Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

In its 30-year history, Electronic Equipment Venture (EEV) has seen a number of ups and downs, but the performance has been declining steadily in the past decade. Tony has taken the analyses of the income and balance sheet you provided and spent several days digesting the massive amount of information. This includes the analysis of the company's financial position, operating results, resource flows, and industry comparison.

Now Tony would like you and your team to condense the information and create a presentation. Tony has asked you and your team members to create a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and a risk analysis for the company. Using all of the financial statements and the SWOT analysis, provide a recommendation for the direction of the company in both the short term and long term. Be sure to be specific on which financial ratios and figures within the financial statements you are utilizing.

Because each team member may have a different SWOT analysis, you may need to condense and agree on specific points.

Click here to view the Electronic Equipment Venture balance sheet.

Click here to view the Electronic Equipment Venture income statement.

Post your report in the Small Group Discussion Board for your team members to review, and send a copy your instructor.

Group Assignment Details

1. Post your analysis to the Small Group Discussion Board, and respond to the following questions:
   • What ratios did you use to do the analysis of EEV's financial performance?
   • What recommendations did you make to improve the performance of EEV based on your analysis?
   • What observations did you make while completing this assignment?
2. Review at least 2 of your classmates' analyses, and respond to the following questions:
   • Were there any recommendations your classmates made that you did not?
   • Which ones are the best?
3. As a group, determine which 3?4 recommendations Tony should make to the board for improving performance.
4. Following your decision, each team member should prepare 3?4 slides including 300?400 words of speaker notes on each slide, focusing on 1 of the solutions and an additional section of the final presentation listed below.
5. Then, combine your presentations together into 1 group deliverable that includes the following:
   • An introduction
   • Statement of situation status
   • Summary of findings
   • 3?4 recommendations

Electronic Equipment Venture Balance Sheet (In Thousands) 2008 2009 2010 Fcst Assets Cash Accounts Receivables Inventory Total Current Assets 300 5400 6700 12400 130 6700 9000 15830 100 8800 12000 20900 Net Plant & Equipment Total Assets 1500 13900 1530 17360 1700 22600 Liabilities Accounts Payables Notes Payables Accured Taxes Current portion of long-term Debt Total Current Liabilities 3000 450 300 200 3950 3100 600 350 200 4250 4800 1200 900 200 7100 Long-term Debt Shareholders equity Total Liabilities and Net Worth 1800 8150 13900 1700 11410 17360 1600 13900 22600 FIN600 Assignment List B Electronic Equipment Venture Income Statement Thousands 2008 98800 Net Sales Cost of good sold Total cost of good sold Gross Profit % 2009 2010 (Fsct) 108000 113500 68500 30300 31% 80250 27750 26% 85425 28075 25% 3500 7500 9900 20900 5300 8500 10610 24410 5700 9000 11120 25820 Income Before Taxes Taxes Net Income 9400 3760 5640 3340 1336 2004 2255 902 1353 Headcount Direct Indirect Total Headcount 2080 320 2400 2400 350 2750 2500 400 2900 Expenses General & Administrative Marketing Operating Expense Total Expenses Products Sales 2008 Margin % Sales 2009 Margin % Sales 2010 Fcst Margin % Electronic Equipment Television Computers Medical Automotive Electronic Equipment Total 4000 5000 2300 15000 26300 1000 2400 1500 3200 8100 25% 48% 65% 21% 31% 3500 5200 3500 16000 28200 900 2300 2000 2800 8000 26% 44% 57% 18% 28% 5000 7600 4000 15400 32000 1045 3300 1800 3000 9145 21% 43% 45% 19% 29% Electronic Equipment Parts Television Computers Medical Automotive Electronic Equipment Parts Total 12000 44500 6000 10000 72500 3200 13000 3500 2500 22200 27% 29% 58% 25% 31% 13000 50000 7000 9800 79800 3050 10500 3700 2500 19750 23% 21% 53% 26% 25% 12000 48000 7500 14000 81500 2230 10500 3700 2500 18930 19% 22% 49% 18% 23% Total 98800 30300 31% 108000 27750 26% 113500 28075 25% FIN600 Phase 1 Assignment Set B FIN600 Phase 1 Assignment Set B