Explain if the dollar values go up, down, or are consistent.

**********THIS CLASS FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT CORPORATION EACH SESSION**********

The Cases in this class will focus on the financials of a publicly traded company.

There is a File in Case 1 that contains the research links to be used for the assigned company.

Be sure to use the assigned company or the case will need to be resubmitted.

INFORMATION ON THE ASSIGNED COMPANY
**********THIS CLASS FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT CORPORATION EACH SESSION**********

Analyzing the ASSIGNED COMPANY’S Corporate Balance Sheet

The Wall Street Journal overview contains 5 years’ worth of data, and it has a small 5-year trend graph for each category. Assets will automatically appear. Scroll down to Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity and click the “plus” icon to reveal the rest of the balance sheet. NOTE: values are USD Millions. (You will see this note right under the word “Assets”)

You wrote about the Income Statement in SLP 1 and understand the basics.

Asset Analysis
Examine the 5-year trend in Total Current Assets and Total Assets. Explain if the dollar values go up, down, or are consistent.
Report on at least two balance sheet entries under assets that have changed over time or are negatives.
Using the module readings, identify possible reasons for the changes.
This section should be ¾ of a page. Cite the module readings and add them to the reference list. Do not use quotations. Add the Balance Sheet information to your reference list.

Liability Analysis
Examine the 5-year trend in Total Current Liabilities and Total Liabilities. Explain if the dollar values go up, down, or are consistent.
Report on at least one balance sheet entry under liabilities that has changed over time or is negative.
Using the module readings, identify possible reasons for the changes.
This section should be ¾ of a page. Cite the module readings and add them to the reference list. Do not use quotations. Add the Balance Sheet information to your reference list.

Shareholders’ Equity Analysis
Examine the 5-year trend in Total Shareholders’ Equity. Explain if the dollar values go up, down, or are consistent.
Report on at least one balance sheet entry under Shareholders’ Equity that has changed over time or is negative.
Using the module readings, identify possible reasons for the changes.
This section should be ¾ of a page. Cite the module readings and add them to the reference list. Do not use quotations. Add the Balance Sheet information to your reference list.

Balance Sheet Ratios
Click on “Financials” on the WSJ page. Complete the Table.

Based on what you learned in SLP 1, explain the significance of the ratios and how this relates to the health of the company. Supplement the analysis with research on the company (published in the last 6 months).
This section should be ¾ of a page in length. Cite the module readings and add them to the reference list. Do not use quotations. Add the Balance Sheet information to your reference list.

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“Full citation” is for the Reference list. In-Text Citation is used in the written paragraph.
No quotations are permitted in this paper. Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference the sources in APA format. This is a professional paper, not a personal one based on feelings. It must be written in the third person. This means words like “I,” “we,” and “you” are not appropriate.

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