Homework: Interpreting Financial Statements
Begin by choosing two competing publicly traded companies from the list below.
o Coca-Cola and PepsiCo
o Walmart and Target
o Nike and Adidas
For the pair of companies selected, use each company's stock symbol to locate the liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios on the MSN Money website. As part of your research, you will need to identify each company's stock symbol for the American market.
Review the competing companies' ratios provided at the MSN Money website. Navigate to My Watchlist and enter the name of the company in the Quote Search. Identify and select the correct stock symbol.
Under the "Analysis" heading, use the Growth, Profitability, Price Ratios, Financial Health, Trading Statistics, and Management Effectiveness information to complete a 750 to 1,000 words comparison addressing the following:
o Evaluate each company's liquidity relative to its competitor using at least three ratios.
o Evaluate each company's solvency relative to its competitor using at least two ratios.
o Evaluate each company's profitability relative to its competitor using at least three ratios.
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.