I have a final assessment project paper coming up in 8 days (due on June 23). Please find the project below:

Steps in preparation of financial
analysis report:

1.) 
Select
a publicly held company

2.) 
Select
a benchmark firm to compare your company against. The benchmark firm is
typically the largest competitor.

3.) 
Obtain
the firm’s balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows
for 

the past 5
years. Download or read the firm’s annual report.

4.)  Go to:  http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm

Research EDGAR’s database for
additional SEC report filings: 8-k, 10-Q.

4.) 
The
following table is the type of Excel or Word table that should be used to
gather  and report your ratio and
financial performance data. Note the 5 financial diagnostic categories that
should be used in your analysis.

Financial diagnostic categories	Chosen company   vs.	Benchmark competitor
1.)  Liquidity of short-term assets	-Current ratio -Cash ratio -Quick ratio	-Current ratio -Cash ratio -Quick ratio
2.)  Long-term debt-paying ability	-Debt ratio -Debt-equity ratio -Times interest earned	-Debt ratio -Debt-equity ratio -Times interest earned
3.)  Profitability
	-Net income/sales (profit margin) -Net income/assets (ROA) -Net income/shareholder equity  (ROE)	-Net income/sales (profit margin) -Net income/assets (ROA) -Net income/shareholder equity  (ROE)
4.)  Asset utilization/ management efficiency	-Total asset turnover -Inventory turnover  measures -Accounts receivable turnover	-Total asset turnover -Inventory turnover  measures -Accounts receivable turnover
5.)  Market measures	-Price/earnings ratio -Earnings per common share -Dividend payout	-Price/earnings ratio -Earnings per common share -Dividend payout

Use 2-3 ratios per diagnostic
category. Place your ratio calculations in the table for your selected
companies—primary company and benchmark competitor. Using 5 diagnostic
categories, and 3 ratios to assess each category, results in 15 ratio measures
per company that will be compared side by side.

6.)  To validate your
research, 5 years of data should be analyzed.

7.)
The financial analysis report must be written properly. They must include a
title page, a table of contents, and a reference page. For both midterm and
final report, information sources from the web, etc. must be cited properly,
using APA style. 

This
means that every table that you cut and pasted or typed from the web must have
a source at the bottom of the table AND that citing must also be included in a
reference page at the end of the report. 

The
parts of the research paper are discussed below. The completed report (parts a
through h) is due day 7 of week 6. Your project should include:

a. 
An overview of the corporation.

 
i.  Provide
general information regarding the type of business, products and/or services,
location of headquarters, name of CEO, number of employees, and countries of
operation, etc.

b. 
The latest financial statements

 
i.  Get the
income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and the statement of
owners’ equity for the past fiscal year. Create Turnitin-friendly versions of
the financial statements; do not just ‘cut and paste’ them in your report. Do
not forget to cite the source under each statement.

 
ii.  If you
cannot cut and paste them, you may have to type in the information in a table
in your report.

c. 
A summary of each financial statement

 
i.  Take each
statement and state the key parts in words. 
Tell a story from each of the financial statements.  For example, for the income statement, the
story starts like, “Total Revenues in 2010 were $10 billion, while Cost of
Goods Sold were $8 billion, leaving a gross profit margin of $2 billion, or 20
percent of total revenues….After taking out interest and taxes from EBIT, the
net income was $0.5 billion, or 5 percent of total revenues.”

d. 
Ratio calculation (include 5 major types of
ratios. Refer to chapter 3, Analysis of Financial Statements)

 
i.  Organization
of this section is based on the FIVE types of ratios listed in the text
book.  Calculate the ratios from the
financial statements in part c above using Excel or your calculator and present
them in a table.

 
ii.  Find
industry financial ratios online (eg. Yahoo.com) and compare your corporation’s
ratios to these industry ratios.

 
iii.  Present your
results following the five types of ratios discussed in part d.

 
iv.  A table with
both corporation and industry ratios is required;

 
v. 

e. 
Discussion of key statistics provided by
sources like Yahoo finance.

 
i.  There are
many different other statistics available for your corporation. These include
market value, beta, and diluted EPS, etc. Discuss some of the key statistics
that you think can assist you to determine if this corporation is a good buy or
sell.

f. 
For you to decide if a corporation’s stock is
a good buy or sell, you must forecast several key variables, including the
stock price. 

 
i.  Use
historical prices (5 years of monthly data recommended) and forecast the stock
price for the next year. Use regression analysis, and/or moving average, etc.
to create your forecast. 

 
ii.  Create a
graph from the historical data and show your forecast on the same graph. You
can add a trend line to the graph to help you with a forecast.  Include the graph in your report.

 
iii.  You need to
say specifically what the forecasted value of the stock price is. 

 
iv.  You must
address the question, “Is this forecast reasonable?”  Must you amend your analysis to get a more reasonable
forecast? 

g. 
Other information pertinent to the
corporation that could affect its future performance and stock price. 

 
i.  This could
include dividend policy, capital structure, bond ratings, expert opinions on
TV, new projects, litigation, regulation, etc. Search for information on the
web regarding this corporation. Look at company complaint blogs, etc.

h. 
Recommendation regarding the future of this
corporation. 

 
i.  Is the stock
a good buy, average buy, or a poor buy (implying a good sell)? 

 
ii.  Include a
justification of your recommendation based on your analysis and research. 

Option 2: Presentation

Design an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®. There should be no more than 6 bullet points per slide, with about 6 words per bullet point. That means that the majority of the information in your slideshow will be in the notes section below each slide. In the notes section of each slide, you should thoroughly explain the information on the slide. The notes sections must be used in this assignment.

The slideshow should be a reflection on your learning style. Here are some guidelines to follow when putting together your assignment.

Title slide: Include the title, your name, and date

Slides 1 & 2: What learning style are you? What factors led you to that decision?

Slides 2 & 3: How are learning styles associated with successful adult learning? What are some things that impact motivation to learn in both academic and professional settings?

Slides 4 & 5: Knowing your learning style, what can you do to ensure academic success? For example, what can you do with your learning style to take better notes or prepare for tests?

Slides 6 & 7: How can understanding of growth and fixed mindsets impact your learning?

Slides 7 & 8: How can understanding the field of psychology help you with your behavior and mental processes?

Slides 9 & 10: Conclusion

Note: For help withPowerPoint^®“, refer to “How to Create a PowerPoint^®” located in Materials for this assignment (on the right side of the classroom in the assignment view).

In the meantime, here are some tips:

• Organize the slides with bullet points and use the notes sections for comments that should accompany/explain each slide.

• Keep in mind that when you are putting together a presentation, your slides should follow the 6:6 rule – there should be no more than 6 bullet points per slide, with about 6 words per bullet point. That means that the majority of the information in your slideshow will be in the notes section.

• It is important to remember that the slideshow is clear and logically organized; whether the notes section is used effectively; incorporates effective design elements (font headings, spacing, color); whether the slideshow is functional (including working audio clips, visual components and links) and whether grammar, usage, spelling and punctuation follow standard American English.

1) Should a person in a telephone booth be given the same degree of Fourth Amendment protection (privacy) as a person in his or her bedroom? What about the same degree as a person in his or her garage? Explain your reasoning.

2) If a suspect’s actions, demeanor, and/or appearance match the components of a predetermined criminal profile, can this fact alone give rise to probable cause to arrest? To help answer this question, consider Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491 (1983), a major U.S. Supreme Court decision in the area of criminal profiling. In that case, the police detained an individual at an airport because he fit the following components of the “drug courier” profile: (1) he carried a certain brand of luggage which appeared heavy in weight; (2) he was young and dressed casually; (3) he appeared nervous; (4) he bought his ticket with cash; (5) he failed to identify himself fully on his luggage tags; (6) he traveled from a drug import city (Miami); and (7) he possessed a different name from the one appearing on his airline ticket (i.e., it appeared that he used an alias while traveling). On these facts, the U.S. Supreme Court determined there was no probable cause to arrest the suspect, but that there was reasonable suspicion to briefly detain and question him. 460 U.S. at 506. Do you agree or disagree with the Court’s opinion in Royer that police should notbe able to use criminal profiles to establish probable cause for an arrest? Defend and explain your position.

Write a 500 word definition essay on one of the terms or concepts from the list provided below. Use other modes of writing, such as description, exploratory, and persuasion (argumentation) to produce a well-developed definition for your term or concept. Choose your terminology carefully; you want to select a term/concept that is rich in personal meaning. When defining complex and abstract concepts, your ultimate goal is to provide a specific and concrete meaning for your reader. Extended definitions, such as the one I am asking you to produce as your final essay, depend on examples, illustrations, and narratives. Personal observation and opinion should also serve as the basis for your definition.

Select one of the following terms or concepts to produce your Final Definition Essay Exam :

1 – Integrity

2 – Honor

3 – Pride

4 – Joy

Choose your essay structure carefully. Avoid including details that do not serve to advance or complete your definition. As always, I expect your essay to contain a strong introduction that includes your essay’s thesis, a coherent and focused body that effectively transitions from paragraph to paragraph, and a rich conclusion that provides closure for your definition.

Use all the resources you have available to complete this exam. Refer to your Course Documents folder and your textbook for strategies and tips on student writing. I strongly recommend that you reread chapter six’s introduction and conclusion to refresh your knowledge of the definition mode. Be sure to reference the revisions I have provided you for prior assignments, as these revisions specifically speak to your writing style.