I am needing help with my assignment for this week. The company I selected is McKesson.

Below are the instructions:

Using the company that you selected for Assignment #1- Examining Financial Statements you will be conducting an investor analysis. You will also need to select two additional companies within the same industry for comparative analysis.

Note: Please read the documents related to investor analysis under Documents & Resources in Week 7. Additionally, search online for information regarding investor/investment analysis. Some suggested websites are: Investopedia, Yahoo! Finance, MSN MOney, and The Wall Street Journal. Other reputable websites can also be used. [Don't skip this step! It will provide background context and insight into what you'll be doing for this assignment.] You will notice that there are many methods to performing an analysis from the perspective of an investor. Some are quantitative while others are qualitative. A mix of the two are used for an effective analysis. There is no one exact way to perform this type of analysis. The analysis you will be performing for this assignment is considered as a type of 'fundamental' analysis.

Introduction

Briefly describe each company. Discuss the similarities and differences among the companies. Your discussion should include relative size (revenues, employees, markets, etc.) , diversity of operations, markets in which they operate, and strategic focus. Any other talking points that are stressed by analysts should also be mentioned. Also state your personal objective as a potential investor. For example, are you looking for high growth potential? High dividend payout? Ethical investment? Etc..... Explain.

Ratios

The ratios you will be analyzing for all 3 companies are as follows:

• Earnings per share (EPS)
• Price- earnings ratio (P/E)
• Dividend Payout
• Dividend Yield
• Leverage ratio
• Gross Margin
• Net Profit Margin
• ROA
• ROE

• In this section, define AND discuss all NINE ratios. What information does each ratio give? Explain why investors would be interested in these particular ratios. You may need to research online for additional resources related to the selected ratios (include references).

• You will also need to show the ratios for ALL 3 companies. This means that you will provide a chart with a total of 27 ratios, nine for each company. Ratios can either be calculated using their financial statements and stock price information, or you can find the selected ratios on the MSN Money website. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money ] Scroll down and enter your company into the Quote Search Box.

Display the ratios in a chart as follows Ratio Company 1 Company 2 Company 3