Urgent 2

FIN310

Mastery Project

PART ONE: Financial Statement Analysis

1. List your company name and the ticker symbol it is traded under

2. Briefly describe this company. What market is it in? What products does it produce, and most importantly, who are its major competitors?

3. Locate the Balance Sheet and Income Statement for your company. Do the same for one of its competitors. A copy of these statements must be included in your final project.

4. There are three parts to this task:

a. Perform a ratio analysis for these 2 companies, using the ratios listed below and the following template.

Ratio	Company	Competitor
Current Ratio	1.3	1.45
Etc.

b. Produce a Common-size balance sheet and income statement for your company and its competitor.

c. Discuss any major differences in what you see in the various ratios between one company and another. More importantly, discuss what might be the cause of these differences.