Part 1
\nAssume you have just earned your master’s degree in finance and are now employed by the Cosmo K Manufacturing Group. Your employment is contingent on your successful completion of several tasks over the next four weeks and the successful completion of a comprehensive exam to obtain company certification in finance. Each week, you will be assigned projects of interest to the company that will test your competence in finance.
\nGerry has decided that you need some experience in evaluating other firms in the marketplace. Accordingly, he has asked you to select any company listed on the NYSE or the NASDAQ. For your selected company, identify and download the most recent financial statements for the last three to five years, to include the following:
\n\u2022 Balance sheet
\n\u2022 Income statement
\n\u2022 Per share data
\nTasks:
\nGerry would like you to complete the following tasks and submit your report by the end of the week:
\n\u2022 Identify the predominant industry in which your company operates. Find the industry averages for that industry for the following ratios:
\n\u25e6 Current ratio
\n\u25e6 Debt ratio
\n\u25e6 Quick ratio
\n\u25e6 Debt-equity ratio
\n\u25e6 Total asset turnover
\n\u25e6 Profit margin
\n\u25e6 Inventory turnover
\n\u25e6 Return on assets
\n\u25e6 Receivables turnover
\n\u25e6 Return on equity
\n\u2022 Calculate as many of the listed ratios for your selected company as possible using the financial statements you acquired.
\n\u2022 Conduct a trend analysis for the last three to five years. What trends can you identify? What do they indicate?
\n\u2022 Compare the ratios for the last common year to the industry averages. What conclusions can you draw regarding your company’s performance? What are your company’s strengths and weaknesses?
\n\u2022 Identify the changes that need to be made by the company to improve its performance, as compared to the industry, on the basis of the ratios.
\n\u2022 Conduct a DuPont analysis for your selected company. What conclusions can you draw for improving your company’s performance on the basis of this analysis?
\nSubmission Details:
\n\u2022 Present the numerical data and calculations in a Microsoft Excel sheet and write the analyses in a Microsoft Word document.
\n\u2022 Name your Microsoft Excel sheet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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