Number 1

Project 1 Report

Instructions: Answer the five questions below. They focus entirely on the financial health of Largo Global Inc. (LGI) based on the three years of income statement and balance sheet data provided in the Excel workbook. Base your analysis only on the financial statements provided in the Excel workbook. Provide support for your reasoning from the readings in Project 1, Step 1, and the discussion in Project 1, Step 3. Be sure to cite your sources.

Provide a detailed response below each question. Use 12-point font and double spacing. Maintain the existing margins in this document. Your final Word document, including the questions, should not exceed 5 pages. Include a title page in addition to the five pages. Any tables and graphs you choose to include are also excluded from the five-page limit. Name your document as follows: P1_Final_lastname_Report_date.

You must address all five questions and make full use of the information on tabs 2–4 as well as the competitor and industry data in the Excel workbook (ratio, common-size, and cash flow analysis).

You are strongly encouraged to exceed the requirements by refining your analysis. Consider other tools and techniques that were discussed in the required and recommended reading for Project 1. This means adding an in-depth explanation of what happened in the three years for which data was provided to make precise recommendations to LGI.

Title Page

Name

Course and section number

Faculty name

Submission date

Questions:

1. What is your overall assessment of Largo Global Inc. (LGI)? Provide a broad view of the main trends that emerge from your analyses of the information in tabs 2, 3, and 4. Your key findings should be synthesized and highlight a clear diagnostic of LGI's financial health.

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2. How is LGI doing in terms of operating efficiency? How would you assess its performance compared to its main competitor and the industry index? What are the principal areas that need to be addressed to strengthen LGI' s bottom line? Identify and use key indicators from all 3 analyses that provide insight about LGI's operations.

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3. How is LGI doing in terms of using assets efficiently? How would you assess it compared to its main competitor and the industry index? What are the principal areas that need to be addressed to strengthen the left-hand side of its balance sheet? Identify and use key indicators from all 3 analyses that provide insight about LGI's assets.

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4. How is LGI doing in terms of financial leverage? How would you assess it compared to its main competitor and the industry index? What are the principal areas that need to be addressed to strengthen the right-hand side of its balance sheet? Identify and use key indicators from all 3 analyses that provide insight about LGI's debt and equity mix.

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5. Based on the financial strengths and weaknesses of LGI, how would you prioritize actions that will ultimately satisfy LGI' s shareholders? Make specific recommendations that clearly identify the decisions LGI' s board and executives need to make. What actions do they need to take? Set quantifiable targets and objectives for LGI. Your answers must be supported by all arguments developed in questions 2, 3, and 4. In addition, make sure you use data not already used in previous questions.

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