FAR Paper/Presentation: This project will be undertaken over the eight week period and will culminate in a 10 page paper and a 10 minute presentation due in week six or seven. The paper will basically analyze the selected company along the following dimensions:

Brief description of the companys operations

Brief bios of top executives and Board of Directors

Important events or transactions within the last five years

Financials (Key accounting numbers/ratios going back at least 5 years)

Market performance (stock price/returns over the last five years relative to the S&P 500 index and major competitors

Your assessment of the companys prospects going forward and an investment recommendation (Buy, Sell or Hold)