Financial analysis is a snapshot of a firm's health. You will answer the following questions about Cargill, Inc.
1. Identify industry leaders/competitors Cargill uses as benchmarks.
2. Produce a mock budget (at least one year, income statement and balance sheet).
3. Produce some financial ratios (e.g. - ROE, ROS, ROE, ROI, ABT, RRI or BEP, etc). (Cargill is not publicly traded, so it may be more difficult to determine some of these ratios, so you may have to research a bit in order to determine what some of these ratios may be).
4. Compare Cargill's financial situation with the benchmark.