First Year Preliminary Report

The first year preliminary report is a short report (2-3 pages in outline form) from each of the officers of the firm that basically answers the question “how are we doing?” Each officer is expected to report on his or her area of responsibility in a short, concise fashion as denoted in the following outline:

First Year Preliminary Report Guidelines/Checklist

CFO Report Summary

1)Key Financial Decisions

2)Financial Ratios/Key Performance Indicators

3)Estimated versus Actual Financial Performance of the Firm

4)Game Playing Spreadsheet

III Internal Analysis of the Corporation (CFO)The CFO will analyze the corporation’s initial internal strengths and weaknesses starting with Period 0 statements as well as the results ofpractice rounds one and two including financial ratios. This section of the report will focus on the corporation’s strengths and weaknesses. Financial analyses will be performed by the CFO using financial ratios where appropriate. The CFO will compare firm decisions that were based upon the strategic plan with the actual results obtained and discuss any key discrepancies. This analysis will discern corporate trends for the two years of operation. It is strongly suggested that a spreadsheet approach be utilized to analyze the firm’s performance over the game periods but that a quarter by quarter analysis be avoided – focus on the critical incidents of the firm.

APA Writing Style
You are required to follow the APA writing style. For APA see: http://www.apastyle.org/.
*with the use of charts, graphs, tables, and financial statements. please provide:
1. Financial analysis
2. General analysis of ROI
3. Financial ratios calculation. e.g. Owners equity and analysis of inventory from a cash flow point of view.
4. Critical decisions of the firm. i.e. what we learn, financial projections, where will we be next year?
5. Explain the performance of the firm.
6. Project future performance. ( quarterly, bi-quarterly or yearly).
7. ROE and ROA (make tables, graphs and charts to support the statements, support statements with datas, and why and what we have learnt?).