ACCT 500: Signature Assignment:

Finance Assessment Part A: Financial Statement Analysis

You are the newly appointed treasurer and your partner is the newly appointed controller of your company Steel Dynamics (STLD). In order to learn more about your company, you have decided to analyze the companys financial performance over the last 2 years. To do this, you have decided to calculate the following ratios for the companys 2 most recent years in the noted categories:

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

Introduction/Background Completed (Made minor revisions, updated per APA Format) Added Reference Page -

Liquidity Ratio: -

6. Current Ratio

Leverage Ratios -

7. Debt-to-Assets Ratio
8. Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1. Interest Coverage

Balance Sheet:

Each Team member will be responsible for preparing and narrating the PowerPoint slide according to the assignment above.

Required

As a member of a team, you will produce a 57-page paper that will show your calculations of each of these ratios for the companys 2 most recent years. In addition, you will provide a brief analysis of each of the ratios. You will also provide a brief evaluation regarding the companys performance as it relates to the four categories listed above, plus the DuPont Equation. Finally, you will discuss how these ratios will help you make appropriate financial decisions as they relate to your role as a financial manager, and also assist in achieving the firms financial management goals.

Format: Annual Search for ticker or company Annual Data | Millions of US $ except per share data 2018-12-31 2017-12-31 Cash On Hand $1,057.003 $1,028.649 Notes And Loans Receivable $1,859.168 $1,519.347 Inventory Llil $72.73 $91.509 Other Current Assets $4,032.657 $3,508.342 Total Current Assets Li $2,945.767 $2,675.904 Property, Plant, And Equipment Long-Term Investments $699.973 $643.802 Goodwill And Intangible Assets $25.166 Other Long-Term Assets $27.684 $3,670.906 $3,347.39 Total Long-Term Assets $7,703.563 $6,855.732 Total Assets $1,019.137 $868.519 Total Current Liabilities Llil $2,352.489 $2,353.145 Long Term Debt $8.87 $21.811 Other Non-Current Liabilities $2,908.437 $2,792.145 Total Long Term Liabilities $3,927.574 $3,660.664 Total Liabilities $0.645 $0.644 Common Stock Net Llil Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $3,958.32 $2,874.693 $0.301 Comprehensive Income Other Share Holders Equity $3,775.989 $3,195.068 Share Holder Equity Total Liabilities And Share Holders Equity $7,703.563 $6,855.732