Financial Analysis Report — Unit 1 only

  1. Select a publicly held company.
  2. Select a benchmark firm to compare your company against. The benchmark firm is typically the largest competitor.
  3. Obtain the firm’s balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows for the past 3 years. Download and read the firm’s annual report to get a sense of this company.
  4. State why you chose the companies you did.
  5. What are the differences between the two companies?
  6. State why you would or would not invest in this company versus the competitor (i.e., the benchmark firm).

Submit your 400-word white paper to the Assignment 2 Dropbox using APA format. The financial statements can be submitted separately in pdf format. The Annual Report and the financials of the competitor should not be submitted.