Library Research Assignment

Individual Portion:

• Use www.msn.com to find
  financial statements for any “for profit” company in the computer hardware
  industry.
  1. enter the company symbol
  2. go to menu on left side of screen
  3. go to financial results
  4. go to financial ratios
• Complete a ratio analysis for that company’s last year’s financial data. At
  a minimum, list and discuss the company performance vs. its industry average for
  these 4 ratios:
  • Profit as percent of sales
  • Current ratio
  • Debt to equity ratio
  • ROE
• Comment on
  • how these ratios depict the financial health of this company as compared to
    the industry average.
  • what the company might do to get better in each area.

Please add your file.

Group Portion:

Given the metrics your accountant told you are evaluated in nonprofits, you
asked her to educate you on how to assess the health of a nonprofit. You asked
her the following:

• Find and review the financial statements of any nonprofit symphony
• In a report of 500–600 words, comment specifically on the following:
  • What is the major source of the change in net assets that occurred in 2007
    from the change that occurred in 2008? In your opinion, is this trend likely to
    continue? Why/why not?
  • If we assume that program expenses of the symphony should generally vary
    with ticket revenues, do they vary between 2007 and 2008? What could your answer
    indicate may be happening?
  • Is investment income a significant part of total sources of revenue in 2007
    or 2008? Does this indicate a major concern about the reduction in the fair
    market value of investments between 2007 and 2009?
  • Based on your analysis above and any other analyses, comment on the future
    economic viability of this organization.

Please add your file.

The following grading criteria will apply to this
assignment: