Financial Decision making

Assume that you are the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the key financial decision

maker of XYZ Corporation (“XYZ”) in an industry of your own choosing. The Board of

Directors (“BOD”) has asked you to help them make a financial decision on whether

XYZ it should move forward with a particular acquisition.

You are to pick the company in your chosen industry (pick an industry you know or have

comfort with) and provide the BOD with a deal view and analysis on this target

company. It would be best to choose a simple, mono-line, publicly listed company and

use their latest ANNUAL financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and

cash flow statement) in your decision process.

Within your analysis of this company, provide a company and deal summary. Using

both the analytical ratios we’ve discussed in class, and your view of the positives and

negatives of this company you must come up with a deal conclusion.