Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)
Project description
Topic: Financial Research Report
Due Week 9 and worth 300 points
Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client that align with its investment goals. Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)
The assignment covers the following topics:
Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest
Ratio analysis
Stock price analysis
Recommendations
Refer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:
Stock Selection
Forbes Six Rules to Follow When Picking Stocks
CNN Money Stocks: Investing in stocks
The Motley Fool 13 Steps to Investing Foolishly
Seeking Alpha The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing Stocks
Investopedia Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies
Seeking Alpha Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks As Strategic Beta Investments
Market and Company Information
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Market Structure
Yahoo! Finance
Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)
Seeking Alpha (Note: Also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)
Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)
Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard.
Write an eight to twelve (8-12) page paper in which you:
1.Provide a rationale for the U.S. publicly traded company that you selected, indicating the significant factors driving your decision as a financial manager.
2.Determine the profile of the investor for which this company may be a fit, relative to that potential investors investment strategy. Provide support for your rationale.
3.Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the company’s financial data, which you may obtain from the companys financial statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)
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