Strayer FIN534 Week 10 Assignment Financial Research Report

FIN 534 Week 10 Assignment
Financial Research Report
Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments
for your client that align with its investment goals. Use the Internet or the
Strayer Library to research any U.S. publicly traded company that you may
consider as an investment opportunity for your client. (Note:Please ensure that you are able to
find enough information about this company in order to complete this
assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related
information.)
The assignment covers the following topics:
Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest
Ratio analysis
Stock price analysis
Recommendations
Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a rationale for the U.S. publicly traded company that
you selected, indicating the significant factors driving your decision as a
financial manager.
2. Determine the profile of the investor for which this company
may be a fit, relative to that potential investor’s investment strategy.
Provide support for your rationale.
3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned
about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the company’s financial
data, which you may obtain from the company’s financial statements. Determine
the company’s financial health. (Note:Suggested ratios include, but are
not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price
earnings ratio.)
4. Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the
company from your investor’s point of view. Indicate key strategies that you
may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.
5. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment
opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed
articles or material from the Strayer Library.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this
assignment.Note:Wikipedia and other Websites to
not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Critique financial management strategies that support business
operations in various market environments.
Analyze financial statements for key ratios, cash flow positions,
and taxation effects.
Review fixed income strategies using time value of money concept,
bond valuation methods, and interest rate calculations.
Estimate the risk and return on financial investments.
Apply financial management options to corporate finance.