Research paper no more than 6 pages. Use APA format with sources and cites. In addition, you should submit a cover page, the ratio spreadsheet, an abstract and a source list. Use cites where appropriate. Research your company's financials using as a directional guide the key ratios on pages 82 and 83(MANAGERIAL FINANCE 7^th EDITION) Please use the last 2 years of actual results and the company generated forecast for the coming year. If the forecast is not available for your use, please use the last 3 years of actual data. You will analyze your For-Profit company if it is publicly traded and headquartered in the United States(KELLOGG'S) Calculate all of the ratios from each category below. These will be completed in excel and the data will be embedded in the cell. Select those ratios that you feel are most important to tell the story of how your company has performed and will perform in the coming year. A minimum of two ratios per category of ratios is required. Using the format displayed on page 80 and 81 as a directional guide, write one or more paragraphs under the following categories: Liquidity Activity Debt Profitability Market In the body of the text for each category use the ratios that you selected for that category to tell your story. You may use tables and charts where appropriate Define each term, category name, ratio or acronym before you use it You may uncover trends. For example, the current ratio has increased after the 2008 credit crunch You may uncover changes which were caused by strategic management decisions in earlier periods In your interpretive analysis of the category and the ratios you should emphasize: a. Strengths b. Weaknesses c. Opportunities and d. Threats if there are any e. Yearly comparisons f. Comparison to peer groups or your major competitor Research paper no more than 6 pages. Use APA format with sources and cites. In addition, you should submit a cover page, the ratio spreadsheet, an abstract and a source list. Use cites where appropriate. Research your company's financials using as a directional guide the key ratios on pages 82 and 83(MANAGERIAL FINANCE 7^th EDITION) Please use the last 2 years of actual results and the company generated forecast for the coming year. If the forecast is not available for your use, please use the last 3 years of actual data. You will analyze your For-Profit company if it is publicly traded and headquartered in the United States(KELLOGG'S) Calculate all of the ratios from each category below. These will be completed in excel and the data will be embedded in the cell. Select those ratios that you feel are most important to tell the story of how your company has performed and will perform in the coming year. A minimum of two ratios per category of ratios is required. Using the format displayed on page 80 and 81 as a directional guide, write one or more paragraphs under the following categories: Liquidity Activity Debt Profitability Market In the body of the text for each category use the ratios that you selected for that category to tell your story. You may use tables and charts where appropriate Define each term, category name, ratio or acronym before you use it You may uncover trends. For example, the current ratio has increased after the 2008 credit crunch You may uncover changes which were caused by strategic management decisions in earlier periods In your interpretive analysis of the category and the ratios you should emphasize: a. Strengths b. Weaknesses c. Opportunities and d. Threats if there are any e. Yearly comparisons f. Comparison to peer groups or your major competitor
