ACCT205-1101A-17 Principles of Accounting I
Assignment Name: Unit 4 Individual Project
Deliverable Length: 5-10 PowerPoint slides / can include an Excel file for financial analysis
Details: Choose a public company in the retail industry. Analyze the financial statements and assess whether the financial performance has improved or declined year-over-year.
Analysis techniques include the following:
comparative financial statements
trend analysis
ratio analysis
percentage analysis
Presentation of 510 PowerPoint slides that includes the following:
At least 3 slides relevant to the analysis prepared
An analysis of the performance of the firm based on the analysis tools used
A summary of the company’s financial performance and assessment of whether it has improved or declined year-over-year in terms of profitability, asset utilization, and liquidity
Background on Course Research Requirements: In the business world, it is important to use research to strengthen points made in presentations and projects. Learning to use the search functions in databases for research is a crucial critical thinking skill that complements other research techniques.
There are two main types of databases. You must stay away from inferior Web sites with anonymous writers; articles found on consultant Web sites, and materials on Web sites that are not reputable. Dictionaries and encyclopedias most often repeat the information from textbooks. Acceptable Internet resources include, among others, government sites (especially for statistics). Wikipedia or any open source Web sites are not permitted.
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):
Unit 4: Preparing Financial Statements
Unit 4: Statements & Accounting Equation
Points Possible: 125
Objective:Understand the meaning & effects of transactions on revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities & capital
Select and use the appropriate accounting policies and practices to a wide range of commercial situations requiring financial accounting information for external decision making purposes
Submitted Files: Submit Assignment
Score: N/A
Instructor Comments: You may want to use the audited financial statements for Home Depot (which can be found in your online text) as the company to evaluate. I have provided an excel template under Instructor Files that you can use instead of PowerPoint if you choose. We will discuss tools you can use for the ratio analysis in our first chat session of the week. We will look at liquidity, solvency, profitability, and management efficiency ratios in our weekly chat. Posted under Instructor Files is a Decision Guidelines for Financial Statement Analysis that may be useful. Please use this as a guide to help you fill out the excel workbook template located under Instructor Files (you are not expected to complete all the ratios in the Decision Guidelines for Financial Statement Analysis). I have also posted under Instructor Files a template (excel workbook) you may use instead of creating a PowerPoint. This template will help you in apply the ratios. Please insert your narrative analysis/explanation of the ratios you use directly into the excel document, the last tab is designated for your conclusions. Submit only one document for this assignment.
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