Assignment:
1. For all the companies in your group, analyze their ownership structure, and comment on the potential agency problems that may arise for each company. Highlight the major differences among your group companies.
2. For all the companies in your group, analyze their executive compensation schemes in particular, the use of stock options, stock awards, or restricted stocks) and comment on their effectiveness in mitigating the agency problems identified for each company.
3. For each company, obtain its book value and market value of equity, and explain why they differ from each other.
4. For all the companies in your group, determine the following:
a. Current ratio
b. Equity multiplier
c. Total asset turnover ratio
d. Profit margin (sometimes called "Net profit margin")
e. Return on equity How well does each company do in comparison to its peer group?
5. For each company, compute its internal growth rate and sustainable growth rate. Explain why the rates differ among your group companies.