Hospitality Finance
Visit a chain or franchise restaurant operation website of your choice (The Cheesecake Factory or Texas Roadhouse) on the Internet. Then explore the website and look for investor information and/or company information.
Compare the most current year's financial reports with those of the previous year. Write an analysis on the state of the company's financial situation. Be sure to include the following checklist items in your analysis:
Checklist:
Identify and describe the financial indicators used in these reports.
Did your chosen company perform better or worse? What are the reasons for it doing better or worse?
What are your chosen company's financial goals for the future?
A minimum 1-2 page essay in APA format not to include the title and reference page.
Disclaimer: This exercise may include actual companies and brand names solely for instructional purposes; this exercise is not associated with any such actual company or brand name. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
You may use the following reference for both parts: Barrows, C. W. (02/2011). Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry, 10th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://kaplan.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781118083871/