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Choose one publicly-traded company that you will use for your research paper. You will research and monitor this company during the course. Your research should include all of the following : Corporate Governance Analysis Stockholder Analysis Capital Structure Choices Valuation – This is qualitative in nature. Research the previous annual reports to assist you with valuation. Sites, such as Yahoo Finance are also useful for these valuations. Suggestions for Improving the Company in the Future

Learning about Financial Planning Designations.  Please research Financial Planning designations in general and specifically each of these 3 Financial Planning designations - CFP® ChFC® AFC ® Based on what you find include in your email what is involved in earning each of the 3 listed designations above? What main areas do they cover?  In addition to the test needed for the designation, how many hours of experience do you need to receive each credential?

Below you have the three types of financial management decisions. Match each type of decision to a business transaction that would be relevant. Capital budgeting A. Deciding whether to issue new equity and use the proceeds to retire outstanding debt Capital structure B. Deciding whether to expand a manufacturing plant Working capital management C. Modifying the firm's credit collection policy with its customers

Financial Responsibilities: Describe the responsibilities of a financial analyst. Write five to seven bullet points outlining the responsibilities of a financial analyst. Write in complete sentences. Financial Management Decisions: Use an example to discuss the importance of analyzing and managing finances to help make business decisions. Consider the bullet points you outlined in the previous section. Then write a brief paragraph that answers the following questions. Use examples to support your claims. How do these responsibilities help inform management decisions? What would happen if management didn’t have this information? Accounting Principles: Explain how to use accounting principles to analyze a business’s financial health. Give examples to support your claims. Write a brief paragraph that explains how financial analysts use accounting principles to analyze a business’s financial health. In your paragraph, also answer the following questions: What accounting information…

List the three statements and explain in detail what information each statement presents. explain the various ways that managers can use these financial statements.

XYZ is considering the option to invest excess cash in short-term financial instruments. XYZ wishes to have access to the investments as quickly as possible in order to pay bills and meet employee payroll and have a return on their investment. Briefly discuss which factors you would be focusing on under each of the six (6) steps. Briefly describe the research tools available including the CCH Answer Connect and CCH Accounting Research.

Describe the responsibilities of a financial analyst. Write five to seven bullet points outlining the responsibilities of a financial analyst. Write in complete sentences.  Use an example to discuss the importance of analyzing and managing finances to help make business decisions. How do these responsibilities help inform management decisions? What would happen if management didn’t have this information? Consider the bullet points you outlined in the previous section. Then write a brief paragraph that answers the following questions. Use examples to support your claims.  Explain how to use accounting principles to analyze a business’s financial health. Give examples to support your claims. What accounting information do financial analysts use? What would happen if that information was not available or was not accurate? Write a brief paragraph that explains how financial analysts use accounting principles to analyze a business’s financial health. In your paragraph, also answer…

A. Operating expenses are a function of:      a. The cost of equity and the cost of debt      b. The interest rates on debt and the amount of debt      c. Design(s) of the value propositions, the skill level and processes for spending money to operate the company, and the loan term bond yield + the equity risk premium + risks specific to the company      d. Design(s) of the value propositions, processes used to produce the value proposition(s), and the skill level and processes for spending money to operate the company   B. Which of the following is most closely associated with margin as a %?      a. Sales revenue      b. The processes used to produce the company’s value proposition(s)      c. The proportion of debt and equity in the company’s capital structure      d. The average operating assets of the company   C. Which of the following is most closely associated with asset utilization?      a. The cost of equity      b. Expenses      c. Operating assets…

Mastery Problem: Financial Statement Analysis Question Content Area Liquidity and Solvency Measures Your friend, another accountant, has bet you that with your knowledge of accounting and just the computations for common analytical measures, you can figure out many aspects of a company's financial statements. You take the bet! Match each computation to one of the liquidity and solvency measures in the table. (Hint: Begin by looking for simple computations and identifying the amounts in those computations. Look for other measures that use those amounts.)

TRUE OR FALSE: Read each sentence carefully and determine whether the statement True or False. Write your answers in the space provided before the number. 1. Financial statement analysis uses computational and analytical techniques to evaluate the company's risks, performance, financial health, and future prospects with the objective of making economic decisions. 2. Return on asset is an operational efficiency ratio. 3. Profitability ratios measure the ability of the company's assets to generate sales. 4. Gross profit margin provides an indication of the company's average pricing policy 5. Given equal gross profit margin, the company with the lower operating income margin has higher operating expenses as a percentage of sales and has leaner operations. Written Works Below are the comparative Statement of Comprehensive Income & Statement of Financial Position of Ellane Company & Lanie Company: Statement of Comprehensive Income Ellane Company 2013 Melanie Company 2014 2013 2014 Net Sales…

Mastery Problem: Financial Statement Analysis Liquidity and Solvency Measures Your friend, another accountant, has bet you that with your knowledge of accounting and just the computations for common analytical measures, you can figure out many aspects of a company's financial statements. You take the bet! Match each computation to one of the liquidity and solvency measures in the table. (Hint: Begin by looking for simple computations and identifying the amounts in those computations. Look for other measures that use those amounts.) Liquidity and Solvency Measures   Computations Working capital   $3,095,000 – $900,000  Current ratio   $3,095,000 ÷ $900,000  Quick ratio   $1,866,000 ÷ $900,000  Accounts receivable turnover   $8,280,000 ÷ [($714,000 + $740,000) ÷ 2]  Number  of days' sales in receivables   [($714,000 + $740,000) ÷ 2] ÷ ($8,280,000 ÷ 365)  Inventory turnover   $4,100,000 ÷ [($1,072,000 + $1,100,000) ÷ 2]  Number of days' sales in inventory…

Mastery Problem: Financial Statement Analysis Liquidity and Solvency Measures Your friend, another accountant, has bet you that with your knowledge of accounting and just the computations for common analytical measures, you can figure out many aspects of a company's financial statements. You take the bet! Match each computation to one of the liquidity and solvency measures in the table. (Hint: Begin by looking for simple computations and identifying the amounts in those computations. Look for other measures that use those amounts.) Liquidity and Solvency Measures   Computations Working capital   $3,095,000 – $860,000  Current ratio   $3,095,000 ÷ $860,000  Quick ratio   $1,866,000 ÷ $860,000  Accounts receivable turnover   $8,250,000 ÷ [($714,000 + $740,000) ÷ 2]  Number  of days' sales in receivables   [($714,000 + $740,000) ÷ 2] ÷ ($8,250,000 ÷ 365)  Inventory turnover   $4,100,000 ÷ [($1,072,000 + $1,100,000) ÷ 2]  Number of days' sales in inventory…

Which of the following BEST describes Financial Condition Analysis (FCA)? Group of answer choices it mainly uses financial information in analysis it is a daily assessment of financial performance it evaluates the costs and benefits of financial analysis it assesses the impact of socioeconomic/organizational factors on financial condition

Discussion Thread: Valuation Factors. discuss the factors that lead to a valuation of a company’s worth compared to that of the financial statements and how company executives create the most value for all stakeholders.