For this section of your employment exam, you will select two companies. The first company needs to come from your TDAU thinkorswim portfolio. The second needs to be a competitor of the first company from the same industry. You will be responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and making decisions regarding both companies. After evaluating these companies' financial data, you will then decide which company's stock is the better investment.

This section of your employment examination must be submitted in two parts. Part A will contain the workbooks that house all of your quantitative data and formulas, along with any of the information that is relevant for your chosen companies. Part B will contain your answers to the questions asked below,composed in a cohesive manner.

If you are referring to data that is found within the workbooks in Part A, be sure to include a citation-for example,"rate of return is 3.570 USD (E64, WB2)," whereE64 is the cell that the calculation took place in and WB2 is designating "workbook 2." This ensures that your instructor can quickly and accurately check data entry, formula use, and financial calculations. Your submission must address the following critical elements:

I. Preparing the Workbooks

A.Download the annual income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for the last three completed fiscal years for your chosen companies. This information must be included in your final submission.

B.Prepare a worksheet for each of the companies to display their financial data for the last three fiscal years. Ensure your data is accurate and organized. Include these worksheets as a workbook in your final submission.

C.Find historical stock prices for both companies and add this information to the respective spreadsheets. Consider the appropriate date range you should use.

II.Three-Year Returns

A.What is the three-year return on the stock price of the first company (Company A)? How is the stock performing? Ensure that you use the appropriate formula in your spreadsheets to calculate the three-year return on the given company's stock price.

B.What is the three-year return on the stock price of the second company (Company B)? How is this stock performing? Ensure that you use the appropriate formula in your spreadsheets to calculate the three-year return on your chosen company's stock price.

C.How do these two stocks compare in terms of three-year returns? What does this indicate about these two companies?
Company A= Netflix
Company B= Hulu