Essay Assignment
This is your opportunity to play detective and do some financial statement analysis. Please select any publicly traded company. The CSU Online Library has several databases to choose from that are good starting points for your research:
1) Mergent Online,
2) Business Insights: Global,
3) Business Source Ultimate, and
4) ABI/INFORM Collection.
In addition to using at least one database article or report from the CSU Online Library, you may also use any reliable website, such as the company's web page.
For the company you select, find the annual report and the financial ratio information for the following ratios:
1) debt-to-equity,
2) current ratio,
3) return on equity,
4) quick ratio,
5) working capital ratio,
6) price earnings ratio, and
7) earnings per share.
Once you have reviewed the information, write an essay that begins with a brief introduction to your chosen company. Next, explain how the company is doing with respect to the ratios. In one to three sentences, briefly summarize what each of the ratios are telling you about the company. Conclude with how you predict it will do in the future.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.