So . . .
.what is required . . . .

1.
Your
chosen company (financial ratios and trend analysis)

a.
Using
the data provided at the Yahoo! Finance site, use the ratios in the textbook
and determine the status of your chosen company based on those ratios.Also, identify any trends you notice and what
the impact might be if those trends continue.
The ratios you will be reviewing are the same ratios as you will find in
chapter 3, page 57 of the text.Note
that some of these ratios may not be applicable to your company.Some ratios are specific to certain types of
firms.Not all firms carry significant
accounts receivable as an example.

2.
A
competitor in the same industry (financial ratios and trend analysis)

a.
Using
the data provided at the site, use the ratios in the textbook and determine the
status of your chosen competitor based on those ratios.Also, identify any trends you notice and what
the impact might be if those trends continue.

3.
The
industry as a whole; how does your chosen company compare and what evaluations
can you make (predict) for future financial success?

a.
Review
industry data and determine where these two companies fit within that
industry.Are they
leaders/followers?What does the future
hold for this industry?

4.
Using
your chosen company and the current conditions in the financial markets, assume
the firm needs to raise a large amount of cash.
Compare the choices of raising these funds in the capital market
(selling new shares of stock) versus the bond market (debt financing), and make
a decision as to what is best and why.

5.
Take
one of the following positions and justify your decision:

a.
You
are a banker who has been approached by this company to borrow a sum of money
(you decide how much, and why).Based on
the company’s financials and its future business prospects, would you loan the
money?Why or why not.

You are an investor with a large sum of money (or a
company looking for an investment), and buying either the company or shares of
stockSubmit your detailed question here…