Problem: Valuation and Risk Written Analysis
Choose either Amazon and eBay
Or Sam and Costco or your choice and Write a 2-page report presenting your analysis of the risk associated with two publically traded stocks and the implications for valuation. Your audience is your employer who has asked to you to complete this report. Reports should be 1-2 pages,
A. Calculate the Average Returns, Variance, and Standard Deviation of the stocks.
o Analyze these values for each firm
o Compare these values between firms
B. Find (or calculate) a Beta estimate for each company
o Compare and contrast these Beta estimates
C. What is the difference between the above measures?
D. How do these ideas contribute to the valuation of the firm?