Objective
To understand how to interpret financial reports and how to use financial information as a decision-making tool.
Assignment:
Select one publicly traded hotel or food service company to analyze. You must submit your choice to your instructor for approval. Each student must analyze a different company. Analyze the financial health of the company over the last three most recent years (2019, 2018, and 2017 for example) by reviewing the 10-K report for the company. MUST BE A PUBLIC COMPANY! MUST FIND IT ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE. OTHERWISE, 0. You have to show me the financials (add it to the project) — you can get them from Google Finance or Yahoo Finance. Anywhere you can get the annual report.
Introduction to your report with summary findings (you complete this part last but place it first in your paper)
An analysis overview which includes background information of the company and the industry. This should include:
A summary of the firm’s history
The firm’s main customer’s and competition
A financial analysis – You must show all your work and fully analyze each ratio.
You are NOT ALLOWED to cut and paste any charts or graphs!
Variance analysis of (1) Assets and (2) Liabilities.
Variance analysis of the organization’s liquidity – (3) current ratio
Variance analysis of solvency – (4) debt/equity ratio and (5) solvency ratios
Variance analysis of profitability – (6) operating income (EBITA), (7) Return on assets.
Analysis of the firm’s stock: (8) price per share and (9) earnings per share (EPS)
For each ratio, create a table that shows your calculations and then below the table, explain what the ratio means and what your analysis shows year over year.
Based on your calculations, explain the financial health of the company.
Review a current business article about your chosen company that discusses or predicts the financial future of the company. Based on your analysis, explain if you agree or disagree and why.
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