Scenario:

You are a financial analyst for "Buds Inc." a large company in the Metal Industry. You have been provided with:

Four years of annual Income statements and Balance sheets, for your company,

Four years of annual Income statements and Balance sheets, for your major competitor

Four years of Metal industry statistic on the Industry average financial ratios

You have been tasked by your controller to prepare a financial ratio analysis to determine how Buds Inc. financial performance compares to (1) the major competitor and (2) the Metal Industry average.

Prepare and post in the Week 2 conference a one paragraph outline stating (1) how you would proceed to conduct the comparative analysis (your process for analysis) and what the major results you hope to determine and present.