Hello there, I need some help with very easy and funny FIN 361 (Financial Management) easy project please.

Group Project Paper & Powerpoint

Overview
This project is a way for you to apply financial management principles to real companies in real time. You will work on this assignment during the entire semester and will be given class time to work on the various sections and have time to meet with your instructor for progress updates. You will also be expected to meet with your group outside of class. The final products for this project are:
1. Group paper using the outline for required sections for your paper due on Pages 10-11 of the syllabus.

2. Group Presentation with PowerPoint (with everyone in your group presenting at least one slide). The presentation should include 10 slides including the title slide (one for each section that you covered in your paper). Every group will present during our final exam session on Dec 16^th starting at 9:30am.

Sections of Your Paper

I. Cover Page
II. Introduction
III. Historical Stock Price & Trading Information
IV. Stock Price Tracking
V. Corporate Governance Analysis
VI. Stockholder Analysis
VII. Ratio Analysis
VIII. Capital Structure
IX. Investment Return
X. Conclusion & Recommendation

Detail for Paper Sections

Cover Page

• Title of project, industry, and team member names

Introduction

• Provide a one paragraph overview of the industry or group of companies as a whole and list the types of companies that are part of this.
• Provide one paragraph (each team member must write a paragraph on their specific company). How long has your company been in business? Is your company small, large, profitable, unprofitable?

Historical Stock Price & Trading Information

• On which exchange is each company’s stock traded?
• What has been the historical stock price range over the last 52 weeks (52-week trading range)? Make sure everyone in your group is looking up the 52-week trading range on the same day. Present the stock price range in a chart comparing each of your companies’ trading ranges.

Stock Price Tracking

• What does each company’s stock price look like during the course? Present the closing prices graphically on each company’s prices you have been tracking since class began.

Corporate Governance Analysis*

• Who runs the company? Who is part of the top management?
  (CEO, CFO, President, etc.)
• Who monitors these managers?
  (Board of Directors, regulatory authorities, bondholders, banks, lenders, rating companies, etc.)
• Are there any conflicts of interest with managers, board of directors, etc.?
  (Does the CEO serve as chairman of the board, etc.)
• Who is on the board?
  (Ages, backgrounds, etc.)
• How effective is the board? How often does it meet?
  (Look at news stories, other documents about decisions the board has made or accomplishments).* Most of this information can be found on the company website and/or www.SEC.gov (Links to an external site.) website, Form DEF 14A

Stockholder Analysis

• What is the breakdown of stockholders in your firm – insiders, individuals, and institutional?

Ratio Analysis

• Do an analysis of the company’s Financial Statements (found at SEC.gov (Links to an external site.) 10K and 10Q) using ratio analysis. Select at least one ratio from each of the four categories (liquidity, leverage/solvency, asset management, and profitability) for 2 different years (2019 and 2020). Put into plain terms whether the company performed better in 2020 or 2019. What are the main reason(s) for the improved or deteriorated financial performance?

Capital Structure

• How does the company finance the organization? What percentage of long-term debt and equity does it use? How much (if any) dividends did the company pay in the last year? Have there been any changes to the capital structure over the two years (new stock shares, new bonds, etc.)

Investment Return

• If you had purchased 100 shares of your company five years ago, discuss the following:
  • What would your gain or loss be in terms of dollars?
  • What would your gain or loss be in terms of a percentage?
  • If you invest the gains/proceeds from your stock today at a 10% rate of interest, what will it be worth in 10 years. Use Time Value of Money and rate of return concepts to calculate this. [Note: If you have a loss in Parts a/b, use the same amount and ignore the negative sign for this portion of the section.]

Conclusion & Recommendation

• Of all the companies researched by your group, which company does your group recommend as the best investment? Why does your group make this recommendation?

Group Project Grading Rubric – 200 Points Possible

Rubric

Group Project