During the semester, you read about Financial Statement and analysis. Cash flow and Financial planning. Your assignment is to compare 2 companies in the S&P 500. One from the Financial Services and the from Industrial. Look at the Financial Statement of these companies and explain how the Financial Manager is able to Manage the Finances of the company.

a) Define Financial Statement, role , etc.

b) Role

c) Function etc.

d) With a care look at company ABC’s Financial Statement, I can deduce the following, 1,2,3,4.

e) What is Cash Flow, How does company ABC & company Hicksville per say manages their Cash flow? What is Financial Planning? The Financial planning style or method of these companies? What to you learn from looking at their Cash Flow?

f) Lastly, will you invest in their stock? If yes ? Why. If no, why not.