ACC4410 CAPSTONE PROJECT Objective: Evaluate a company's solvency and profitability using publicly available information. The reports are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin using Microsoft Word and APA format. Include a bibliography of works cited in your report. It should be double-spaced with the first line of each paragraph indented five spaces. Any quote longer than three lines should be single-spaced and indented five additional spaces from both the left and right margins. Font size should be 12. Page numbers should be at the top left and formatted as "Your Last Name- Page Number." Include a cover page with your name, subject, semester, and title of your paper. Include a copy of the financial statements used in your analysis as an appendix to your report. The content of the report should include the following in the order listed: Cover Page Table of Contents Four sections: 1 Executive Summary-Summary of report's objectives and findings. This should be brief, similar to an abstract. (1/2-3/4 Pages) Analysis overview Describe your approach to analyzing the company, eg. questions asked, evidence 2. gathered, tools applied. (2 Pages) Evidential matter- This is your evidence and your financial analysis of the evidence. (about 7 Pages-1 3. page for overview of company, 2 for common-size statements (balance sheet and income statement), 1 for table of ratios, 2 to 3 pages for analysis) Your analysis should be based on the overview of the company, common-size statements and the ratios and discuss what this evidence tells you about the company. 4. Conclusions- Draw inferences and conclusions from your evidential matter and analysis, addressing the issues of company's solvency and profitability. The evidence you gather must support your conclusions. (1 to 2 pages) Appendix- Copies of the financial statements used in your report. Excluding the works cited page(s) and appendices; the paper should be between 10 to 15 pages in length. Evidential Matter: Overview of Compony Brief history of company, highlighting milestones; description of company's major business activities; identify auditors, board members and executive officers; summary of at least two news stories about the company; identify and describe at least two business or economic risks the company is facing, how the company is responding to those risks, and potential financial consequences Common-size Stotement Analysis Prepare common-size balance sheets and income statements for the past three years Rotio Analysis Compute the following ratios for the latest two years and present the information in a table. Profitability Earnings per Share Gross Profit Percent Profit Margin Return on Assets Return on Common Equity Liquidity Cash Ratio Quick Ratio Current Ratio Liquidity Activity Ratios Accounts Receivable Turnover Days to Collect Receivables Inventory Turnover Days to Sell Inventory O Capital structure and solvency Debt to Equity Times Interest Earned Select your company: a public company You can also do charts, graphs in your analysis. Don't forget to cite sources of information. ACC4410 CAPSTONE PROJECT Objective: Evaluate a company's solvency and profitability using publicly available information. The reports are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin using Microsoft Word and APA format. Include a bibliography of works cited in your report. It should be double-spaced with the first line of each paragraph indented five spaces. Any quote longer than three lines should be single-spaced and indented five additional spaces from both the left and right margins. Font size should be 12. Page numbers should be at the top left and formatted as "Your Last Name- Page Number." Include a cover page with your name, subject, semester, and title of your paper. Include a copy of the financial statements used in your analysis as an appendix to your report. The content of the report should include the following in the order listed: Cover Page Table of Contents Four sections: 1 Executive Summary-Summary of report's objectives and findings. This should be brief, similar to an abstract. (1/2-3/4 Pages) Analysis overview Describe your approach to analyzing the company, eg. questions asked, evidence 2. gathered, tools applied. (2 Pages) Evidential matter- This is your evidence and your financial analysis of the evidence. (about 7 Pages-1 3. page for overview of company, 2 for common-size statements (balance sheet and income statement), 1 for table of ratios, 2 to 3 pages for analysis) Your analysis should be based on the overview of the company, common-size statements and the ratios and discuss what this evidence tells you about the company. 4. Conclusions- Draw inferences and conclusions from your evidential matter and analysis, addressing the issues of company's solvency and profitability. The evidence you gather must support your conclusions. (1 to 2 pages) Appendix- Copies of the financial statements used in your report. Excluding the works cited page(s) and appendices; the paper should be between 10 to 15 pages in length. Evidential Matter: Overview of Compony Brief history of company, highlighting milestones; description of company's major business activities; identify auditors, board members and executive officers; summary of at least two news stories about the company; identify and describe at least two business or economic risks the company is facing, how the company is responding to those risks, and potential financial consequences Common-size Stotement Analysis Prepare common-size balance sheets and income statements for the past three years Rotio Analysis Compute the following ratios for the latest two years and present the information in a table. Profitability Earnings per Share Gross Profit Percent Profit Margin Return on Assets Return on Common Equity Liquidity Cash Ratio Quick Ratio Current Ratio Liquidity Activity Ratios Accounts Receivable Turnover Days to Collect Receivables Inventory Turnover Days to Sell Inventory O Capital structure and solvency Debt to Equity Times Interest Earned Select your company: a public company You can also do charts, graphs in your analysis. Don't forget to cite sources of information
