ACC561 Phoenix Walmart Financial Statement Analysis & Decision Making

Business Finance

Purpose of Assignment The activity requires students to perform research and analysis on competing companies and the potential implications of international standards. This real-world analysis is key to understanding how a company’s profitability, liquidity, and solvency can be useful for all users. Students also learn to analyze financial statements and use managerial tools to make decisions from an investor’s and creditor’s standpoint.

1. 
   Resources: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), websites such as Annual Reports (AnnualReports.com) Tutorial help on Excel and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.
   
   Select two competing companies, one of which must be an international company, and locate annual reports for these two companies on the Internet.
   
   Research the two companies on the Internet and download the Income Statement, Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows.
   
   Develop a minimum 525-word examination of the financial statements and include the following:

   • Make a 5-year trend analysis for each company, using 2011 as the base year, of:
   • Net sales.
   • Net income. Discuss the significance of the trend results.
   • Compute for 2015 and 2014 the:
   • Debt to assets ratio.
   • Times interest earned. How would you evaluate each company’s solvency?
   • Compute for 2015 and 2014 the:
   • Profit margin.
   • Asset turnover.
   • Return on assets.
   • Return on common stockholders’ equity. How would you evaluate each company’s profitability?
   • Evaluate the financial opportunity presented by the companies. If you were a creditor, which company would you be more likely to lend money to? Defend your decision.
   • Which company would you recommend as an investment? Discuss the items that were considered in your decision.
   • Research global implications for the international company selected. How might changing environmental factors affect organizational choices?
   • Consider the ethical climate (internal or external) of your chosen companies. Describe the ethical issues and impact on the stakeholders. What has been/is being done to resolve these issues? Do you agree with these methods for resolution? If not, what might you do differently?.

   Show your work in Microsoft Word or Excel.
   
   Complete calculations/computations using Microsoft Word or Excel.
   
   Include the four financial statements along with your assignment.
   
   Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
   
   Submit your assignment.
   
   Note: Grades are awarded based upon individual contributions to the Learning Team assignment. Each Learning Team member receives a grade based upon his/her contributions to the team assignment. Not all students may receive the same grade for the team assignment.
   
   Student Materials
   Financial Statement Analysis and Decision Making Activity Grading Guide

   Resources:
   Center for Writing Excellence
   Reference and Citation Generator
   Grammar and Writing Guides
   Learning Team Toolkit
   
   Financial Statement Analysis and Decision Making Activity Grading Guide
   
   
   

ONLY WRITE INTRO AND CONCLUSION ONLY!!!!! 200 words for each section.

Add to attachment file.

#write essay #research paper #blog writing #article writing #academic writer #reflective paper #essay pro #types of essays #write my essay #reflective essay #paper writer #essay writing service #essay writer free #essay helper #write my paper #assignment writer #write my essay for me #write an essay for me #uk essay #thesis writer #dissertation writing services #writing a research paper #academic essay #dissertation help #easy essay #do my essay #paper writing service #buy essay #essay writing help #essay service #dissertation writing #online essay writer #write my paper for me #types of essay writing #essay writing website #write my essay for free #reflective report #type my essay #thesis writing services #write paper for me #research paper writing service #essay paper #professional essay writers #write my essay online #essay help online #write my research paper #dissertation writing help #websites that write papers for you for free #write my essay for me cheap #pay someone to write my paper #pay someone to write my research paper #Essaywriting #Academicwriting #Assignmenthelp #Nursingassignment #Nursinghomework #Psychologyassignment #Physicsassignment #Philosophyassignment #Religionassignment #History #Writing #writingtips #Students #universityassignment #onlinewriting #savvyessaywriters #onlineprowriters #assignmentcollection #excelsiorwriters #writinghub #study #exclusivewritings #myassignmentgeek #expertwriters #art #transcription #grammer #college #highschool #StudentsHelpingStudents #studentshirt #StudentShoe #StudentShoes #studentshoponline #studentshopping #studentshouse #StudentShoutout #studentshowcase2017 #StudentsHub #studentsieuczy #StudentsIn #studentsinberlin #studentsinbusiness #StudentsInDubai #studentsininternational