Due Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 noon
To Be Given to Instructor in Classroom
| (a) |
Form a group of 3 members
(or if needed 5). After your team has been formed, select, as a
group, one of the five companies from a list that I will provide in
class. Company selection will be on a first come, first serve
basis. By Thursday, January 6, 2011, indicate your selected
company
on the list provided in class. |
| (b) |
As soon as possible, I would
suggest that you review the company’s 10-K at the Edgar database. |
| (c) |
For the company your group selected, type a paper
(maximum 10
pages, double-spaced) indicating the following:
| 1. |
the industry (or
industries) in which your company operates |
| 2. |
the nature of your company's business |
| 3. |
the names of the major competitors for your
company |
| 4. |
the status of you company within its industry |
| 5. |
the Friday, December 31, 2010 closing stock
price |
| 6. |
the Thursday, January 21, 2011 closing stock price |
| 7. |
the reasons for the change in market price from
December 31, 2010 to January 21, 2011 |
| 8. |
using the company's annual report calculate the
following ratios for the most recent year:
Be sure to show your calculations for all ratios (except the
price-earnings ratio) |
| 9. |
For each of the ratios
calculated above, indicate its significance as it pertains to your
company (is the company doing good, bad, fair, etc.; is the ratio a
positive indicator or a negative indicator for your company). You
might compare the ratios for your company to those of other companies
in the industry. |
|
The paper will be
evaluated not only for the quality of comments but also for the quality
of presentation, grammar, sentence structure, spelling, etc.
Failure to complete these requirements when due will result in no
(zero) points being earned for this project, and thus a failing grade
for the course. |