Due: Feb. 14

Details: Choose a company and collect their financial statements for a period of time (i.e. 1 year, month or 1 quarter). Make sure you select two periods of data (i.e. 2 months, years, quarters).

Required: Choose 5 ratios and analyze the company.

Length: 2 pages for analysis

Format:

Summary

- Short summary of the company

- Outline statements that you have chose and the ratios

- List the 2 periods that the statements are for (i.e. for 2015 and 2014)

Ratio Analysis

- Use the financial statements to calculate your ratios for both time periods (calculations should be on a separate page)

- Explain what the ratios mean and how they describe the financial situation of the organization

Conclusion

- Provide a conclusion about what the ratios tell you with respect to the company's financial status

- For example, if you use the current ratio, is the company able to cover short-term debts?

- You can pick any ratios you want

* Ratio calculations should be put on separate pages (1-2)