Pick a U.S. publicly listed (i.e., traded on a U.S. exchange) company other than Microsoft (MSFT). If you do not know any, use the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") directory listLinks to an external site. to pick one. The Symbol represents the company's ticker, and the Name is the company's name. Guidelines: Do not chose:

• financial institutions (e.g., Banks);
• companies that have negative earnings or negative net income;
• companies that have not been public for at least three years (i.e., they must have traded on an exchange for at least three years).

Go to NetAdvantage (Standard & Poors) from the FSU Library website and insert the company name or ticker/symbol into the search bar. This will take you to the NetAdvantage homepage for the company. On the left side of your screen, navigate to the "Financials/Valuation" section and select "Key Stats". On the top of the "Key Stats" page, select the "Download Financials" excel link. This will download the financial statements and key ratios for the last five years for the company of interest. See the NetAdvantage Overview video in the "Midterm Resources" section of the Course Resources module.

NOTE: TTM stands for Trailing Twelve Months and LTM stands for Last Twelve Months - both reflect the prior 12 months of data, as opposed to a company's fiscal year. You will not use TTM or LTM information for your analysis.

For your company, calculate the following ratios Links to an external site.for each of the last 3 fiscal years ("FY"), explain what the ratio tells you, and interpret the meaning of the numbers and ratios that you calculate (i.e., is the ratio a positive or negative sign for the firm, what are the trends showing over time):

1. Any liquidity ratio of your choice
2. Any leverage ratio of your choice.
3. Any efficiency ratio of your choice.
4. Calculate Return on Equity ("ROE") using the DuPont Identity
5. Any market value ratio of your choice.

NOTE: NetAdvantage shows the correct ratios in many instances. It is unacceptable to simply submit their answer. You must show all your equations/formulas/calculations to replicate and calculate the ratio on your own. Simply typing your final answer for the ratio will not result in credit. You must demonstrate you understand which numbers are used to calculate the ratio.