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Introduction to Managerial Accounting Spring 2018 - Company Analysis

You have been assigned a publicly traded company and your task is to review and analyze the company from an investor’s perspective. You may not change companies or switch companies with anyone. At a minimum, your analysis will include the following WELL DEFINED sections –

SECTION 1 - The Company Overview Section (1 to 2 pages representing 20 points of the total assignment’s grade) will include discussions pertaining to

Company History – when did they start, who started the company, what did they originally do as a business?

Current Operations - What does the company do, where do they make their money? You may include:

Significant Operational Divisions and/or

Significant Products, and/or

Significant Ownership stakes – who owns the company?

Current Financial Stability – Are they making money or do they have a positive cash flow?

Ratio Analysis - REQUIRED - Price Earnings, Earnings per Share, and Dividend Yield with a comparison to Competitors and/or Industry.

SECTION 2 - A discussion of Current or Pending Significant Issues facing the Company (1 to 2 pages representing 20 points of the assignment’s total grade). The issues may be positive or negative; that determination is left to your discretion. You should identify and discuss at least three issues.

SECTION 3 - Your Opinion (1 to 2 Pages representing 20 points of the assignment’s total grade) based on observations you have made. Your opinion should refer to items noted in the previous two sections..

For further guidance and specifics, please refer to the Grading Rubric.

The remaining points of your grade will be based on…

30 Points for visits to the Writing Lab (10 points for each section)

60 Points for the Final Combined Document.

Each section of your document will be scanned for plagiarism using SafeAssign. If the SafeAssign Match percentage exceeds 5%, there will be point deductions equaling 2 times the amount of the percentage that exceeds 5% for that particular section. This deduction will be assessed at the end of grading for each section.

Introduction to Managerial Accounting Spring 2018 – Company Analysis

Section Formatting Requirements - Points will be assigned to appropriate use of punctuation and grammar, the usage of font type and size, margins, title page, section headings, paragraph spacing, and the quality and documentation of your references (the references will be graded on the Final Document), etc. Please observe the following formatting requirements:

The body of the document must be greater than FIVE written pages in length (4 and1/2 pages is not 5 pages), NOT including the Title, Bibliography, and supplemental pages, and include at least ONE FULL PAGE on each defined section not to exceed two pages for each section. The body of the assignment must not exceed SIX pages total, again not including the Title, Bibliography, and supplemental charts and graphs.

There can be no more than ONE direct quote per section.

Any graphs or charts must for noted in the body of the document and included as supplemental information after the bibliography.

You must have at least TEN noted references with no more than FIVE references originating from “On-Line” sources. The references must be listed in the Bibliography (not in the body of the analysis) and be documented using APA guidelines. There is an on-line APA help site (see the end of this document) you should use to meet this requirement. You should not post any references within the body of the document since this can cause an increased Match percentage from SafeAssign. The definition of an on-line source is an internet source with no printed source available. For example, a reference to a Blog would be considered an internet source, a reference to the on-line version of the Wall Street Journal should referenced as a newspaper reference since the document is available in printed. References to Wikipedia should be avoided since this is an on-line source; however, you may go to the references at the end of the Wikipedia document and research those sources to determine if it is in print.

The body must be double-spaced, using the font TIMES NEW ROMAN - 12, with one inch margins on all sides. All paragraph spacing must be set to 0.0 for both Before and After and all Indentations for the First Line for both Left and Right must be set to 0.0 as well. Also, make sure the ‘Special:’ option is set to ‘First line’ and the ‘By:’ option is set to 0.5.

Do not include page numbers or insert any headers or footers in the body of the document.

Your research should include analysis of several years of the company’s published Financial Statements (Annual Reports, SEC Forms 10-Q and 10-K, etc.) along with any other information you may find useful.

Introduction to Managerial Accounting Spring 2018 – Company Analysis

Submission Requirements – You will be completing each Section (Sections 1, 2, and 3) as separate components. You will have approximately three weeks to complete Section 1, three more weeks to complete Section 2, then three more weeks to complete Section 3. You will then submit the entire document on the last day of classes. VERY IMPORTANT – DO NOT INCLUDE ANY REFERENCES WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SECTION POSTINGS. WHEN YOU THE FINAL DOCUMENT, YOU WILL ALSO POST A SEPARATE REFERENCES DOCUMENT SINCE SafeAssign WILL VIEW EACH REFERENCE AS BEING 100% PLAIGERIZED.

Submission Opportunities – During the three weeks available to complete each section, you may post draft copies to Blackboard to verify the SafeAssign percentage. These draft versions will not be graded and you may post as many copies as necessary. On the last day open for that particular section, a separate portal will be opened for the posting of the Final Version of that section for grading. You may only post ONE Final Version.

Title Page

Title of Company

Your Name

Date

Course

Body of Text

Company Overview – REQUIRED HEADING for this section

The body of the assignment should be Times New Roman size 12 font, double spaced. The margins can be no larger than 1 inch all the way around the paper. The body of the paper must be at least five (5) pages in length. There should be 3 DISTINCT sections beginning with the Company Overview, roughly 1/3 of the paper.

In this section you will discuss the Company History, what the company does to make money. You should also discuss any significant operational divisions and/or

significant products or product lines. In addition, you will talk about significant ownership stakes, (who owns the company), and the financial stability along with a discussion of ratio analysis.

Pending or Current Issues – REQUIRED HEADING

The Pending or Current Issues should include any significant issues that have or could have an impact on the company and/or its stock value. The determination of ‘what is an issue’ is entirely up to you . This section can contain anything from current lawsuits, to planned expansions, they can be good or bad. This should also comprise approximately 1/3 of the paper.

Your Opinion – REQUIRED HEADING

The final section will be solely your opinion regarding the company. Your opinion should be based on the information discussed in the first two sections. You may include any graphics, tables, and or charts to assist you with your opinion. There are no right or wrong opinions, your opinion is your opinion. As long as you feel comfortable with your opinion, that will be fine with me.

Bibliography

Bibliography –

The Bibliography must follow APA Guidelines and contain at least ten (10) references., no more than five (5) sources can come from Internet Sources. In other words, you will need to go the to library to gather information. Do not wait to get this information. The information you will be looking for might be checked out and you do not want to be placed in a waiting situation. You may also gather information from television, radio, and conversations from the customer or investor relations department of your respective company.

Formatting

Example

1” Margins

No Headers or Footers

Times New Roman – 12 Font

All paragraph spacing must be set to 0.0 for both Before and After and all Indentations for both Left and Right must be set to 0.5.

Double Spaced

Text

1/2” Paragraph Ident

Required Section Title