Assignment:
Industry Analysis and Financial Analysis on Tesla Motors. Both Analysis must be of two pages.
Industry Analysis:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DFd-ZNbNX4
Industry analysis was presented accurately and comprehensively; includes PESTEL analysis, Five Forces, analysis of strategic groups, ideas that can be borrowed from strategic groups, gaps in industry that could lead to opportunities.
Financial analysis for the last reported fiscal year:
Use the company's income statement and balance sheet to calculate key (emphasis added), but no less than 10 key financial ratios to the business. Show the calculations.
Using Excel or a Word table, record key financial ratios in the first column;
Research the industry average financial ratios for the same ratios above and record in a second column. If you cannot find an industry average, then select another ratio;
In the third column, indicate whether the financial ratio is a strength, a weakness or a neutral factor. Explain the results and compare and contrast the company financials to the industry.
Financial Analysis thoroughly and accurately presented with calculated key financial ratios, industry averages presented, strength/weakness/neutral identified and company financials to the industry compared and contrasted.
Step 4: In writing the analysis, the writing is in the third person. What this means is that there are no words such as "I, me, my, we, or us" (first person writing), nor is there use of "you or your" (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person
Step 5: In writing this assignment, students are asked to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list. A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa. View the sample APA paper under Week 4 content and How to Cite and Reference.
Step 6: In writing this assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes unless citing the mission statement of a company. Learn to paraphrase by reviewing this link:
https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html