The Financial Overview consists of a basic look at a company’s financial status as revealed by its financial statements.

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Financial Analysis of the McDonalds Company

Stock ticker symbol, exchange where traded _________

Address of company headquarters _________

Company phone number __________

Your name, etc.

PART 1, COMPANY OVERVIEW:

a. Brief description of the company (one paragraph, briefly summarizing the company’s business)

b. Company history (origin, major developments, etc.)

c. Organization (describe how the company is structured)

d. Main products and services (describe what the company sells; how it makes money)

e. Geographic area of operations (describe where the company sells its products)

f. Recent developments (list recent major news stories, if any)

PART 2, FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:

a. Sales and Income Record:

------------- Fiscal Years -------------

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

‑‑ Sales ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

‑‑ Percent change in

sales each year ____ ____ ____ ____

‑‑ Net Income ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

‑‑ Percent change in

net income each year ____ ____ ____ ____

GRAPH OF SALES & NET INCOME, FY 2012 ‑ 2016

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‑| (Plot Sales and Net Income for the

‑| last five fiscal years on the graph)

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‑| then copy and paste it into the report)

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

COMMENTS: Comment on the trends you see in your numbers and on the graph.

Be sure to include comments! The numbers and the chart are meaningless by themselves. Comment on what you see.

b. Expense Distribution:

FY 2016

Major Expenses:

________

(list the major expense categories ________

from the latest income statement) ________

PIE CHART OF EXPENSES, FY 2016

Note – Do not “explode”

the pie slices

COMMENTS: Comment on the company’s expense distribution.

c. Assets Distribution:

Year-end FY 2016

Assets:

Cash ________

Accounts receivable ________

Inventory ________

Fixed Assets ________

Other Assets ________

PIE CHART OF ASSETS, Year-end FY 2016

COMMENTS: Comment on the company’s asset distribution.

c. Capital Structure:

Year-end FY 2016

Capital Structure:

Current Liabilities ________

Long-term & Other Liabilities ________

Preferred Stock (if any) ________

Common Equity ________

CAPITAL STRUCTURE PIE CHART, Year-end FY 2016

COMMENTS: Comment on the company’s capital structure.

PART 3, RATIO ANALYSIS:

(1) LIQUIDITY:

FY 2016 FY 2015

Current Ratio:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Quick Ratio:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Comments On McDonalds Liquidity:

Be sure to include comments! The numbers are meaningless by themselves. Comment

on what you see. What story do the numbers tell?

(2) ASSET MANAGEMENT

FY 2016 FY 2015

Total Asset Turnover:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Average Collection Period:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Comments On McDonalds Asset Management:

(3) DEBT MANAGEMENT:

FY 2016 FY 2015

Total Debt to Total Assets:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Times Interest Earned:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Comments On McDonalds Debt Management:

(4) PROFITABILITY:

FY 2016 FY 2015

Net profit Margin:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Return on Assets:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Return on Equity:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Modified Du Pont Equation, FY 2016:

McDonalds Wendy’s

Net Profit Margin ____ ____

Total Asset Turnover ____ ____

Equity Multiplier ____ ____

Comments On McDonalds Profitability:

(5) MARKET VALUE RATIOS:

FY 2016 FY 2015

PE Ratio:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Market to Book Ratio:

McDonalds ____ ____

Wendy’s ____ ____

Comments On McDonalds Market Value Ratios:

PART 4, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

‑ Summarize your analysis. Review your comments in the financial analysis section and provide your assessment of the overall status of the firm. Include any recommendations you think are appropriate.

‑ List any other recommendations you have for the firm in view of your analysis.

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