Mgmt 425- Industry Analysis Homework

Obtain First Research Airline Industry report, dated 4/15/2019 update

Can be found using the ABI/Inform database in Library

Obtain the 10k (2018 year end) SEC filing for JetBlue Air (ticker symbol JBLU)

10k Filing is dated 2/21/19

Calculate the Following ratios and compare them to the appropriate Industry

average:

Current Ratio

Debt/Equity ratio

Return on Assets (ROA)

Return on Equity (ROE)

Convert the Income Statement to a common size statement, calculate the following

ratios and compare them to the appropriate industry average.

Gross margin %

Officer compensation %

Calculate the operating expenses/operating revenues ratio for JetBlue for the years

2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and make a graph showing the change over this time.

Based on all of the above information, what conclusions can you draw about the

performance of JB in 2018. (Be sure to justify your conclusions using the above

data). These conclusions/analysis not to exceed 1 page, 12 point font, double

spaced.

After browsing through the 10K and the industry report, write one short paragraph

about something interesting of business significance you learned about the Airline

Industry.

Note:

Do NOT use a third party (like Yahoo Finance) to calculate your rati