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2222 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.
011022 Title Page Dominic Dowe Financial Decision-Making MBA 620 Richard Works 1/23/2024
2222 Questions: 1. How would you assess the overall financial health of Largo Global Inc. (LGI)? You will need to 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 strength and/or weakness. [HINT: all 5 questions are interrelated and may sometimes build on each other – it is imperative that you develop a “blue- print” or an outline of what you are answering for each question. Do not answer each question independently as if they were not connected. You should not be redundant but should make sure that you are judiciously coordinating these 5 questions. Question 1 and 5 should be providing the introduction and conclusion of your analysis. Questions 2, 3, and 4 should be providing the “body” or development of your analysis – with a focus on operations, investing, and financing] In regard to overall financial health, Largo Global Inc. appears to be in decline from 2020 to 2022, with some significant points of concern. The first concern is that profitability has decreased, with the Net Income decreasing from $325 to $114 from 2020 to 2022. There has ben an increase in cash flow but the increase in accounts payable offsets this. There is a risk that LGI would be depleting too much cash and begin relying on its ability to leverage accounts receivable to address the current debts. The company's profitability ratios reflect a decline from 11.89% to 5.66% over the last few years. Not only is this a significant drop for LGI, but it is also below the industry benchmark, which would not make LGI a stronger competitor. 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. [HINT: Focus of this question is the Income Statement and the Net Working Capital (NWC) as it relates to Current Assets and Current Liabilities] LGI has suffered a decline in its operating efficiency. One weakness of LGI contributing to its decline in profitability is the large stockpile in inventory. In 2022 the 'day's sales in inventory' reached its highest point in the last several years at 105.33, which is more than double
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