This Assessment consists of a real-world case study and report where you will play the role of an analyst assigned to evaluate a public company (listed on the stock market) by computing various current financial, accounting, operating, and performance metrics for the company and then recommend specific financial and investment decisions you feel would be in the best interest of the company to increase its overall performance and/or market value.

Metrics you may wish to compute and include in your report include:

Accounting ratios Working Capital and the Cash Conversion Cycle The fair or intrinsic value of the companys common stock Weighted Average Cost of Capital

For each metric computed, you will be expected to show all of your work, employing the specific techniques and formulas learned in the course. DO NOT use numerical figures that have been computed by others, e.g., analyst reports on the web or in professional publications.

Next, recommend some specific investment and financial decisions you feel would benefit the company based on its current financial and competitive position. You may for example, wish to discuss potential capital investment opportunities or dividend policy Again, you must refer in your report to the earlier conceptual course material and/or employ formulas provided in the cases or weekly lessons so I can see how and why you have arrived at your recommendations.

The subject company of your report can be drawn from any database of US public companies, and then analyzed utilizing the companys annual and/or quarterly financial statements