Assignment: Mergers & Acquisitions
A. Select a public company in which you would be interested in analyzing, investing in or if money was not object buying.
B. Review PowerPoint instructions for completing template.
C. Complete Comparable Companies Template (Your target company and two comparables)
D. Input data only in cells noted in the instructions
a. Do not worry if the terminology is not exactly the same as the company you selected. Part of the analysis is making assumptions.
b. Assume the EPS stated is the diluted EPS
c. Ensure the ITEMS in Bold are correct and tie to the 10K (i.e. net income, ebit, EBITDA etc.)
E. Upon completion of the Data Entry
a. Complete your analysis of the target company as compared to the two comparable's.
F. Paper
a. Provide a brief description of your target company.
b. Provide an in depth rationale as to why you selected the company as a target. Be sure to include numbers in your rationale.
c. Provide an in depth rationale as to why you selected each comparable company. Be sure to include numbers in your rationale.
d. Summarize the benchmarking analysis (Page 1 and Page 2 excel spreadsheet) of the target and two comparable's.
e. Summarize the companies analysis (Output tab of the excel spreadsheet)
f. Based on your analysis, provide your recommendation to your investors or board members. Be sure to justify your recommendation with numbers from your analysis.
G. Presentation
a. Summarize your final paper in a presentation using power point slides.
b. Use the note section with the information that supports your slides.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.