M3 A2 Final Projact

M3: Assignment 2: Final Project

Continue gathering financial information on Chipotle. You are to prepare a two-page paper evaluating the performance for Chipotle using financial ratios.

Be sure to address the following in your evaluation and follow the below format for all your questions and answers in essay:

Questions : Using Chipotle’s financial information, conduct both cross-sectional and time-series analyses for the last five years by calculating and interpreting at least two ratios from each of the five categories of ratios. Include the calculations in the paper.

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Questions: What conclusions can you draw about Chipotle’s performance over the last five years in terms of liquidity, activity, leverage, profitability, and market value?

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Questions: How does Chipotle’s performance compare with industry benchmarks for this same period?

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Assignment due date: Monday, September 16, 2013 in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Cite all sources and be sure to use the current APA standards when formatting your paper. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources and must meet the below Grading Criteria to get full maximum points.

Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Conducted cross-sectional and time-series analyses by calculating and interpreting ratios.	16
Drew conclusions about the company's performance in terms of liquidity, activity, leverage, profitability and market value.	20
Evaluated company's performance against industry benchmarks.	12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	4
Total	52

PLEASE NOTE: Essay must have appropriate source reference included for all work. Work must be original as it will be submitted to “Turnitin” and must be below 20%. Please remember there are actually two reasons we need to include source references.  First, we need to give credit to the source used but, second...we provide a source reference so the reader can find the same information you used and draw their own conclusions.  Also, anytime you make a statement as fact you need to either provide a source reference immediately following or you would need your own research to support that statement.