corporate finance

Requirement

Pick a company publicly listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.

The company should have at least five (5) years of trading history.

Content

Company description.

Key data: current market price of the company’s share of stock, market capitalization, shares outstanding, Beta, P/E ratio, EPS, dividend yield, price-to-book ratio, current ratio, net margin, ROA, ROE, total debt to total equity, net income, total assets, total liabilities, shareholders’ equity, FCF, FCF yield.

Performance (stock price): 5Y, 3Y, 1Y, YTD, 6M, 3M, 1M, 5D, 1D. Is the company underperforming or outperforming the industry? Explain

Analysis of the company: risk profile (firm-specific risk, market-related risk, and industry risk).

Capital structure of the company: explain the financial securities used to raise funds from the financial markets.

Payout policy: has this company paid cash dividends, stock dividends, or bought back its shares of stock? Explain.

Investment projects: what is the typical project for this firm?

Explain the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy.

Instructions

Individual assignment.

Word format.

APA style is mandatory (student paper): https://apastyle.apa.org

Order of pages: title page, abstract, table of contents, text (requirements and answers), conclusion, references, tables (financial data), figures (graphs or charts indicating financial data).

Please respond according to the order requested and include each related heading.

References must include at least four (4) authoritative sources from Library and Information Resources Network (LIRN).

Please keep in mind the FNU policy on plagiarism.

Total pages: between ten (10) and twelve (12).

No late submission.

Bonus

Suggested sources of information (feel free to consult others):

https://www.marketwatch.com

https://finance.yahoo.com

https://www.nyse.com/ind

https://www.spglobal.com/e

https://www.sec.go

Company’s annual and investor relation report (each company’s website)