For this milestone, you will submit a draft of a portion of the analysis step, Section F: Benchmarks. You will analyze your chosen company's performance relative to the industry. You will be expected to find one peer company that operates in the industry of your chosen company and perform a side-by-side analysis of the same ratios you performed in Milestone Three. You may use the resources provided in the module Reading and Resources area to gather the information for the peer company.

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Analysis. Use this section to present your findings based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of the financial statements. Include a copy of the financial statements and any ratios or analysis in an appendix as support for your discussion. In particular, this section should cover:
   1. Benchmarks. Analyze the company's performance relative to the industry average. The average should refer to the same period as the financial statements being analyzed (or as close as possible). Specifically, you should answer:
      1. Why is benchmarking important in analyzing financial statements and evaluating a company's overall performance? In other words, does analyzing a specific company's financial statements in isolation provide you with sufficient information for analyzing its overall performance? Why or why not?
      2. What do benchmarking comparisons tell you about how the selected company is performing relative to industry peers? Support your answer with specific examples from your analysis and industry research.
      3. How do company's financial statements compare to industry standards in terms of legally and ethically communicating necessary information to stakeholders? Justify your response using specific examples and referencing relevant legal and ethical guidelines. section f is as follow:Milestone Four: Draft of Analysis (Part II): Benchmarks (Section F)

In Module Five, you will submit a draft of a portion of the analysis step (Part II), Section F: Benchmarks. In this milestone, you will analyze your chosen

company's performance relative to the industry. You will be expected to find one peer company that operates in the industry of your chosen company and

perform a side-by-side analysis of the same ratios you performed in Milestone Three. You may use the Yahoo! Finance and the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission websites to gather the information for the peer company. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Four Rubric.