The Financial Performance
Write a 7-10 page paper on the financial performance of an approved company. The length of the paper does not include any spreadsheets, calculations, or other supporting documentation. Again, you will be graded on the logic and clarity of the paper, the calculations required, presentation, spelling, grammar, etc.
The company should be a very small company in America, which teacher may not know about it. Can not choose google, appple these kind of company.
1. Macro-economic analysis
a. GDP
b. Inflation
c. Fiscal and Monetary Policies
d. Other factors other than economy(political)
2. Industry Analysis (E.g. Sports, Entertainment, Mfg., and Consumables)
a. Name of the company
b. Key Players
c. Growth trend
d. Standard Industrial codes
e. Regulations
f. Micro economic forces (M.E porters five forces modes, where the company is standing in the economy)
g. Describe the Dynamics of the market (Market Analysis)
3. Company Analysis
a. Tell us something about the company, business model
b. Vision and Mission (Annual Report); MDA
c. Products and Services
d. Competitive Analysis
e. Culture
f. Challenges
4. Financial Analysis
a. Financial Statements (SEC, 10-Q, 10K)
• Ratio Analysis
- Industry as a whole
- Intra Company comparisons
- Competitive Analysis
- Trend Analysis
- External Ratings
5. Summary (4-5 points); suggestions.