the

    competitors decreases the attraction
    of the retail supporters.

    • High operating expenses in
    comparison to the revenues
    generation.

    • Low price competitive advantage is
    easily adaptable by both the
    competitors and any incoming
    entrants.

    • Long delivery time for the customers
    and on top that no free shipping is
    offered, there is a potential threat of
    losing customers to our competitors
    with less delivery time and or free
    shipping.

    • High competitive market, aggressive
    decisions have been implemented
    increasing the company risk and may
    possibly reducing returns.

    BOREALIS

    Page
    5

    Financial Statements
    The past three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 consolidated financial statement – Income statement,
    balance sheet and statement of cash flow for the overall totals of all the four regions North
    America, Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

    Borealis
    Consolidated Income statement ($000s)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Net Revenue-Internet 60,297 85,802 83,623
    Wholesale 345,787 393,453 400,690
    Private-Label 31,146 0 0
    Exchange rate adjustments 2,884 (7,865) (21,608)

    Net Revenues from sales 440,114 471,390 462,705

    Cost of Pairs Sold 249,699 256,798 263,981

    Gross Profit 190,415 214,592 198,724

    Operating Expenses

    Warehouse Expenses 26,876 32,156 31,807
    Marketing Expenses 74,406 92,022 100,840
    Administration Expenses 12,287 12,349 12,414
    Total Expense 113,569 136,527 145,061

    Operating Profit (Loss) 76,846 78,065 53,663

    Interest Income(Expense) (20,980) (16,994) (11,463)
    Pre-tax profit(Loss) 55,866 61,071 42,200
    Income Taxes 16,760 18,321 12,660

    Net Income 39,106 42,750 29,540

    BOREALIS

    Page
    6

    Borealis
    Consolidated Balance Sheet ($000)

    December 31,

    2015 2016 2017

    ASSETS

    Cash on Hand 0 0 0
    Accounts Receivable 110,029 117,848 115,676
    Inventory 27,465 29,310 32,628
    Total Current Assets 137,494 147,158 148,304
    Property Plant & Equipment

    Total Fixed Assets 328,885 304,570 344,605
    Total Assets 466,379 451,728 492,909

    LIABILITIES

    Accounts Payable 16,608 19,801 20,559
    Overdraft Loan payable 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Current Loan Payable 36,500 36,500 25,000
    Total Current Liabilities 78,221 61,196 97,839
    Long term Loans
    Outstanding 136,500 100,000 75,000

    Total Liabilities 214,721 161,196 172,839

    SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

    Common stock 9,775 9,700 9,700
    Additional paid in capital 96,470 92,668 92,668
    Retained Earnings 145,413 188,164 217,702
    Total Shareholder Equity 251,658 290,532 320,070
    Total Liabilities & Equity 466,379 451,728 492,909

    BOREALIS

    Page
    7

    Borealis
    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow ($000)

    Year Ended December 31,

    2015 2016 2017
    Beginning cash 0 0 0
    OPERATIONS

    Cash receipts from sales 429,821 463,572 464,877
    Cash paid for

    Inventory purchase-material
    supplies (64,275) (76,011) (81,477)

    Production Expenses (143,727) (132,024) (138,059)
    Warehouse Expense (48,874) (55,256) (54,499)
    Marketing Expenses (86,693) (104,371) (113,254)
    Income Taxes (16,760) (18,321) (12,660)
    Interest Payment- Overdraft (4,047) (3,039) (485)
    10-year loan (16,933) (13,955) (10,978)
    Net Cash Flow from Operations 48,512 60,595 53,465

    INVESTING ACTIVITES

    Construction of new capacity 0 0 (64,350)
    Stock Repurchase 0 (3,877) 0
    Net Cash Flow from Investing
    Activities 0 (3,877) (64,350)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    Loans to cover overdraft 25,113 4,895 52,280
    Repayment on Loans

    Overdraft (37,125) (25,113) (4,895)
    10-year loan (36,500) (36,500) (36,500)
    Net Cash Flow from Financing
    Activities (48,512) (56,718) 10,885

    Net Cash Balance 0 0 0

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    3- Year Future Projections

    Our future outlook is to maintain the low price and highest model offered competitive
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    receiving the highest returns with low risk, making sure that each decision yields a substantial
    return.

    ***Other external factors may affect the overall performance of the company, resulting in
    different returns from the projections below.

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    Feb. 28, 2022

    “Would you like to sign in with your palm?”

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    [AmazonLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/amazoncom-inc) employee posed when greeting me last week at the opening of a Whole Foods Market in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood. She blithely added, “You can also begin shopping by scanning the QR code in your Amazon app.”

    “Let’s go for the palm,” I said.

    In less than a minute, I scanned both hands on a kiosk and linked them to my Amazon account. Then I hovered my right palm over the turnstile reader to enter the nation’s most technologically sophisticated grocery store.

    For the next 30 minutes, I shopped. I picked up a bag of cauliflower florets, grapefruit sparkling water, a carton of strawberries and a package of organic chicken sausages. Cameras and sensors recorded each of my moves, creating a virtual shopping cart for me in real time. Then I simply walked out, no cashier necessary. Whole Foods — or rather Amazon — would bill my account later.

    More than four years ago, Amazon
    [bought Whole Foods for $13 billionLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/amazon-whole-foods.html). Now the Amazon-ification of the grocery chain is physically complete, as showcased by the revamped Whole Foods store in Glover Park.

    For a long time, Amazon made only small steps toward putting its mark on the more than 500 Whole Foods stores in the United States and Britain. The main evidence of change were the discounts and free home delivery for Amazon Prime members.

    But this 21,000-square-foot Whole Foods just north of Georgetown has catapulted Amazon’s involvement forward. Along with another prototype Whole Foods store, which will open in Los Angeles this year, Amazon designed my local grocer to be almost completely run by tracking and robotic tools for the first time.

    The technology, known as Just Walk Out, consists of hundreds of cameras with a god’s-eye view of customers. Sensors are placed under each apple, carton of oatmeal and boule of multigrain bread. Behind the scenes, deep-learning software analyzes the shopping activity to detect patterns and increase the accuracy of its charges.

    The technology is comparable to what’s in driverless cars. It identifies when we lift a product from a shelf, freezer or produce bin; automatically itemizes the goods; and charges us when we leave the store. Anyone with an Amazon account, not just Prime members, can shop this way and skip a cash register since the bill shows up in our Amazon account.

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    Amazon has tested such automation for more than four years,
    [starting with 24 Amazon Go convenience storesLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/technology/inside-amazon-go-a-store-of-the-future.html) and several Amazon Fresh grocery stores around the country. The palm-scanning technology, known as Amazon One, is also being licensed by others, such as a Hudson convenience store at Dallas Love Field Airport and Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken restaurant at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

    Those stores were valuable experiments, said Dilip Kumar, Amazon’s vice president of physical retail and technology. The company is treating Whole Foods as another step in its tech expansion into retail stores, he said.

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    **Amazon:** In a long-awaited lawsuit, the F.T.C. and 17 states
    [sued the e-commerce giantLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/technology/ftc-amazon.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc), accusing the company of using
    [illegal tacticsLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/technology/amazon-ftc-lawsuit-antitrust.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) ​​to stifle competition and raise prices.

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    **TikTok:** TikTok
    [was fined roughly $370 million by E.U. regulatorsLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/business/tiktok-european-union-fine.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) for having weak safeguards to protect the personal information of children using the platform, a sign of increased scrutiny facing the social media service.

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    **Apple:** At an age in which most consumer devices have lost some of their appeal to users, the company
    [has remarkably increased its share of smartphone salesLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/technology/apple-iphone-17.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) over less expensive rivals.

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    [antitrust caseLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/modern-internet-first-monopoly-trial-us-google-dominance.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) against the tech giant is the greatest legal threat the company has ever faced. Google hopes the
    [stolid approach of its top lawyerLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/google-antitrust-lawyer-kent-walker.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) will once again prevail.

    “We observed areas that caused friction for customers, and we diligently worked backward to figure out ways to alleviate that friction,” Mr. Kumar said. “We’ve always noticed that customers didn’t like standing in checkout lines. It’s not the most productive use of their time, which is how we came up with the idea to build Just Walk Out.”

    He declined to comment on whether Amazon planned to expand the technology to all Whole Foods stores.

    My New York Times colleague Karen Weise, who covers Amazon from Seattle, said the company operated on long time horizons, with the patience and money to execute slowly. That has allowed it to transform
    laborLinks to an external site.,
    retailLinks to an external site. and
    logisticsLinks to an external site. over many years, she said. Groceries are just
    [one piece of its ambitionsLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/technology/whole-foods-amazon-grocery.html).

    The Whole Foods in Glover Park has operated for more than 20 years, a cornerstone of a neighborhood that is within walking distance of Embassy Row and the vice president’s Naval Observatory residence. Four years ago, the store closed over a dispute with the landlord and a rat infestation. Amazon announced last year that it would reopen the store as a Just Walk Out pilot project.

    The rats may be gone, but not the neighborhood angst. The renovated store has sparked a spirited local debate, with residents sparring on the Nextdoor community app and a neighborhood email list over the store’s “dystopian” feeling versus its “impressive technology.” Some neighbors reminisced about how the store used to invite people to just hang out, with free samples and fluffy blueberry pancakes sold on weekends.

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    Alex Levin, 55, an 18-year resident of Glover Park, said people should not reject the store’s changes.

    “We need to understand the benefits and downsides of the technology and use it to our advantage,” he said. He added that he had tried tricking the cameras and sensors by placing a box of chicken nuggets in his shopping bag and then putting the item back in a freezer. Amazon wasn’t fooled, and he wasn’t charged for the nuggets, he said.

    But others said they had found errors in their bills and complained about the end of produce by the pound. Everything is now offered per item, bundle or box. Some mourned the disappearance of the checkout line, where they perused magazines and last-minute grab bag items. Many were suspicious of the tracking tech.

    “It’s like George Orwell’s ‘1984,’” said Allen Hengst, 72, a retired librarian.

    Amazon said it didn’t plan to use video and other Whole Foods customer information for advertising or its recommendation engine. Shoppers who don’t want to participate in the experimental technology can enter the store without signing in and pay at self-checkout kiosks with a credit card or cash.

    As a longtime customer of Glover Park’s Whole Foods, I had missed the dark, cramped and often chaotic store and was excited to explore the changes. But somewhere between the palm scan and the six-pack banana bundles, I began to feel ambivalent.

    I noticed a sign near the entrance that forbade shoppers to take photos or videos inside. My eyes drifted toward the ceiling, where I noticed hundreds of small black plastic boxes hanging from the rafters.

    An employee jumped in. “Those are the cameras that will follow you during your shopping experience,” she explained, with no hint of irony.

    Several workers milled about the entrance to guide customers through check-in, while others stood behind the seafood counter, cheese station and produce areas. Mr. Kumar said the stores would always employ humans, but I wondered for how much longer. Amazon,
    [under scrutiny for its labor practicesLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/15/us/amazon-workers.html), said employees’ roles might shift over time and become more focused on interacting with customers to answer questions.

    There were early signs of a more self-service future. At the bakery, I looked for someone to slice my $4.99 Harvest loaf and was directed to an industry-grade bread slicer for customers. A small label warned: Sharp blades. Keep hands clear of all moving parts.

    Mr. Kumar wouldn’t share data on the accuracy of Just Walk Out, so I tested the technology. I picked up an organic avocado and placed it on a pile of nonorganic avocados. After walking around the store, I went back and picked up the same organic avocado. If the cameras and sensors functioned properly, Amazon would be on top of my actions and charge me for the organic avocado that had been misplaced in the conventional bin.

    When I was ready to leave, I had the option of using a self-checkout kiosk or skipping the process. I decided on the latter and waved my palm again over an exit turnstile. The turnstile’s arms opened.

    “You should receive your receipt within two to three hours,” an employee at the exit said.

    I walked out. It felt discomfiting, like I might be mistaken for a shoplifter.

    An email from Amazon landed in my inbox an hour later. A link sent me to my Amazon account for details. It said my shopping experience had lasted 32 minutes 26 seconds. My total bill was $34.35 — and I was correctly charged for the organic avocado.

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    Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods

    A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.

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    ![Biometric scanning devices at the newly opened Whole Foods Market in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington.](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/200-words-20988265)

    Biometric scanning devices at the newly opened Whole Foods Market in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington.Credit…Ting Shen for The New York Times

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    By
    [Cecilia KangLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/by/cecilia-kang)

    Cecilia Kang, who has shopped at the Whole Foods Market in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood for a decade, covers tech policy.

    Feb. 28, 2022

    “Would you like to sign in with your palm?”

    That was the question a cheerful
    [AmazonLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/topic/company/amazoncom-inc) employee posed when greeting me last week at the opening of a Whole Foods Market in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood. She blithely added, “You can also begin shopping by scanning the QR code in your Amazon app.”

    “Let’s go for the palm,” I said.

    In less than a minute, I scanned both hands on a kiosk and linked them to my Amazon account. Then I hovered my right palm over the turnstile reader to enter the nation’s most technologically sophisticated grocery store.

    For the next 30 minutes, I shopped. I picked up a bag of cauliflower florets, grapefruit sparkling water, a carton of strawberries and a package of organic chicken sausages. Cameras and sensors recorded each of my moves, creating a virtual shopping cart for me in real time. Then I simply walked out, no cashier necessary. Whole Foods — or rather Amazon — would bill my account later.

    More than four years ago, Amazon
    [bought Whole Foods for $13 billionLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/amazon-whole-foods.html). Now the Amazon-ification of the grocery chain is physically complete, as showcased by the revamped Whole Foods store in Glover Park.

    For a long time, Amazon made only small steps toward putting its mark on the more than 500 Whole Foods stores in the United States and Britain. The main evidence of change were the discounts and free home delivery for Amazon Prime members.

    But this 21,000-square-foot Whole Foods just north of Georgetown has catapulted Amazon’s involvement forward. Along with another prototype Whole Foods store, which will open in Los Angeles this year, Amazon designed my local grocer to be almost completely run by tracking and robotic tools for the first time.

    The technology, known as Just Walk Out, consists of hundreds of cameras with a god’s-eye view of customers. Sensors are placed under each apple, carton of oatmeal and boule of multigrain bread. Behind the scenes, deep-learning software analyzes the shopping activity to detect patterns and increase the accuracy of its charges.

    The technology is comparable to what’s in driverless cars. It identifies when we lift a product from a shelf, freezer or produce bin; automatically itemizes the goods; and charges us when we leave the store. Anyone with an Amazon account, not just Prime members, can shop this way and skip a cash register since the bill shows up in our Amazon account.

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    Amazon has tested such automation for more than four years,
    [starting with 24 Amazon Go convenience storesLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/technology/inside-amazon-go-a-store-of-the-future.html) and several Amazon Fresh grocery stores around the country. The palm-scanning technology, known as Amazon One, is also being licensed by others, such as a Hudson convenience store at Dallas Love Field Airport and Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken restaurant at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

    Those stores were valuable experiments, said Dilip Kumar, Amazon’s vice president of physical retail and technology. The company is treating Whole Foods as another step in its tech expansion into retail stores, he said.

    Inside the World of Big Tech

    ·
    **Amazon:** In a long-awaited lawsuit, the F.T.C. and 17 states
    [sued the e-commerce giantLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/technology/ftc-amazon.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc), accusing the company of using
    [illegal tacticsLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/technology/amazon-ftc-lawsuit-antitrust.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) ​​to stifle competition and raise prices.

    ·
    **TikTok:** TikTok
    [was fined roughly $370 million by E.U. regulatorsLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/business/tiktok-european-union-fine.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) for having weak safeguards to protect the personal information of children using the platform, a sign of increased scrutiny facing the social media service.

    ·
    **Apple:** At an age in which most consumer devices have lost some of their appeal to users, the company
    [has remarkably increased its share of smartphone salesLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/technology/apple-iphone-17.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) over less expensive rivals.

    ·
    **Google:** The Justice Department’s
    [antitrust caseLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/modern-internet-first-monopoly-trial-us-google-dominance.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) against the tech giant is the greatest legal threat the company has ever faced. Google hopes the
    [stolid approach of its top lawyerLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/google-antitrust-lawyer-kent-walker.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-big-tech&variant=show&region=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc) will once again prevail.

    “We observed areas that caused friction for customers, and we diligently worked backward to figure out ways to alleviate that friction,” Mr. Kumar said. “We’ve always noticed that customers didn’t like standing in checkout lines. It’s not the most productive use of their time, which is how we came up with the idea to build Just Walk Out.”

    He declined to comment on whether Amazon planned to expand the technology to all Whole Foods stores.

    My New York Times colleague Karen Weise, who covers Amazon from Seattle, said the company operated on long time horizons, with the patience and money to execute slowly. That has allowed it to transform
    laborLinks to an external site.,
    retailLinks to an external site. and
    logisticsLinks to an external site. over many years, she said. Groceries are just
    [one piece of its ambitionsLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/technology/whole-foods-amazon-grocery.html).

    The Whole Foods in Glover Park has operated for more than 20 years, a cornerstone of a neighborhood that is within walking distance of Embassy Row and the vice president’s Naval Observatory residence. Four years ago, the store closed over a dispute with the landlord and a rat infestation. Amazon announced last year that it would reopen the store as a Just Walk Out pilot project.

    The rats may be gone, but not the neighborhood angst. The renovated store has sparked a spirited local debate, with residents sparring on the Nextdoor community app and a neighborhood email list over the store’s “dystopian” feeling versus its “impressive technology.” Some neighbors reminisced about how the store used to invite people to just hang out, with free samples and fluffy blueberry pancakes sold on weekends.

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    The Glover Park location is the first of two prototype Whole Foods stores with Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology.Credit…Ting Shen for The New York Times

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    Alex Levin, 55, an 18-year resident of Glover Park, said people should not reject the store’s changes.

    “We need to understand the benefits and downsides of the technology and use it to our advantage,” he said. He added that he had tried tricking the cameras and sensors by placing a box of chicken nuggets in his shopping bag and then putting the item back in a freezer. Amazon wasn’t fooled, and he wasn’t charged for the nuggets, he said.

    But others said they had found errors in their bills and complained about the end of produce by the pound. Everything is now offered per item, bundle or box. Some mourned the disappearance of the checkout line, where they perused magazines and last-minute grab bag items. Many were suspicious of the tracking tech.

    “It’s like George Orwell’s ‘1984,’” said Allen Hengst, 72, a retired librarian.

    Amazon said it didn’t plan to use video and other Whole Foods customer information for advertising or its recommendation engine. Shoppers who don’t want to participate in the experimental technology can enter the store without signing in and pay at self-checkout kiosks with a credit card or cash.

    As a longtime customer of Glover Park’s Whole Foods, I had missed the dark, cramped and often chaotic store and was excited to explore the changes. But somewhere between the palm scan and the six-pack banana bundles, I began to feel ambivalent.

    I noticed a sign near the entrance that forbade shoppers to take photos or videos inside. My eyes drifted toward the ceiling, where I noticed hundreds of small black plastic boxes hanging from the rafters.

    An employee jumped in. “Those are the cameras that will follow you during your shopping experience,” she explained, with no hint of irony.

    Several workers milled about the entrance to guide customers through check-in, while others stood behind the seafood counter, cheese station and produce areas. Mr. Kumar said the stores would always employ humans, but I wondered for how much longer. Amazon,
    [under scrutiny for its labor practicesLinks to an external site.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/15/us/amazon-workers.html), said employees’ roles might shift over time and become more focused on interacting with customers to answer questions.

    There were early signs of a more self-service future. At the bakery, I looked for someone to slice my $4.99 Harvest loaf and was directed to an industry-grade bread slicer for customers. A small label warned: Sharp blades. Keep hands clear of all moving parts.

    Mr. Kumar wouldn’t share data on the accuracy of Just Walk Out, so I tested the technology. I picked up an organic avocado and placed it on a pile of nonorganic avocados. After walking around the store, I went back and picked up the same organic avocado. If the cameras and sensors functioned properly, Amazon would be on top of my actions and charge me for the organic avocado that had been misplaced in the conventional bin.

    When I was ready to leave, I had the option of using a self-checkout kiosk or skipping the process. I decided on the latter and waved my palm again over an exit turnstile. The turnstile’s arms opened.

    “You should receive your receipt within two to three hours,” an employee at the exit said.

    I walked out. It felt discomfiting, like I might be mistaken for a shoplifter.

    An email from Amazon landed in my inbox an hour later. A link sent me to my Amazon account for details. It said my shopping experience had lasted 32 minutes 26 seconds. My total bill was $34.35 — and I was correctly charged for the organic avocado.

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