ACCT 610 9041 Financial Accounting (2178)

Financial Statement Analysis Project:

Assessment Goal:

Assess the students’ ability to interpret and analyze
financial statements, and make a presentation to the boss and colleagues.

Scenario:

You graduated Summa Cum Laude with a MS in Accounting and
Financial Management from a state university. Your role is to be a financial
analyst for a large brokerage firm. Your boss (professor) asks you to prepare a
financial analysis for a retail company. Your analysis will be part of a
company-wide analysis of the retail business sector in the US. You will present
your analyses to your boss and colleagues.

Steps to Completion:

Select any U.S. corporation that is listed on the NYSE in
the retail sector. Click Edgar to search for the SEC filings of your chosen
retail corporation. Download and review the SEC Form 10-K for the most recent
year.

Perform:

· Horizontal and
vertical financial statement analysis in Excel (using formulas)

· Ratio analysis in
Excel (using formulas)

Prepare:

· Audio-enhanced
PPT presentation for your boss and colleagues

o Include a recommendation to either hold, sell, or buy more
stock from the corporation you chose to analyze

Deliverables: submit
in appropriate LEO assignment folder

· SEC Form 10-K used for the analysis

o Highlight figures on the Form 10-K that you used in your
analyses

· 1 Excel file with 3 tabs:

o Horizontal analysis

o Vertical analysis

o Ratio analysis

§ Note: all computations must be computed via an Excel
formula

· Audio-enhanced Power Point presentation

· 1 page Word document summarizing your analysis and
justification for recommending the company hold, buy, or sell.

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