You will be expected to use the latest financial statements of the companies, within the same calendar year.

The report will make reference to scholarly research and explicitly address the following:

• An analysis of the four current business and financial health of Dell Technology and compertiors Oracle, Hp Inc,and Intel. You are expected to employ financial ratios and the Altman Z-score (specific formulas for different types of companies) to examine the financial health of your chosen company in comparison to its competitors.
• A research evaluation and critical analysis of the industry sector and a financial analysis of three other companies in the same sector .
• A benchmark based on prior years data.
• A critical appraisal of the financial strengths and weaknesses of your chosen company compared to the listed competitors.
• A critical evaluation of the financial techniques (i.e., ratio and the Z-score) applied in the analysis.
• Recommendations suitable for your company on how they can achieve the changes you feel are necessary.
• A reasoned conclusion and summary of your findings.
• Use charts bar graphs etc., to visualize your findings.

The report will be assessed base on the financial techniques employed and a critical discussion of the subject literature, not on a right conclusion.