FINANCIAL RESEARCH PROJECT (@ 20% of the final course grade) Due date is stated in the course schedule. Students must complete an financial research project. The purpose of this assignment is to grade students’ ability to research, analyze and present financial information. Students will be required to research key financial data, analyze the information, apply the appropriate financial concepts and formulas and prepare a credible management level financial report. This project is to be conducted by the student over the entire semester. I SITUATION: OBJECTIVE The specific objective of this graded written research exercise is to prepare an “executive level financial report” to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a mythical company in which you are employed as a financial analyst. This report will pertain to the financial evaluation of a real, publicly-traded, company. It will require independent research (web-based or library), careful financial analysis, and the proper application of key financial theories and formulas. The company that is to be analyzed for this project is John Deere. Alternatively, you can request me to approve another publicly traded company. This request must be submitted before the end of the first week of the course. The request must include a. identification of the company by ticker symbol and name b. a reasonable and appropriate explanation of why you want to examine the alternative company c. the source of the analyst’s report that will be used in the analysis (which must be submitted to me) d. acknowledgement by you that all of the specific elements of the assignment (see below) will be prepared by you and included in the final research project report SITUATION You are a financial analyst with the mythical High Technology Corporation (“HTC”). HTC is an established manufacturer of a line of electronic components for industrial-use machinery, which services an international market. A competitive technical and…
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