You are writing this report about Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) as an equity analyst, preparing this report for your superior, a portfolio manager for a mutual fund company. The Value Line Investment Survey that you will use has $101.36 as the current closing price for Exxon's common stock. That was the stock closing price on May 27, 2014. Therefore, you will write this report as if you were on May 27, 2014.

Business Lines: describe the firm's business lines. You need to find a correct balance between too little and too much information in this sub-section as you provide a quick overview of the firm and a description of the various business lines of the firm. You will find the Value Line's profile of Exxon Mobile (available on Brightspace) very useful.