PAPER:

For this three-to-four-page paper, you will research a publicly traded company of your choosing and write a double-spaced company profile. A public company sells stock on a major stock exchange, such as the NYSE or NASDAQ. This profile must use at least two outside resources. Include a works cited page and use MLA format for your citations. Grammar/mechanics will be graded. The ESCC Library has resources you can use for editing your paper.

In your profile you should include the following information:

Company Overview

Company Name and location of the headquarters

In which of the following market structures would you categorize your firm: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly?

Information about the major product(s) & services

Who are their major competitors?

Brief Company History

Who started the company, where, when?

How has the company changed since beginning?

Financial Information

Look at the financial information and complete the following table. Be sure to include units (Hundreds/Thousands/Millions) and the table in your paper.

How many shares of stock are outstanding? During 2021 what was the high and low price per share of stock? SWOT Analysis

Discuss one strength (internal) and one threat (external) for your company. Explain why something is a strength or threat in your own words.

Your interest in the company

Why did you select this company for your Project? Do you think you would like to work for this company?