Select a Fortune 500 company and provide a 1 to 2-page introduction about the company including:

The business or industry of the company

Company strengths

Is the company growing, mature, or in a state of decline? Support your assessment with appropriate resources.

Then, on your chosen companys website, find and examine the financial reports from the past three years. How have the company profits changed? Examine the companys stock prices over the past three years using Yahoo finance or similar sites.

Calculate the following ratios for the selected company using their most recent financial statements:

profitability ratios

asset utilization ratios

liquidity and debt utilization ratios

DuPont ratios

Based on the calculated ratios, evaluate how well your company is performing. What can you conclude about your companys financial health?