Assignment 2: Financial Statement Analysis

Select a health care organization that represents a health care product, service, or company that is publically traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or NASDAQ market.

Suppose you are a newly appointed financial manager of your chosen health care organization. One of your first tasks is to conduct an internal financial analysis of the organization. Conduct a brief financial analysis and review of the chosen company's financial statements for at least three (3) consecutive years. After conducting the analysis, interpret the data contained within the statements.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Based on your review of the financial statements, speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Suggest two (2) key insights per stakeholder group about the financial health of the company. Provide support for your rationale.

2. Identify the current competitors and industry trends that have had the most significant impact on your chosen organization's financial performance. Indicate the trend's positive and/or negative impact on the financial performance of the organization. As the financial manager, suggest two (2) ways that you might minimize the impact of the trend on the organization.

3. As the CFO, suggest two (2) key strategies that you might use in order to improve the financial performance of the organization. Recommend an approach to implement the suggested strategies. Provide support for your recommendation.

4. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double sp aced, using Times N ew Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cov er page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cov er page and the refer ence page are not included in the required assignment page length.