Problem:
Review an annual report of a publicly held company (annualreports.com and the company's own website, as a minimum). Based on the letter to shareholders, the MD&A, and key financial statements, summarize your findings about the company. You should perform enough research such that you find a company that can fulfill this assignment, meaning that they have indicated successful strategies, altered strategies, and the financial ratios may be interpreted to provide meaningful recommendations. Items to include: strategic intent, strategies that appear to have been successful, strategies that have been altered, review and use table 4.1 in the text for financial ratio analysis. You must analyze at least 4 financial ratios of this company, explain their significance, and make recommendations based on their values. (Double-spaced, minimum of 4-page word document, APA format)
You should perform enough research such that you find a company that can fulfill this assignment, one that has indicated successful strategies, altered strategies, and the financial ratios may be interpreted to provide meaningful recommendations. For example, if you analyze the financial ratios and determine that the company is running so well that you cannot make any recommendations, go back and continue researching for another company that needs recommendations for improvement.
Additional Information:
The question is from Finance and it is about choosing company, researching about it financial performance as well as making recommendations. Here in this case, the example of Coca-Cola has been taken. Information about Coca-Cola has been obtained online and recommendations based upon its financial performance has been given in the solution.
Total Word Limit: 1356 Words