This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 Apple Inc. 
Handle just part 1 step 2 only.
My part: Step 4: Future Profitability and Competitive Performance

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a company's business strategies and performance.

This assignment is the second component of your group's comprehensive financial analysis project. The steps referenced here follow the nine-step assessment process detailed in Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health. 

Component 2 - Part 1

For this part of the assignment, your group will write an 800-word analysis of your chosen company based on the following two steps of the nine-step assessment process.

Step 3: Investments to Support the Business Unit Strategy or Strategies

Step 4: Future Profitability and Competitive Performance

Prepare this part of the assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. 

You are required to submit this part of the assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. 

Component 2 - Part 2

For this part of the assignment, your group will create a 5-10 slide PowerPoint presentation summarizing the results from Component 2 - Part 1.

While APA style is not required for the body of this part of the assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. 

You are not required to submit this part of the assignment to LopesWrite. 

General Requirements

You will be required to resubmit this assignment, revised to incorporate all instructor feedback, along with the other three component assignments as one comprehensive submission in Topic 8. To save time later in the course, consider addressing any feedback soon after this assignment has been graded and returned to you.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Handle this part only

My part: Step 4: Future Profitability and Competitive Performance