- Complete the final project, addressing the questions below. Throughout this course, you have selected a company to follow, assessing the company’s health as well as your hypothetical investment of $1,000. The company is publicly traded and has a market capitalization of $2-$10 billion.
- Using the outcome from those various activities, discussions, and research performed during the course, write a formal assessment of the health of the company you chose in a paper of approximately 1,750 words.
- Ensure that your company assessment document address the following topics:
- Why did you choose this particular company?
- In what industry does this company operate, and how does it fit into the particular industry? Is it an industry leader? A small player? Does it operate in multiple industries and do the multiple operations complement or hedge the company’s overall strategy?
- What risks does the company face on the surface (from Week Two)? What additional risks or matters of concern did you discover (via analyst write-ups, articles, press releases, industry-wide concerns) during your research?
- Perform ratio analysis on the company and evaluate the overall health of the company relative to its industry based on its financial statements (from Week Three).
- Analyze the company’s financing mix (from Week Five).
- Describe the company’s international operations and risks (from Week Seven).
- Business relationships: Would you be willing to maintain a relationship with the company as a supplier? Why or why not?
- Employee relationships: Would you be willing to work for the company? What if your compensation package only included the company’s stock (no cash)?
- Investor relationships: Imagine you invested $1,000 in the company’s stock on the first day of the course. How did your investment perform during the 8 weeks? Did you make money? If so, what was the annualized return? Did you lose money? Earn a dividend? What about long-term performance of the stock? Prepare or provide a chart showing the company’s stock price over the previous 5-year period. Would you want the company’s stock or debt in your 401(k)? Why or why not?
- Has the firm executed any stock buybacks? If so, what was the effect on the stock price?
- Calculate the WACC for your company.
- If you knew 8 weeks ago what you know now about finance, would you have invested in this company? Why or why not?
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