Suppose your firm is considering investing in a publicly traded company. The company president has asked you to identify a potential company and to conduct a financial analysis of the company.

He wants to know how the company has performed over the past three to five years compared to the industry. He has asked you to prepare a written report that gives him financial trend information on the company as well as a ratio comparison of the company to either industry averages or to another similar company. You should also include any other significant financial information that you find.

Prepare a report to explain the financial statements that should be included in the appendices.