Course Project

Select a corporation and perform an in-depth, five years, financial analysis of that firm. At a minimum, annual reports should be evaluated for that five-year period. Additional, direct sources of information would include 10K reports and interviews with internal or external (such as financial analysts, investment bankers or brokers). Your projects content will vary from corporation to corporation depending on the findings of your research. Research methodologies that will assist you in completing this project. At minimum, the project should include:

Ratio analyses (five-year trend for the corporation; compare to a like corporation or the industry)

Your opinion of the effectiveness of the financial management of the corporation

An assessment of the corporations stock from an investors perspective

An opinion of whether or not the firm is trying to maximize wealth

The firms ability for raising capital

Perform and assessment of their outstanding bond issues

Recommendations for improving the firms financial position

An overall summary of the firms financial condition

Any other financial information, covered in this course, that you believe to be of value