Analyst Report – 125 points (This assignment is to be completed individually) Part 1: Executive Summary – 10 points GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to succinctly summarize important information included in the annual report to provide the reader with a quick overview of the contents. Look at key findings from your report including financial information as well as industry information. Things that can be included – (these are just ideas include others if relevant): current financial information depicting health of organization, new products or markets, future growth opportunities. It is worth noting that an executive summary in business usually does not exceed one page, be clear and concise. Part 2: Company Profile – 10 points GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to locate pertinent company information contained in the annual report or on financial websites (example is finance.yahoo.com). Bullet pointing this information is appropriate for your report. You will have to identify the following items that are specific to your company: *Ticker symbol *Mission Statement as it is printed in the Annual Report *Corporate headquarters location *Date of Incorporation *Public Auditor *Name of CEO *Name of CFO *Stock classifications (common, preferred, both?) *Exchange (e.g.: NYSE, Nasdaq) *Dividends (have they been issued and for how much) Part 3: Industry Profile – 30 points GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to locate pertinent company information contained on financial websites (ONE example is finance.yahoo.com). · Identify the market sector to which your company belongs. Describe what a market sector is and list three industry leaders and three industry laggards in the sector · Identify and define the industry to which your company belongs. Research and describe what specific characteristics must a company have to be in that industry · Attach your company’s stock performance in comparison to your company’s two largest competitors stock performance over the past two years. Note on the graph three events. These can be company, industry or market specific events. In detail, describe the events and their effect on your company’s stock performance. · Graph, using a pie chart, your company versus other companies (at least 3) in the industry with market capitalization data. Make observations and describe your observations. · In detail, discuss the global presence of your company/industry. Identify three international elements that are critical to your company’s success & global presence. Part 3: Current Events/Future Outlook - 30 points GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to use business periodicals, online sources, and the annual report to start to understand the relationship between significant internal corporate events/external global events and company financial performance. Deliverables in this section include: 1) Two relevant ar.

1. Analyst Report – 125 points
(This assignment is to be completed individually)
Part 1: Executive Summary – 10 points
GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to
succinctly summarize important information included in the
annual report to provide the reader with a quick overview of the
contents. Look at key findings from your report including
financial information as well as industry information. Things
that can be included – (these are just ideas include others if
relevant): current financial information depicting health of
organization, new products or markets, future growth
opportunities. It is worth noting that an executive summary in
business usually does not exceed one page, be clear and
concise.
Part 2: Company Profile – 10 points
GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to
locate pertinent company information contained in the annual
report or on financial websites (example is finance.yahoo.com).
Bullet pointing this information is appropriate for your report.
You will have to identify the following items that are specific
to your company:
*Ticker symbol
*Mission Statement as it is printed in the Annual Report
*Corporate headquarters location
*Date of Incorporation
*Public Auditor
*Name of CEO
*Name of CFO

2. *Stock classifications (common, preferred, both?)
*Exchange (e.g.: NYSE, Nasdaq)
*Dividends (have they been issued and for how much)
Part 3: Industry Profile – 30 points
GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to
locate pertinent company information contained on financial
websites (ONE example is finance.yahoo.com).
· Identify the market sector to which your company belongs.
Describe what a market sector is and list three industry leaders
and three industry laggards in the sector
· Identify and define the industry to which your company
belongs. Research and describe what specific characteristics
must a company have to be in that industry
· Attach your company’s stock performance in comparison to
your company’s two largest competitors stock performance over
the past two years. Note on the graph three events. These can
be company, industry or market specific events. In detail,
describe the events and their effect on your company’s stock
performance.
· Graph, using a pie chart, your company versus other
companies (at least 3) in the industry with market capitalization
data. Make observations and describe your observations.
· In detail, discuss the global presence of your
company/industry. Identify three international elements that are
critical to your company’s success & global presence.
Part 3: Current Events/Future Outlook - 30 points
GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to use
business periodicals,
online sources, and the annual report to start to understand the

3. relationship between
significant internal corporate events/external global events and
company financial
performance. Deliverables in this section include:
1) Two relevant articles – one domestic and one global – on
current events affecting either your company or your industry
(or preferably both). Must be recent articles, within the past 12
months. Articles must be attached, not linked, to document, and
you are required to summarize the event in your own words and
why you found it important to incorporate into the report.
2) What is the outlook for the industry as well as your company
in the next 1-3 years? What changes or trends will or may
affect it? Cite specific examples you have read about.
Part 5: Recommendation – 30 points
GOAL: For this section of the assignment you will have to use
your compiled data to justify an “educated guess” on investment
suggestions. You will have to determine either “buy” or “don’t
buy” and back up your suggestion with strong financial
reasoning.
*You will have to identify strategies used for your analysis.
Use at least three ratios, and two other sources of information
you believe are relevant, to help you make your decisions.
Explain what ratios you used and specify what information your
choices provided. For example, did you use the Current Ratio?
If so, why? What information did the Current Ratio provide
that helped you determine the viability of investing in this
company?
You will also need to compare this data (of your choice) to the
same data of companies in your industries to support your
recommendation. Comparison ratios can be found via online
databases thru the Drexel Library as well as Google Finance,
Yahoo! Finance and bloomberg.com
Overall appearance of the report including, but not limited to:
proper citations, proper use of grammar/spelling, sentence
structure, formatting of the cover page and body of the report,

4. table of contents, page numbers, etc - 15 points
Analyst Report
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College Prep English IV Final Exam
Score: ______ / ______
Name: ________________________________
Student Number: _______________________
Multiple Choice: Type your answer choice in the blank.
_____1.
Which allegorical element do both “In Memory of W. B. Yeats”
and “Muse des Beaux Arts” share?
A. a character with no symbolic meaning
B. a character that looks to the past
C. a character that stands for something beyond himself
D. a character that symbolizes the conscience of the world
_____2.
What does Clarke mean when he writes, “Space can be mapped
and crossed and occupied without definable limit; but it can
never be conquered”?
A. We will never have all of space under our control.
B. There are too many warring factions to overcome in order to
conquer.

5. C. Our technology is so limited we won’t make it very far.
D. It is in our best interest to stay on planet Earth.
_____3.
Why does a wartime setting make a ghost story believable?
A. Amid violent fighting, innocent people often get hurt.
B. So many people die that having ghosts as characters seems
reasonable.
C. Once the expectation of normality is gone, anything can
happen.
D. Deserted houses are appropriate settings for ghosts.
_____4.
“Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” is a poem
that celebrates the power of ____.
A. analysis
B. deduction
C. memory
D. prophecy
_____5.
A person who views things cynically likely
A. distrusts people.

6. B. enjoys company.
C. is wise.
D. is hopeful
_____6.
Which of the following sentences is correctly written in the
active voice?
A. The report will be written and edited tomorrow by me.
B. The report will be written by me and edited by me tomorrow.
C. I will write the report and it will be edited by me tomorrow.
D. I will write and edit the report tomorrow.
_____7.
Which statement best translates the passage?
How dare ye set your fit upon her, / Sae fine a lady? / Gae
somewhere else, and seek your dinner / On some poor body. /
Swith! In some beggar’s haffet squattle;
A. This lady must have found you in a beggar’s house.
B. You should live on a beggar, not a wealthy lady.
C. You attack wealthy and poor people both.
D. You should not depend on others for your dinner.

7. _____8.
Which is an example of a memorable phrase Clarke uses to
convince readers of his viewpoint?
A. “The ants have covered the world but have they conquered it
…?”
B. “Such a statement may sound ludicrous, now that our rockets
are already 100 million miles beyond the moon….”
C. “… radio and light waves travel at the same limited speed of
186,000 miles a second.”
D. “Imagine a vast ocean, sprinkled with islands—some desert,
others perhaps in habited.”
_____9.
Which best describes the characters’ relationship to the
Wilcoxes?
A. The boys are the best of friends.
B. The parents admire and respect the Wilcoxes.
C. The parents are in competition with the Wilcoxes.
D. The parents are quite fond of the Wilcoxes.
_____10.
The “lion body and the head of a man” and “a rocking cradle” in
“The Second Coming” symbolize:
A. Yeats's ideas of communism and capitalism.

8. B. systems of philosophy alternating in power.
C. adult knowledge and childhood innocence.
D. England and Ireland's political relationship.
Short Answer Questions: Type your answer below each
question. Use full sentences, correct grammar, and correct
spelling.
11.
In line 18 of Auden’s “In Memory of W. B. Yeats.” The poet
Yeats is described as being “scattered among a hundred cities”
after his death. Explain what the speaker means by this phrase.

9. 12.
Explain what point Gordimer is trying to illustrate through the
contrast in “The Train from Rhodesia” between the description
of the wooden figures and the description of the begging
children.
13.
What can you conclude that the Shadow represents in Part V of
“The Hollow Men”? Use one or two details from the poem to
support your interpretation.

10. 14.
After she reads the letter, Mrs. Drover in “The Demon Lover”
examines her reflection in the mirror. What do we learn about
Mrs. Drover, based on what she sees in the mirror? Support
your answer with an example from the story.
15.
Reread lines 9-16 of In Memoriam, A. H. H. Analyze the poet’s
philosophical assumptions and beliefs, and compare them to
your own observations and experiences. What is your evaluation
of the poet’s assumptions?

11. 16.
In “On Making an Agreeable Marriage,” when Austen writes
that “Mr. J. P.” has an “amiable mind, strict principles, just
notions, and good habits,” what kind of persuasive appeal is she
making to Fanny?
17.
Use your own words to explain why Helen’s thoughts do not
wander when Miss Temple is teaching her.
18.
In “Ulysses,” the speaker declares,“I am a part of all that I have
met:/Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough/Gleams that
untraveled world, whose margin fades/Forever and forever when
I move” (lines 18-21). What does this quotation tell readers
about what Ulysses is thinking?

12. 19.
In the excerpt from Hard Times, Dickens refers to an
“adversary.” What is the meaning of this word? In the context
of the final paragraph of the excerpt, who or what is the
adversary being discussed?
20.
Describe the tone of the final line in “Anthem for Doomed
Youth.” What specific words help to establish this tone?
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13. CVS CaremarkCVS
Executive Summary
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VS Caremark submitted its Annual report for the year ended
December 31, 2012on February 15, 2013. For this analysis, we
have taken this report from the company’s website. Hence all
information and analysis in this report is based on the Annual
report of the company for the year 2012, released on February
15, 2013.
CVS is the largest pharmacy health care provider in US. The
company is reinventing pharmacy to offer innovative solutions
to help the general public to move towards better health. Their
continuous effort towards lower care costs has taken the
company to operate more than 7,400 CVS/pharmacy stores,
serving more than 60 million members. Hence CVS is nation’s
largest retail medical clinic system, having more than 600
Minute Clinic locations.
The Financial Highlights of the company are as under:
2012 2011 % Increase
Net revenues $ 123,133 $ 107,100 15.0%
Operating profit $ 7,228 $ 6,330 14.2%
Net income $ 3,877 $ 3,461 12.0%
Diluted EPS $ 3.03 $ 2.59 17.1%
Stock price $ 48.35 $ 40.78 18.6%
Market capital. $ 59,527 $ 52,937 12.4%
Larry J. Merlo, President and Chief Executive Officer, has

14. focussed on future growth of the company. The company
believe in their business model is well aligned with longer term
trends in the industry and uniquely positioned. The company’s
growth plan is:
• First, we will create greater health care value byincreasing the
convenience and quality of care; weare expanding and
differentiating our services for better health at lower costs
• Second, we will serve new and existing customers innew
ways; our teams from across the enterprise arefocused on
identifying and targeting opportunities tobetter serve the
fastest-growing customer segments.
• And third, we will optimize our enterprise assets by delivering
innovative solutions that leverage ourunmatched breadth of
capabilities
Company Profile
The company profile is as under;
*Ticker symbol CVS – NYSE
*Mission Statement as it is printed in the Annual Report
Helping people on their
path to better health
*Corporate headquarters location
One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Delaware

15. *Date of Incorporation
CVS Caremark Corporation was founded in 1892 and is based in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
*Public Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP - Boston,
Massachusetts
*Name of CEO
Larry J. Merlo
- President and Chief Executive Officer
*Name of CFO
David M. Denton
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
*Stock classifications
The company has issued common stock and preferred stock.
Both are appearing in the Balance sheet.
*Exchange
NYSE
*Dividends
2012 2011 2010
Common stock dividends (829) (674) (479)

16. Industry Profile
CVS Sector / Industry Membership
Sector:
Services
Industry:
Drug Stores
Recommendation
The company is really working strong and well managed. The
net income of the company is showing an increasing trend. The
net income of the company has been:
Net income of CVS Caremark
For 2010 $ 3,427
For 2011 $ 3,461 Increased by 1%
For 2012 $ 3,877 Increased by 12%
Dividends per common stock share
The cash dividend per share has increased every year. It creates
confidence among the stockholders. The cash dividends
distributed as follows:
Cash dividends per common share

17. For 2008 $ 0.258
For 2009 $ 0.305
For 2010 $ 0.350
For 2011 $ 0.500
For 2012 $ 0.650
Total Assets
Total assets of the company has shown increasing trend and is
increasing every year. Increase in total assets indicates the
growth of the company. Increase in total assets are as follows:
For 2008 $ 60,960
For 2009 $ 61,641
For 2010 $ 62,169
For 2011 $ 64,543
For 2012 $ 65,912
Share price
The share price at New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“CVS” has shown a very high increase. In 2011 the average
share piece was $41.35, which has gone up to $49.80 per share.
It indicates the market position and investor’s confidence
towards company’s shares.
In view of above the CVS Caremark is a good company for
stockholders, investors and to a great extent to general public of
USA.

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