Detailed Description of the Tasks:
The project is to evaluate the financial health of a US listed company by performing ratio analysis. Each student will have to do his own analysis on a different company.
Search for Company Filings and type either the company's name or the ticker symbol as per table below. You should first identify the annual reports (listed as 10-K) for the three most recent years and then collect all the necessary data for your ratio analysis from the consolidated financial statements. All statements used should be included in the report.
Required:
1. Calculate the three (3) liquidity, five (5) financial leverage, six (6) turnover and four (4) profitability ratios for all the years as per example 3.5 in the PowerPoint presentations (Ch3).
2. Prepare a comprehensive report evaluating the financial health of the company based on the ratios you have calculated above.
3. Summarize the firm's overall financial position on the basis of your findings.