Part 1
It is now time to work on your final draft, summarizing the findings and analysis that you conducted over the past few weeks. Your report should include the following: Las Vegas Sands Corporation
- A comprehensive summary of the firm that you chose to study and your initial assessment you conducted in Phase 1 before you conducted your formal financial analysis.
- A summary of your findings after you conducted your financial ratio analysis in Phase 2, including any major concerns or findings that you encountered while conducting the analysis.
- A summary of your findings after you prepared the firm's pro forma statements and what you learned about the firm while performing this task.
Part 2
Using the company's financial statements, calculate and evaluate the firm's sustainable growth rate (SGR) for the last 2-3 years, and summarize your findings in your paper. Be sure to address the following:
- What are the sustainable growth rates for your subject company over the period that you studied?
- How do they compare with the actual growth rates that the company experienced over the period studied?
- What are the consequences faced by firms that grow at a rate that is not consistent with their sustainable rate?
- If the firm grew at a rate above or below the SGR, how did it finance its excessive growth or reward its stockholders for the underperformance?
- Based on your analysis, do you believe the firm's growth strategy is sound and maximizes the value of the firm with reasonable levels of risk?