• A. Company Description of HSY - Hershey Corporation.
• B. Financial Statement Trend Assessment for HSY - Hershey Corporation.
• C. Ratio Analysis with at least five of the ratio trends calculated (not just input) using formulas in Excel
• D. The written ratio trend analysis pertaining to questionC above provided in Word
• E. The Stock Price, PE, and EPS trend analysis compared to competitors, with current beta comparison to competitors. A trend is required for beta. Excel calculations are required for this section.

Note:

• Financial analysis Word file is to be a minimum 10 pages in length as outlined in the rubric below.
• The cover page and supporting reference appendices are not included in the 10 page minimum.
• Page minimums are written text not including charts, graphs, tables, or other images.
• APA Paper Format: including but not limited to proper APA headers, proper APA page numbers, and APA references with hanging indent.
• Supporting financial data will be prepared using Excel, including mathematical formulas within the cells.
• The Excel data must be clearly referenced as appendices in the related written discussion in the Word file.