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o Liquidity – minimum of three key ratios with supporting
calculations with a minimum of three years of data
o Profitability – minimum of three key ratios with supporting
calculations with a minimum of three years of data
o Solvency – minimum of three key ratios with supporting
calculations with a minimum of three years of data
Vertical and horizontal analysis
o Both vertical and horizontal for the income statement with a
minimum of three years of data
o Both vertical and horizontal for the balance sheet with a minimum
of three years of data
Report of Findings and Recommendations: The report is the key
section of this artifact and will be written after you complete the
analysis in the sections in the
appendix above. The report will demonstrate your understanding of
financial statements, what they contain, what they mean, and how
they are used in strategic
decision making.
As you know, numbers are useless if we do not know what they mean
and how to use them. The financial statements, ratios, and
vertical/horizontal analysis
should be analyzed and interpreted in order to assess and explain the
performance of the organization. In your report, you must:
Address all three key ratios in each ratio category. Include what each
ratio indicates and how the organization performed against its key
competitor and
industry averages.
Address all key findings in the vertical and horizontal analysis of the
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