Homework: Financial Analysis
Length: 10 pages.
Purpose
This homework is designed to help students obtain the ability to collect financial information and interpreting financial statements. Also, students are required to perform financial analysis and benchmarking, evaluate financial performance, and provide recommendations to help the company to improve.
Requirements:
i. Identify two public listed companies in North America i.e. Shaw vs Telus, RBC vs TD. Or CIBC vs BMO
ii. Retrieve their financial statements (company investor relation website or www.sedar.com)
iii. Perform financial analysis including vertical, horizontal and ratio analysis
iv. Evaluate financial performance
v. Provide recommendation
Individual Case Outline
I. Title Page
II. Executive Summary
III. Table of Content
IV. Introduction
i. Company Background
ii. Main Competitor Background and Comparability Rational
V. Financial Assessment
i. Vertical Analysis
ii. Horizontal Analysis
iii. Financial Ratio Analysis
VI. Recommendation
VII. Conclusion
VIII. Reference
IX. Appendix
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.