Accounting Assignment-

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Company Analysis

Need the following information, with an emphasis on the analysis of the company's financial information.

Your final Company Analysis should include the following:

• Brief company history
• Company values and goals
• Product lines
• Industry Challenges
• Main Competitors
• Company Risks (See Management Discussion and Analysis in Annual Filing)

• Horizontal Analysis - include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the company's performance.

• Vertical Analysis - include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the company's performance.

• Ratio Analysis - Address ratios in all five areas of ratio analysis: liquidity, asset management, solvency, profitability, and market analysis. Interpret these ratios, and explain what they mean for Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., supporting your explanation with your calculations. Compare your company to the competition and explain which company is performing better.

http://tootsie.com/core/files/tootsie/financial/4bdc37a09414bbc425e2c9ccbb216a2a.pdf