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GoPro, Inc.
List Stock ticker symbol ________
Exchange where traded _________
Address of company headquarters _________
Company phone number __________
Your name, etc.
PART 1, COMPANY OVERVIEW:
At least one and half pages. Please pay attention to the logic and flow of your writing. Please do not just pile up sentences or paragraphs copied from other sources. You can use materials from other sources but please combine them into a logical piece. And do not forget to cite these sources to give them credit and then list them in the reference section of this report.
a. Brief description of the company (one paragraph,
iefly summarizing the company’s business)
. Company history (origin, major developments, etc.)
c. Organization (describe how the company is structured)
d. Main products and services (describe what the company sells; how it makes money)
e. Geographic area of operations (describe where the company sells and makes its products)
f. Recent developments (list recent major news stories, if any)
PART 2, FINANCIAL OVERVIEW: Use the most recent 5 years data
The years should be listed from the oldest to the most recent.
a. Sales and Income Record:
XXXXXXXXXXFiscal Years -------------
20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx-last
Sales XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Net Income XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
GRAPH OF SALES & NET INCOME, FY 20xx – 20xx
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| XXXXXXXXXXPlot Sales and Net Income for the
| XXXXXXXXXXlast five fiscal years on the graph)
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| XXXXXXXXXXRecommend you prepare the graph in Excel,
| XXXXXXXXXXthen copy and paste it into the report)
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20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx
COMMENTS: Comment on the trends you see in your numbers and on the graph.
Be sure to include comments! The numbers and the chart are meaningless by themselves. Comment on what you see.
. Expense Distribution:
The info you got for this part could be messy because the income statement may mixed income with expenses or some other items.
XXXXXXXXXXFY 20xx – (most cu
ent year)
Major Expenses:
XXXXXXXXXX________
(list the major expense categories ________
from the latest income statement, _________
one may need to combine some _________
categories of expenses, XXXXXXXXXX_________
Do not include subtotals! XXXXXXXXXX_________
PIE CHART OF EXPENSES, FY 20xx
COMMENTS: Comment on the company’s expense distribution.
c. Assets Distribution:
For this part, the balance sheet has more items listed here. The last item above “other assets” should include all the rest of the assets consolidated together except the first four listed above.
The reason for consolidation is to be able to see the big/important items. If you list all the assets as in the balance sheet, it is hard to tell asset allocation. The smaller portion of the assets should be combined. However, if you find the last item has a large value, then that means you need to pick some larger items from there and listed them separately.
Year-end FY 20xx (most cu
ent year)
Assets:
Cash XXXXXXXXXX________
Accounts receivable XXXXXXXXXX________
Inventory XXXXXXXXXX________
Fixed Assets XXXXXXXXXX________
Other Assets XXXXXXXXXX________
Total:
PIE CHART OF ASSETS, Year-end FY 20xx
COMMENTS: Comment on the company’s asset distribution.
c. Capital Structure:
Again as in the asset distribution analysis, here you want to list only these four items by combining what you can see in the balance sheet.
The total of these four items here has to be the same as the total assets in section b because this part shows the liability + equity and Assets = Liability + Equity
(what you own = your debt + your own capital)
Year-end FY 20__
Capital Structure:
Cu
ent Liabilities XXXXXXXXXX________
Long-term & Other Liabilities ________
Prefe
ed Stock (if any XXXXXXXXXX________
Common Equity ________
Total:
XXXXXXXXXXCAPITAL STRUCTURE PIE CHART, Year-end FY 20**
COMMENTS: Comment on the company’s capital structure.
Here one thing to pay attention to and you need to comment on is the debt to equity ratio.
PART 3, TREND ANALYSIS: Use the most recent 5 years
Think about the average percentage changes. Are they arithmetic means or geometric means?
For the graphs, think about what type of graphs are most appropriate, ba
column charts, line charts, or pie charts?
a. Sales and Income Record:
XXXXXXXXXXFiscal Years -------------
20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx-last
Sales XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Percent change in
sales each year XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____
--Average change over 4 years _____
Net Income XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Percent change in
net income each year XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____
--Average change over 4 years _____
Graph the percent changes in sales and net income.
COMMENTS: Comment on the trends you see in your numbers.
. Stock Price Record:
XXXXXXXXXXFiscal Years -------------
20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx-last
---Stock price at FYE XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
---Dividends paid during year ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
---Total Return to Holders XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
--Average change over 4 years _____
---Dow Jones Index at FYE ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
---Total Return on Index XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
--Average change over 4 years _____
---S & P 500 Index at FYE ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
---Total Return on Index XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____ ____
--Average change over 4 years _____
COMMENTS: Comment on the trends you see in your numbers.
If a person invested $10,000 in each of the 3 items, how much would the investment grow to over the same periods of 4 years?
XXXXXXXXXXFiscal Years -------------
20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx 20xx-last
---Chosen Co. XXXXXXXXXX10,000 ____ ____ ____ ____
---Dow Jones 10, XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____
---S & P 500 10, XXXXXXXXXX____ ____ ____ ____
Graph the change in value over the 4 years for the 3 different investments.
COMMENTS: Comment on the trends you see in your numbers and graph.
PART 4, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summarize your analysis. Review your comments in the financial analysis section and provide your assessment of the overall status of the firm. Include any recommendations you think are appropriate.
List any other recommendations you have for the firm in view of your analysis.
REFERENCES
List the references from which you cite your