strayer Fin534 Week 9 Assignment 1: Financial Research Report

Fin534 .strayer.edu/webapps/blackboard/execute/uploadAssignment?content_id=_13203654_1&course_id=_127878_1&assign_group_id=&mode=view”>Week 9 Assignment 1: Financial Research ReportStudents, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.Assignment 1: Financial Research ReportDue Week 9 and worth 300 pointsImagine
that you are a financial manager researching investments for your
client that align with its investment goals. Use the Internet or the
Strayer Library to research any U.S. publicly traded company that you
may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. (Note: Please
ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company
in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in
which you will insert related information.)The assignment covers the following topics:· Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest· Ratio analysis· Stock price analysis· RecommendationsWrite a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:1.
Provide a rationale for the U.S. publicly traded company that you
selected, indicating the significant factors driving your decision as a
financial manager.2. Determine the profile of the investor for
which this company may be a fit, relative to that potential investor’s
investment strategy. Provide support for your rationale.3. Select
any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text.
Analyze the past three (3) years of the company’s financial data, which
you may obtain from the company’s financial statements. Determine the
company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not
limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price
earnings ratio.)4. Based on your financial review, determine the
risk level of the company from your investor’s point of view. Indicate
key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived
risks.5. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an
investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as
peer-reviewed articles or material from the Strayer Library.6.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:·
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.· Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:· Critique financial management strategies that support business operations in various market environments.· Analyze financial statements for key ratios, cash flow positions, and taxation effects.· Review fixed income strategies using time value of money concept, bond valuation methods, and interest rate calculations.· Estimate the risk and return on financial investments.· Apply financial management options to corporate finance.· Determine the cost of capital and how to maximize returns.· Formulate cash flow analysis for capital projects including project risks and returns.· Evaluate how corporate valuation and forecasting affect financial management.· Analyze how capital structure decision-making practices impact financial management.· Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial management.· Write clearly and concisely about financial management using proper writing mechanics.