#(2) Review the most recent Statement of Cash Flows and provide a brief analysis of the change in cash position over the last two years.
(3) Go to www.reuters.com. Click on “News and Markets” and then “Stocks”. Enter Company name or symbol. Click on “Financials” and scroll down the page to find financial ratios for your company and the industry, sector, and S&P 500 averages for each ratio.
a. How does your company’s recent profitability ratios compare to their values over the past five years? To the industry averages? To the sector averages? To the S&P averages? Which is the better comparison group for your company: the industry, sector, or S&P 500 averages? Why?
b. In what areas d1oes your company seem to outperform its competitors based on the financial ratios? Where does your company seem to lag behind its competitors?
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