FIN 534 Paper

In this assignment,assume you are a savvy financial analyst researching companies in which toinvest.

Select a U.S.publically-traded company you think might be a good investment and perform afinancial analysis.

Your analysis should include thefollowing:

Company Overview. Conduct research and describe thecompany, its operations, locations, markets, and lines of business. Collectfinancial statements for the past three (3) years, fiscal or calendar (pleaseinsert these in the appendix). These financial statements must include at leastthe income statement and the balance sheet.

Evaluate the company’svulnerability to current financial threats such as a recession, higher interest rates, and globalcompetition.

Financial Performance. Based on the financial trends of thecompany, predict how these trends will impact financial performance in futureperiods. Explain your rationale for this prediction.

Stock Price Analysis. Given the performance of the stock in the periodspresented on the company’s financial statements, discuss how the stock islikely to perform in the future, what type of investor would be drawn to thisstock, and make a recommendation to management to improve stock performance.

Submit your analysisin the form of a 6-8 page paper in which you:

Provide a detailed overviewof a U.S. publicly traded company. This should be one to two (1-2) pages.

Evaluate the company’svulnerability to current financial threats such as a recession, higher interestrates, and global competition

Based on the financialtrends of the company, predict how these trends will impact financialperformance in future periods. Explain your rationale for this prediction.

Cite at least five (5) qualityreferences.