SU MBA6010 Week 1 Project Latest 2019 JUNE Question # 00602239 Course Code : MBA6010 Subject: Business Due on: 06/14/2019 Posted On: 06/14/2019 10:48 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.5/5

MBA6010 Managerial Finance

Week 1 Project

Instructions

Assume you
have just earned your master’s degree in finance and are now employed by the
Cosmo K Manufacturing Group. Your employment is contingent on your successful
completion of several tasks over the next four weeks and the successful
completion of a comprehensive exam to obtain company certification in finance.
Each week, you will be assigned projects of interest to the company that will test
your competence in finance.

Gerry has
decided that you need some experience in evaluating other firms in the
marketplace. Accordingly, he has asked you to select any company listed on the
NYSE or the NASDAQ. For your selected company, identify and download the most
recent financial statements for the last three to five years, to include the
following:

Balance
sheet

Income
statement

Per share
data

Tasks:

Gerry would
like you to complete the following tasks and submit your report by the end of
the week:

Identify
the predominant industry in which your company operates. Find the industry
averages for that industry for the following ratios:

Current
ratio

Debt ratio

Quick ratio

Debt-equity
ratio

Total asset
turnover

Profit
margin

Inventory
turnover

Return on
assets

Receivables
turnover

Return on
equity

Calculate
as many of the listed ratios for your selected company as possible using the
financial statements you acquired.

Conduct a
trend analysis for the last three to five years. What trends can you identify?
What do they indicate?

Compare the
ratios for the last common year to the industry averages. What conclusions can
you draw regarding your company’s performance? What are your company’s
strengths and weaknesses?

Identify
the changes that need to be made by the company to improve its performance, as
compared to the industry, on the basis of the ratios.

Conduct a
DuPont analysis for your selected company. What conclusions can you draw for
improving your company’s performance on the basis of this analysis?