Source of Revenue: Viability -Due Monday, September 29, 2015
Use the balance sheet and statement of income you downloaded for Ascension Health during Week 3. In a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, prepare a vertical analysis of the company for the years 2013 and 2014 and a horizontal analysis from 2013 (base year) to 2014 (subsequent year).
Discuss your findings. Here are a few, but not all, the questions you should consider.
Is Ascension Health growing?
What line items reflected the largest-percentage increases and/or decreases?
What is the financial impact these changes have on the company's financial viability currently and in the future?
Prepared a vertical analysis, listing all items of data and performed necessary calculations correctly.
Prepared a horizontal analysis listing all items of data and performed necessary calculations correctly.
Drew valid conclusions about viability