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...

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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. b. Companies in traditional industries (manufacturing, consumer discretionary) may be easier to work with. c. Resources: BusinessWeek, SEC Online (Edgars), NU Library (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 breakout the components (“Darkside” article may help with this). b. 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.
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Answer To: Public Company Summary Prompt This assignment is designed to help you relate what you lean in class...

Tanmoy answered on Apr 26 2021
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Ratio Analysis
        The Home Depot Inc.                    The Home Depot Inc.
        Consolidated Statements of Earnings                    Consolidated Balance Sheets
        In millions, except per share data    Fiscal 2018    Fiscal 2017            In millions, except per share data    Fiscal 2018    Fiscal 2017
        Net Sales    108203    100904            Assets
        Cost of Sal
es    71043    66548            Current assets:
        Gross Profit    37160    34356            Cash & cash equivalents    1778    3595
        Operating Expenses:                    Receivables, net    1936    1952
        Selling, general & administrative expenses    19513    17864            Merchandise inventories    13925    12748
        Depreciation & amortization    1870    1811            Other current assets    890    638
        Impairment loss    247    0            Total current assets    18529    18933
        Total operating expenses    21630    19675            Net property and equipment    22375    22075
        Operating Income    15530    14681            Goodwill    2252    2275
        Interest and other (income) expense:                    Other assets    847    1246
        Interest and investment income    -93    -74            Total assets    44003    44529
        Interest expenses    1051    1057
        Other    16    0            Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
        Interest and other, net    974    983            Current Liabilities:
        Earnings before provision for income taxes    14556    13698    Tax Rate        Short-term debt    1339    1559
        Provision for income taxes    3435    5068    24%        Accounts payable    7755    7244
        Net earnings    11121    8630            Accrued salaries and related expenses    1506    1640
        Basic weighted average common shares    1137    1178            Sales taxes payable    656    520
        Basic earnings per share    9.78    7.33            Deferred revenue    1782    1805
        Cash Dividend    4212    4704            Income taxes payable    11    54
        Diluted weighted average common shares    1143    1184            Current installments of long-term debt    1056    1202
        Diluted earnings per share    9.73    7.29            Other accrued expenses    2611    2170
                            Total current liabilities    16716    16194
        RATIO ANALYSIS    2018    2017            Long-term debt, excluding current installments    26807    24267
        Liquidity Ratio:                    Deferred income taxes    491    440
    1    Current Ratio = Current Assets/ Current Liabilities    1.11    1.17            Other long-term liabilities    1867    2174
    2    Quick Ratio = (Cash + Temp. Investments + Receivables)/ Current Liabilities    0.22    0.34            Total liabilities    45881    43075
        Asset Turnover Ratio:                    Common stock, par value $0.05; authorised: 10000 shares; issued: 1782 at Feb 3, 2019 and 1780 shares at Jan 28, 2018; outstanding: 1105 shares at February 3, 2019 and 1158 shares at Jan 28, 2018    89    89
    3    Receivable Turnover = Annual Credit Sales/ Average Accounts Receivables    14    12            Paid-in-capital    10578    10192
    4    Inventory Turnover Ratio = COGS/ Average Inventory    1.3    1.2            Retained earnings    46423    39935
                            Accumulated other comprehensive loss    -772    -566
        Financial Leverage Ratio:                    Treasury stock, at cost, 677 shares at Feb 3, 2019 & 622 shares at Jan 28, 2018    -58196    -48196
    5    Debt Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities/ Total Shareholders Equity    -24.43    29.63            Total stockholder's (deficit) equity    -1878    1454
                            Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    44003    44529
        Profitability Ratio:
    6    Return on Assets = Net Income/ Total Assets    25%    19%
    7    Gross Profit Margin = (Sales -...
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