I want some 'direction' to get started. Can you help?
Part 1: Compare and contrast the access that investors have to financial information about public vs. private companies.
Part 2:
a) What kind of information can be derived from the balance sheet?
b) What is the interrelationship among the four financial statements?
c) It is possible for a company to have a profit and a negative cash flow. Explain what could be happening if the root cause of this negative cash flow was generated by each of the three cash flow categories. (e.g., "Cash flow is negative and it is because of CF from Investments. What factors could be causing this?)
d) What methods are used to analyze an organization's financial condition and performance?