Specifically, you must address the following: Financial
Analysis: In this section of the report, you will use the most
recent quarterly financial statements for Costco business and the
Project Two Financial Formulas spreadsheet (located in the What to
Submit section) to calculate appropriate financial formulas for
assessing the business’s financial health. You will also analyze
all three available financial options for improving the business
based on your calculations and the provided Project Two Financial
Assumptions document. Financial Calculations: Calculate accurate
financial formulas to assess the business’s current financial
health. Specifically, you must calculate the following: Working
capital Current ratio Debt ratio Earnings per share Price/earnings
ratio Total asset turnover ratio Financial leverage Net profit
margin Return on assets Return on equity Working Capital
Management: Explain the impact of working capital management on the
business’s operations. Provide examples to support your claims.
Bond Investment: Analyze the risks and benefits of the business
choosing to invest in a corporate bond, including the necessary
ethical considerations, appropriate calculations, and examples to
support your analysis. Capital Equipment: Analyze the risks and
benefits of the business choosing to invest in capital equipment,
including the necessary ethical considerations, appropriate
calculations, and examples to support your analysis. Capital Lease:
Analyze the risks and benefits of the business choosing to purchase
a capital lease, including the necessary ethical considerations,
appropriate calculations, and examples to support your analysis.
Financial Evaluation: In this section of the report, you will now
determine if the three available financial options in the Project
Two Financial Assumptions document are appropriate for the
business, considering the analysis you did in the first section.
You will also explain financing and describe the business's likely
future performance. Financing: Explain how a business finances its
operations and expansion. Bond Investment: Assess the
appropriateness of a bond investment as a financing option for the
business’s financial health, using your financial analysis and
other financial information to your support claims. Capital
Equipment: Assess the appropriateness of a capital equipment
investment as a financing option for the business’s financial
health, using your financial analysis and other financial
information to support your claims. Capital Lease: Assess the
appropriateness of a capital lease purchase as a financing option
for the business’s financial health, using your financial analysis
and other financial information to support your claims. Short-Term
Financing: Explain how potential short-term financing sources could
help the business raise needed funds for improving its financial
health. Base your response on the business’s current financial
information. Future Financial Considerations: Describe the
business’s likely future financial performance based on its current
financial well-being and risk levels. Use financial information to
support your claims. Financial Recommendations: In this section of
the report, you will recommend which financing option(s) are the
best for the business to choose depending on its financial health.
Financial Recommendation(s): Recommend the most appropriate
financing option(s) based on the business’s financial health,
including a rationale for why the option(s) are best.
Specifically, you must address the following: Financial Analysis: In this section of the report, you will use the most r
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