Financial Statement Analysis
Your grandparents have been left a substantial amount of money and want to invest in a company. Your grandfather trusts you to make a recommendation, but he also wants to see the reasoning behind your choice.
You have an idea of which company to choose, and you decide to prepare 3 sets of documents for your grandparents to consider: business analysis, combined income and cash flow statement, and trend analysis.
Business Analysis
Select a public company that trades on either the NYSE or the NASDAQ. Perform a business analysis (both external and internal) for your company using the most recent information fromvarious sources. Possible sources include the following:
Annual report or form 10-K
Magazine or newspaper articles
Company Web sites
Government information
Industry information
Rating agencies
Analyst reports
Internet articles
Your analysis should be approximately 4 pages long with abstract and conclusion Be sure to cite your sources using APA guidelines.