Select a Fortune 500 company - The business or industry of the company

Instructions

Select a Fortune 500 company and provide a 1 to 2-page introduction about the company including:

1. The business or industry of the company

2. Company strengths

3. Is the company growing, mature, or in a state of decline? Support your assessment with appropriate resources.

Then, on your chosen company’s website, find and examine the financial reports from the past three years. How have the company profits changed? Examine the company’s stock prices over the past three years using Yahoo finance or similar sites.

Calculate the following ratios for the selected company using their most recent financial statements:

· profitability ratios

· asset utilization ratios

· liquidity and debt utilization ratios

· DuPont ratios

Based on the calculated ratios, evaluate how well your company is performing. What can you conclude about your company’s financial health?