company BANK OF AMERICA - 2021 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To provide further guidance on the format of the research paper, the structure of the final research paper is an analysis of one of the financial statements of the company selected. It should comprise both a ppt slide deck for the oral presentation along with the main 8-10 page financial analysis paper.

Introduction - summary of the company's business operations and key products and lines of business

Notes to Financial Statements - review and summarize key information on the basis of preparation of audited financial statements

Operational Performance - income statement analysis using vertical/horizontal and financial ratio (profitability ratios) analysis

Balance Sheet Analysis - using vertical/horizontal analysis and liquidity and solvency ratio analysis

Competitor or Comp Analysis - compare company key financial ratios with two close competitors

Summary and Conclusions