Module 06 Course Project - Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Company Analysis In this module, you will complete and submit your final project. First, complete the horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis...

Module 06 Course Project - Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Company Analysis
In this module, you will complete and submit your final project. First, complete the horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis on the Module 06 tab in the Course Project Template workbook.
Then, complete a PowerPoint presentation including the following information, with an emphasis on the analysis of the company’s financial information. You may find helpful information in the annual report, annual 10-K filing, and the following li
ary databases: Mergent Online, Business Source Complete via EBSCO, and Business via ProQuest. (For database help see http:
guides.rasmussen.edu
usiness/databasehelp)
Your final Company Analysis should include the following:
· Brief company history
· Company values and goals
· Product lines
· Industry Challenges
· Main Competitors
· Company Risks (See Management Discussion and Analysis in Annual Filing)
· Horizontal Analysis – include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the company's performance.
· Vertical Analysis - include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the company's performance.
· Ratio Analysis – Address ratios in all five areas of ratio analysis: liquidity, asset management, solvency, profitability, and market analysis. Interpret these ratios, and explain what they mean for Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., supporting your explanation with your calculations. Compare your company to the competition and explain which company is performing better. In addition to using the information provided on the company’s website, also try Mergent Online: http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32789 Support your explanation with your calculations of your company and research of the competition or industry.
Include APA in-text citations and references for all sources used (including non-clipart images). Information about how to include in-text citations and references in a PowerPoint: http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32484
As with previous assignments, in the References box of the spreadsheet, include an APA reference for all information retrieved, whether from the Tootsie Roll website itself, specific forms (i.e. 10k) from the Tootsie Roll website, or other outside sources. Instructions for citing a 10k or Annual Report: http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32821
Your final submission will include TWO files: Your completed Course Project Template Workbook Excel file, and your Module 06 Company Analysis PowerPoint slideshow, and will be due in the end of Module 06.
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Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
Save your two assignments as separate Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint documents. (Mac users, please remember to append the ".xlsx" and .pptx extensions respectively to the filenames.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
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Module 06 Course Project
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Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Company Analysis

In this module, you will complete and submit your final
project. First, complete the horizontal,
vertical, and ratio analysis on the Module 06 tab in the Course Project Template workbook.

Then, complete a PowerPoint presentation including the following information, with an
emphasis on the analysis of the compan
y’s financial information. You may find helpful
information in the annual report, annual 10
-
K filing, and the following li
ary databases:
Mergent Online, Business Source Complete via EBSCO, and Business via ProQuest. (For
database help see
http:
guides.rasmussen.edu
usiness/databasehelp
)

Your final Company Analysis should include the following:

·

Brief company history

·

Company values and goals

·

P
oduct lines

·

Industry Challenges

·

Main Competitors

·

Company Risks (See Management Discussion and Analysis in Annual Filing)

·

Horizontal Analysis
–

include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance
sheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share

what these items mean in terms of the
company's performance.

·

Vertical Analysis
-

include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet
items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the
company's performance.

·

Ratio Analysis
–

Address ratios in all five areas of ratio analysis: liquidity, asset
management, solvency, profitability, and market analysis. Interpret these ratios, and
explain what they mean for Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., supporting your explanatio
n with
your calculations. Compare your company to the competition and explain which
company is performing better. In addition to using the information provided on the
company’s website, also try Mergent Online:
http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32789

Support your explanation with your calculations of your company and research of the
competition or industry.

Include APA in
-
text citations and references for all sources used (including non
-
clipart ima
ges).
Information about how to include in
-
text citations and references in a PowerPoint:
http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32484

As with previous assignments, in the References box of
the spreadsheet, include an APA
eference for all information retrieved, whether from the Tootsie Roll website itself, specific
forms (i.e. 10k) from the Tootsie Roll website, or other outside sources. Instructions for citing a
10k or Annual Report:
http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32821

Your final submission will include TWO files: Your completed Course Project Template
Workbook Excel file, and your Module 06 Company Analysis PowerPoi
nt slideshow, and will
e due in the end of Module 06.
Module 06 Course Project - Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Company Analysis
In this module, you will complete and submit your final project. First, complete the horizontal,
vertical, and ratio analysis on the Module 06 tab in the Course Project Template workbook.
Then, complete a PowerPoint presentation including the following information, with an
emphasis on the analysis of the company’s financial information. You may find helpful
information in the annual report, annual 10-K filing, and the following li
ary databases:
Mergent Online, Business Source Complete via EBSCO, and Business via ProQuest. (For
database help see http:
guides.rasmussen.edu
usiness/databasehelp)
Your final Company Analysis should include the following:
 Brief company history
 Company values and goals
 Product lines
 Industry Challenges
 Main Competitors
 Company Risks (See Management Discussion and Analysis in Annual Filing)
 Horizontal Analysis – include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance
sheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the
company's performance.
 Vertical Analysis - include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet
items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in terms of the
company's performance.
 Ratio Analysis – Address ratios in all five areas of ratio analysis: liquidity, asset
management, solvency, profitability, and market analysis. Interpret these ratios, and
explain what they mean for Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., supporting your explanation with
your calculations. Compare your company to the competition and explain which
company is performing better. In addition to using the information provided on the
company’s website, also try Mergent Online: http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32789
Support your explanation with your calculations of your company and research of the
competition or industry.
Include APA in-text citations and references for all sources used (including non-clipart images).
Information about how to include in-text citations and references in a PowerPoint:
http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32484
As with previous assignments, in the References box of the spreadsheet, include an APA
eference for all information retrieved, whether from the Tootsie Roll website itself, specific
forms (i.e. 10k) from the Tootsie Roll website, or other outside sources. Instructions for citing a
10k or Annual Report: http:
asmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32821
Your final submission will include TWO files: Your completed Course Project Template
Workbook Excel file, and your Module 06 Company Analysis PowerPoint slideshow, and will
e due in the end of Module 06.