Final Culminating Performance Task - Financial Analysis As we have learned, financial statement analysis involves evaluating three characteristics of a company: its liquidity, solvency, and profitability. In addition, we know that the purpose of financial reporting is to give user information that is useful in decision making. All users creditors and investors, are interested in a company's liquidity, solvency, and/or profitability depending on its decision needs. Understanding this concept has prepared you for the following task: You are to prepare a financial analysis of a publicly traded Canadian company. Your work is either to be prepared as a slide presentation, or a business report. Part A - Overview of the Company = Founder Brief history Date of Initial Public Offering (IPO) date Company holdings Primary industries Products/services Headquarters location Board of Directors Management Team e & & & & & 0 0 Part B - General Accounting Information e Fiscal Year e Auditor (which firm) o Types/Classes of Shares Part C - Stock History \\What was the trend analysis from last six months? o \\What was the trend analysis from the last three months? Reasons for the trend/movement in the stock price Business related Economy Global events 0 0 o Part D Financial Analysis LIQUIDITY RATIOS - Provide the data and a brief explanation of what they mean Current Ratio o Working Capital e Inventory Turnover Name: Spinelli BAT4M # Days in Inventory # Collection Period SOLVENCY RATIOS - Provide the data and a brief explanation of what they mean e Debt ratio e Shareholder's Equity Ratio # Debt to Equity Ratio PROFITABILITY RATIOS - Provide the data and a brief explanation of what they mean Gross Profit Margin Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover Return on Assets Return on Equity Earnings per Share Price per Earnings Ratio Part E - Personal Assessment Based on the information and data you have collected and analyzed, what is you overall opinion of the financial health of your organization. Do you see a potential for growth and profitability in the long term, or do you feel as though the company is in financial difficulty? What is your prediction about the future success/failure of the company