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Analyze financial statements using financial ratios.
•
Analyze and evaluate cash flows over time.
•
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
financial management.
•
Write clearly and concisely about financial management using
proper writing mechanics.
This project requires that you conduct a financial analysis of
two, comparable organizations. You
may select any organizations that produce publicly available
financial statements employing IFRS
or U.S. GAAP (both companies must follow the same GAAP).
Let your professor know which two
companies you plan to study before the end of Week 2, as your
selection must be approved. The
professor reserves the right to limit the number of students
comparing the same two
organizations.
Assignment:
1. Carefully review the annual reports for both organizations.
Comment on what approach
each company has taken in reporting to its shareholders.
(This requirement is purposely
broad to give you the freedom to talk about anything that comes
under the broad title of
“reporting to shareholders”).
2. Prepare a ratio analysis for both companies including a trend
analysis for three years.
Comment on the significance of the ratios for each company (do
they indicate that things
are all right, do they suggest that problems exist, or is it likely
that problems will occur in
the future?). Comment specifically on the similarities and
differences among the ratios
calculated for both companies and comparison to any
benchmark.
3.
Prepare an analysis of the cash flow statements for both
companies.
4. List and discuss the importance of the two most significant
accounting policies adopted
by the two organizations (you should select the same two
policies for both organizations).
Explain the options selected by both companies and comment on
any differences that
you see. Explain what other policies the organizations could
have selected and state why
you think they selected one policy over another.
5. Provide the URL’s for each company’s Annual Report.
Your assignment should adhere to these guidelines:
•
Write in a logical, well-organized conventional business style.
Use Times New Roman
font size 12 or similar, double space, and leave ample white
space per page.
•
All references must follow JWMI style guide and works must be
cited appropriately.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions on
citations.
•
On the first page or in a header, include the title of the
assignment, the student’s name,
the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Reference
pages are not included in
the assignment page length.
•
Faculty members have discretion to penalize for assignments
that do not follow these
guidelines. Check with your individual professor if you feel the
assignment r
much longer or shorter treatment than recommended.
The two companies are: Walmart and Coach

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  • 2. companies you plan to study before the end of Week 2, as your selection must be approved. The professor reserves the right to limit the number of students comparing the same two organizations. Assignment: 1. Carefully review the annual reports for both organizations. Comment on what approach each company has taken in reporting to its shareholders. (This requirement is purposely broad to give you the freedom to talk about anything that comes
  • 3. under the broad title of “reporting to shareholders”). 2. Prepare a ratio analysis for both companies including a trend analysis for three years. Comment on the significance of the ratios for each company (do they indicate that things are all right, do they suggest that problems exist, or is it likely that problems will occur in the future?). Comment specifically on the similarities and differences among the ratios calculated for both companies and comparison to any benchmark.
  • 4. 3. Prepare an analysis of the cash flow statements for both companies. 4. List and discuss the importance of the two most significant accounting policies adopted by the two organizations (you should select the same two policies for both organizations). Explain the options selected by both companies and comment on any differences that you see. Explain what other policies the organizations could have selected and state why you think they selected one policy over another. 5. Provide the URL’s for each company’s Annual Report.
  • 5. Your assignment should adhere to these guidelines: • Write in a logical, well-organized conventional business style. Use Times New Roman font size 12 or similar, double space, and leave ample white space per page. • All references must follow JWMI style guide and works must be cited appropriately. Check with your professor for any additional instructions on citations.
  • 6. • On the first page or in a header, include the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Reference pages are not included in the assignment page length. • Faculty members have discretion to penalize for assignments that do not follow these guidelines. Check with your individual professor if you feel the assignment r
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