Public Company Summary Prompt
This assignment is designed to help you relate what you lean in class to real world organizations.
Please follow the instructions below carefully. Be sure to show your work! Students that put
forth excellent quality work will be awarded extra credit points.
1. Choose a company that you will focus on for this assignment. Once you select a
company, you cannot switch! Some notes on choosing a company:
a. Choose a company that you can obtain lots of information on. This can be either a
publically traded company or a company you work for or own.
. Companies in traditional industries (manufacturing, consumer discretionary) may
e easier to work with.
c. Resources: BusinessWeek, SEC Online (Edgars), NU Li
ary (Reference USA,
D&B Million Dollar Database), yahoo.com/finance, Morningstar.com, Darkside
Article.
d. E-mail me the name and ticker of the company you select by Saturday 4/11
2. Create a common size income statement for 2017 and 2018 for your company
a. Provide a statement that analyzes your work and demonstrates your understanding
of the common size techniques.
3. Perform ratio analysis on your company for 2017 and 2018. At a minimum you should
have 5 ratios for each year. (I want to see the calculations).
a. Provide a statement that demonstrates your understanding of what the ratios mean
in the context of your company.
4. Analyze your company’s capital structure. At a minimum you should:
a. Provide a statement about the company’s capital structure and any changes you
would recommend making. This should include:
i. The company’s equity position and items like: number of shares, market
price, EPS, PE ratio, and book to market value.
ii. The company’s debt with a particularly focus on bonds and items like:
YTM, rating, ability to pay.
5. Calculate your company’s WACC and Analyze if it is optimal.
a. Be sure to clearly
eakout the components (“Darkside” article may help with
this).
. Provide a clear statement that demonstrates your understanding of WACC and if
it is optimal for your company.
Note: If you have any questions about this assignment or need assistance please contact me.
Submission Instructions: Summary due no later than Thursday 4/30 at Midnight.