Assignment Content Purpose of AssignmentThe activity requires students to perform research and analysis on competing companies and the potential implications of international standards. This real-wor

Ratio Analysis Grading Guide ACC/561 Version 7

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Researched the two companies on the Internet and downloaded the Income Statement, Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows. Included A WORKING LINK to the statements.
Made a 5-year trend analysis for each company of: Net sales. Net income. Discuss the significance of the trend results.
Computed for the two most recent years the: Debt to assets ratio.
Compute for two most recent years the: Profit margin. Asset turnover. Return on assets.
Evaluated the financial opportunity presented by the companies. If student were a creditor, which company would student be more likely to lend money to? Defended decision.
Answered the following question: Which company student would recommend as an investment? Discussed the items that were considered in student’s decision.
Which company would the student prefer to be a manager at? Why?

Showed work in Excel®. Completed calculations/computations using Excel®.
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Writing Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
The examination is a maximum of 500 words in length.
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