This project allows you to learn more about international investing and

about firms that compete in the global arena. You will be asked to pick a

common stock of a US multinational corporation (MNCs) with a stock symbol

starting with the first letter of your first names and with a market

capitalization of at least $10 Billion. Choose from Dow 30, or NASDAQ 100.

E.g.

Fred FB (Facebook)....No duplication allowed.

You will conduct research and review the performance of your

company over the school term and ultimately will attempt to explain why the

company you selected performed well or poorly relative to the market. The

explanations will some offer insight on what is driving the valuations of the

MNC over time.

Conduct company research using the site www.msn.com, and the

companys financial reports. Provide a minimum ten page report,

organized in 3 Parts titled: INTRODUCTION, ANALYSIS,

CONCLUSION: with at least 8 separate heading sections as shown

below:

1. Summarize how the companys stock value changed from May 11, to

August 5? Provide a Percentage increase or decrease?

2. State the companys cash-flow over the last 4 years.

3. Estimate, what percent of the companys revenue comes from domestic

sales and what percent comes from foreign sales.

4. Discuss whether the US dollar strengthened or weakened over the last 3

months versus other major world currencies? Use graphs to illustrate.

5. With information taken from the companys financial report, discuss how

the company tried to manage its exposure to exchange rate risks?

Discuss all three types of exposures.

6. Try to estimate or otherwise determine the companys required rate of

return K or cost of Capital (WACC)

7. State the valuation formula for an MNC. Describe the three elements.

8. Using these elements discuss what caused the companys stock price to

change from May 11, to August 5, 2015. Devote at least one paragraph to

each element.

Use informal footnotes at the bottom of each page in your report to show the

reader where you obtained your information.

Prove a list of references at the end of the report.