28 Sep Ratio Analysis
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Instructions
Ratio Analysis
This is your opportunity to play detective and do some financial statement analysis. Please select any publicly traded company. Use the references attached for this assignment for your research (good starting point). Must include at least two of the references provided for you in the assignment.
▪ Mergent Online,
▪ Business Insights: Global,
▪ Business Source Ultimate, and
▪ ABI/INFORM Collection.
In addition to using at least one database article provided for you in the reference files, you may also use any reliable website, such as the company’s web page.
For the company you select, find the annual report and the financial ratio information for the following ratios:
▪ debt-to-equity,
▪ current ratio,
▪ return on equity,
▪ quick ratio,
▪ working capital ratio,
▪ price earnings ratio, and
▪ earnings per share.
1. Once you have reviewed the information, write an essay that begins with a brief introduction
to your chosen company.
2. Next, explain how the company is doing with respect to the ratios.
3. In one to three sentences, briefly summarize what each of the ratios are telling you about the
company.
Conclude with how you predict it will do in the future.
Use APA format to cite and reference all quoted and paraphrased material, including your textbook.
Must Include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and references page.
Use a minimum of two sources, one of which may be the textbook (Brigham, E. F., & Ehrhardt, M. C. (2019). Financial Management: Theory & Practice (16th ed.). Cengage Learning US. https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781337909730)
An abstract is not required
References
Kessler, A. (2011). Mergent Online. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 16(2), 171–175. https://doi-org.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/10.1080/08963568.2011.554273
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., Fainshmidt, S., & Nair, A. (2022). A neo-configurational institutional analysis of international venture capital attractiveness and performance: insights for Asia-Pacific. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 39(2), 365. https://doi-org.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/10.1007/s10490-020-09727-9
Commito, T. F. (2016). The Beat Goes on: Debt versus Equity. Journal of Financial Service Professionals, 70(6), 14–18.
Current ratio: A liquidity measure that assesses a company’s ability to sell what it owns to pay off debt. (2021, November 12). The Business Insider, NA. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A682204645/AONE?u=oran95108&sid=ebsco&xid=3aad8bf9
