Homework
Prior to beginning work on this homework,
o Watch the Paper video above with Dr. Kevin Kuznia, Academic Department Chair.
o Review the Walmart Case Study interactive below.
o Review the current financial statements of Walmart.
1) Option 1: Yahoo! Finance (Links to an external site.) web page
o Enter the stock symbol of Walmart, Inc. (WMT) in the search bar
o Click on the "Financials" tab
2) Option 2: EDGAR | Company Filings (Links to an external site.) database
o Enter "Walmart Inc." in the search bar
For this homework, you are required to upload your work to your ePortfolio in addition to Waypoint. Learn more about Folio, Ashford's ePortfolio tool, by viewing the Folio Quick Start Guide.
Submit your file to Waypoint using the button below. Then paste the link to your Folio page as a comment in Waypoint so your instructor can access your ePortfolio.
You learned about finance and financial analysis. This week you will put it all together. Using the Walmart Case Study and your selected country, you will complete a comprehensive recommendation to Walmart executives either recommending or forgoing expansion into your selected country.
In your paper,
A. Summarize the culture and financial climate of the country and why it would be favorable or unfavorable for Walmart to expand in that region.
B. Describe your country's foreign exchange rates and how those rates could impact Walmart's future financial performance. Be sure to address:
a. interest rates,
b. balance of payments,
c. government policies, and
d. other factors such as taxes and tariffs.
C. Describe how Walmart needs to manage foreign exchange risk.
D. Analyze any potential political risk and its impact to the financials.
E. Propose how Walmart should fund this new expansion.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.