financial Analysis of Two Competing California Hospitals identify two major “competing” hospitals in the same “California” general market (city, county or MSA) to compare in your Week 4 financial analysis paper. NOTE: Your two hospitals CANNOT be located in San Diego County. Briefly provide a general overview of each two hospital (ownership, community served, brief history, general goals/objectives, etc) (2 paragraphs max)(6 pts) Compare and contrast key 5+ operating ( Depreciation, Increase in accounts receivable, Increase in inventories, Decrease in accounts payable, Increase in accrued expenses, Net cash flow from operations) and 5+ financial indicators for example (Operating Margin ,Current Ration (Ration of current Assets to current Liabilities) Average Payment period (Ration of current liabilities less estimated 3rd party settlements ..) ,Cash flow to total debt ,Total surplus (Loss) ,Total net assets) for each hospital and compare with industry benchmarks. This can be done in table format. (8 pts) Analysis Part 1: Explain and summarize what these indicators mean in terms of overall performance for each hospital. Imagine you’re preparing a written financial report to the board of directors. Help them understand what you’re presenting. (10 pts) Analysis Part 2: Summarize your overall findings from your analysis. Which hospital is performing better on which indicators and why? Are these two hospitals direct or indirect competitors? How do they each best serve their community? How well are they achieving their respective mission? (10 pts) Error-free grammar, well-written, logical flow (10 pts) APA format (6 pts) Your analysis should be no more than 7 pages, double spaced, and thoroughly cited both in-text and in your reference page. Apply APA style to all your formatting, citations, and references. All papers should include: Title page, running head & page numbers; Abstract; Use of Level I and II headings (if applicable); Introduction section; Conclusion section; In-text citations; References pageShow more
