Part One

First, use the provided MS Excel Spreadsheet to gather the requested information about the publicly-traded company you picked in your weekly discussions.

At the bottom of the spreadsheet, use the tabs (e.g., Week 1, 2, etc.) to enter the information for each Analysis Memo assignment. You only need to answer Week 1 this week, but you should use the same spreadsheet as the weeks progress. For now, conduct your research and enter your data for Week 1. This will help inform your response to Part Two.

Part Two

In a memo to the Chief Executive Officer (i.e., your instructor), assume you are a financial analyst assigned to review the publicly-traded company you picked in Discussion 1. You must use the Memo Template provided.

For this week, you will answer the following questions (located in your template):

Consistent with the two areas of risk you uncovered from the 10K Report for your company and in your spreadsheet, please expand on these two areas and whether they impact maximizing shareholder wealth and responsible investing. Are these risk areas impacting the top or bottom line?

Corporate governance is the system of rules, practices, and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. Corporate governance refers to how companies are governed and to what purpose. Drawing from the course material and your 10K Report, are there any corporate governance issues with your chosen company? Explain

this is for Microsoft Inc. the company

\begin{tabular}{|c|l|l} \hline \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{ INSERT THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY HERE } \\ \hline Name of Risk (e.g., supply chain, & Enter a brief descritpion of the risk mentioned in the 10K currency risk, interest rate risk, etc.) & Report. Do you believe it is a strategic, financial orational, regulatory risk? \end{tabular} Edit Insert Format Help \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l} Week 2 & Week 3 & Week 4 & Week 5 & Week 6 & Week 7 & Week 8 \end{tabular} FINC350 MS Excel Spreadsheet Template.xIsx File Edit Insert Forrnat Help 1. The purpose of this template is to gather data that will be analyzed and discussed in your memorandum. Insert the name of the company below. Use the sample below to give you an idea of the type of response you should submit. 2. Risks of the company are disclosed in the annual 10K Report section and generally located in Item 1A Risk Factors. Use the risks in the 10K as your basis for your memorandum. You ONLY need two areas of risk. Hint: To easily find the 10K Report, Google the name of your company and 10K Report. Then, once in the report, you can use the find function to look for the word "rick" 3. While not a requirement, you can copy/paste the below MS Excel table as a picture to your memorandum to assist in your analysis and recommendations