Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research one (1) publicly traded company and review its last annual report. Use an investor’s view to perform financial analysis and discuss various non-financial factors impacting investment decision. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: From an investor’s view, review the last annual report for chosen company. Use financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Include the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors. From an investor’s views, discuss at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest investing in this company. These may include environmental responsibility (sustainability), corporate governance, etc. Explain the main reasons why these are important to an investor. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.  Note:  Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Analyze and interpret financial statements. Evaluate management control systems and examine their relationship with accounting and planning, including feedback and non-financial performance measurements. Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial accounting for managers. Write clearly and concisely about financial accounting using proper writing mechanics. ading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 160 Assignment 1: Financial Analysis Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. From an investor’s view, review the last annual report for chosen company. Use financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Include the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors. Weight: 35% Did not submit or incompletely used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Did not submit or incompletely included the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors. Partially used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the comp.

1. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research one (1)
publicly traded company and review its last annual report. Use
an investor’s view to perform financial analysis and discuss
various non-financial factors impacting investment decision.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
From an investor’s view, review the last annual report for
chosen company. Use financial analysis tools of liquidity,
profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s
performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Include
the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major
competitors.
From an investor’s views, discuss at least three (3) non-
financial factors that suggest investing in this company. These
may include environmental responsibility (sustainability),
corporate governance, etc. Explain the main reasons why these
are important to an investor.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this
assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Analyze and interpret financial statements.
Evaluate management control systems and examine their
relationship with accounting and planning, including feedback

2. and non-financial performance measurements.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
financial accounting for managers.
Write clearly and concisely about financial accounting using
proper writing mechanics.
ading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic
/ organization of the paper, and language and writing skills,
using the following rubric.
Points: 160
Assignment 1:
Financial Analysis
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. From an investor’s view, review the last annual report for
chosen company. Use financial analysis tools of liquidity,
profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s
performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Include
the company’s ranking in the industry, and its major
competitors.
Weight: 35%
Did not submit or incompletely used financial analysis tools of
liquidity, profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s
performance and reasons for investing or not investing. Did not

3. submit or incompletely included the company’s ranking in the
industry, and its major competitors.
Partially used financial analysis tools of liquidity, profitability,
and solvency to evaluate the company’s performance and
reasons for investing or not investing. Partially included the
company’s ranking in the industry, and its major competitors.
Satisfactorily used financial analysis tools of liquidity,
profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s
performance and reasons for investing or not investing.
Satisfactorily included the company’s ranking in the industry,
and its major competitors.
Thoroughly used financial analysis tools of liquidity,
profitability, and solvency to evaluate the company’s
performance and reasons for investing or not investing.
Thoroughly included the company’s ranking in the industry, and
its major competitors.
2.
From an investor’s views, discuss at least three (3) non-
financial factors that suggest investing in this company. These
may include environmental responsibility (sustainability),
corporate governance, etc. Explain the main reasons why these
are important to an investor.
Weight: 30%
Did not submit or incompletely
discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest
investing in this company. Did not submit or incompletely
explained the main reasons why these are important to an
investor.
Partially
discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest
investing in this company. Partially explained the main reasons
why these are important to an investor.

4. Satisfactorily
discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest
investing in this company. Satisfactorily explained the main
reasons why these are important to an investor.
Thoroughly
discussed at least three (3) non-financial factors that suggest
investing in this company. Thoroughly explained the main
reasons why these are important to an investor.
3. 3 references
Weight: 7%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
4.
Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 7%
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
5.
Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section
Weight: 7%
Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

5. In-text citations and references are given, but not in APA
format.
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only
partially formatted correctly in APA style.
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are
generally formatted correctly in APA style.
6.
Information Literacy/Integration of Sources
Weight: 7%
Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional
or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.
Sources are rarely integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
7.
Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 7%
Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is somewhat confusing with not enough reasons and
evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and
evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.