The two companies are Intel Corp. & Advanced Micro Devices Inc. I uploaded the rubric it is called “PAPER SUBMISSION”. start from #7- the end. my partner is doing the first half.
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STOCK PRICE CHARTS. Please include charts for the recent changes in the market price of the company.
Please also include the charts for the competitor and the market overall, such as S&P 500. You may
report them together.
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
This part is the extended version of Group Project Part 1. If you have any corrections, please complete
them before you start this part. In this part, in addition to presenting your results, you have to analyze
the numbers.
An appropriate analysis of the company’s financial position and a comparison of this analysis with
industry norms and the competitor. A thorough and complete ratio and trend analysis, with supporting
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calculations and graphs. Your calculations must be shown and you must be able to explain them. To be
specific, financial statement analysis will contain the following sections:
a. VERTICAL COMMON-SIZE ANALYSIS
b. HORIZONTAL COMMON-SIZE ANALYSIS
c. FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS
d. COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE
The analysis will contain a comparison of the performance of your company with industry norms
and one competitor. This comparison will be, preferably, over the same five years as your analysis. .
You may access appropriate resources, but you must identify the source of your comparative
information. Be sure you are able to understand, explain and substantiate the information in these
sources.
NOTES:
For all of this analysis, appropriate conclusions must be written out and supported by reference
to specific ratios and trends.
Graphs should be included, where appropriate. Line graphs are preferred. Pay attention to the
scaling of the graphs. They are not meaningful if scaling is not appropriate.
9. PAYOUT POLICY
An appropriate analysis of the company’s payout policy should be discussed.
a. Dividend Policy. Discuss the current and past dividend policies of the firm (if there is any).
Report dividend payments (regular and special –if any-) for the past five years.
Calculate dividend payout ratio.
b. Share Repurchases Policy (if there is any).
Discuss share repurchase (buyback) policies. Why did the company buy back their shares?
10. M&A ACTIVITIES
Review the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions of the company for the past five years (if there
is any). List the target firms. List unsuccessful bids (if any). You may cite news articles about the
acquisitions. Discuss the synergistic effects of the bids.
11. CONCLUSION
A conclusion regarding the company’s financial strength and position within the industry, and an
assessment of the company’s ability to achieve its future plans. This conclusion must be supported by
your analysis. The conclusion cannot be based on “feelings”. Specific reference to the financial analysis
and key performance indicators is expected.
12. REFERENCES & RESOURCES & DATA Resources consulted (what data has been analyzed and where did it
come from) and method of collecting data.
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13. APPENDIX / SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Please include any supplementary materials. You must include Excel spreadsheets (You may copy/paste
with a nice format). If you receive any feedback after Excel update, you must incorporate and resolve
issues and add them.
im going to provide you examples so you’re able to see other people work so you have an idea what its about.
everything is in the files. I MAY NEED TO PAY EXTRA.
