Please review the attached file. I am suppose to review a companies fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statement (they have to be attached to the paper, but I need 5 pages of content). The company I would like to evaluate is Amgen, unless there is somethin” rel=”nofollow”>ing the writer feels more comfortable researchin” rel=”nofollow”>ing. I am comfortable with either, I just need to know. I am tryin” rel=”nofollow”>ing to get the best grade possible.

PME 604 Project Fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancin” rel=”nofollow”>ing and Associated Fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial Management
PROJECT- FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Learnin” rel=”nofollow”>ing Objectives
Analyze a company’s fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statements in” rel=”nofollow”>in terms of liquidity, profitability and long-term solvency, and cash flows from operations.
Prepare in” rel=”nofollow”>in good form a written presentation of the results of the fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statement analysis.
Apply basic technology tools in” rel=”nofollow”>includin” rel=”nofollow”>ing the in” rel=”nofollow”>internet, word processin” rel=”nofollow”>ing and spreadsheet software.
Requirements
(1) Select a company and copy/paste its fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statements
Select a public corporation (other than a fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial in” rel=”nofollow”>institution or utility such a telephone, electric or gas company), and fin” rel=”nofollow”>ind its fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statements at http://moneycentral.msn.com. Avoid companies that show Net Losses in” rel=”nofollow”>in either of the last two years:
On the menu of topics at the top, click on “Investin” rel=”nofollow”>ing”, “Stocks”. In the “Name or Symbol” box, type in” rel=”nofollow”>in the name or the stock symbol of the company you have selected. Under “Research” and “Fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial Results” in” rel=”nofollow”>in the column on the left, select “Statements”. In the dropdown menu select each of the three fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statements and copy/paste them onto separate pages of a sin” rel=”nofollow”>ingle Word document.
(2) Calculate selected ratios and obtain” rel=”nofollow”>in in” rel=”nofollow”>industry averages for comparison
For each of the fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statement ratios listed below calculate the ratio for the current year and for the prior year. (Note that in” rel=”nofollow”>in most textbooks, some of the ratios call for averagin” rel=”nofollow”>ing the begin” rel=”nofollow”>innin” rel=”nofollow”>ing and endin” rel=”nofollow”>ing balances. However, for this project, use only the year’s endin” rel=”nofollow”>ing balances.) After calculatin” rel=”nofollow”>ing the ratio, compare your calculations with the in” rel=”nofollow”>industry ratio as shown in” rel=”nofollow”>in Moneycentral’s “Key Ratios” under “Fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial Results”. Note that there are six or seven groups of ratios in” rel=”nofollow”>in which these ratios might be contain” rel=”nofollow”>ined:
a. Current Ratio
b. Inventory turnover
(not applicable to service companies)
c.
Debt to Equity ratio (Total liabilities divided by Total equity)
d.
Net Profit Margin” rel=”nofollow”>in (Net Income as a percentage of Sales)
e.
Return on Equity
f. Price earnin” rel=”nofollow”>ings ratio (P/E Ratio) [Divide the current market price from a recent newspaper listin” rel=”nofollow”>ing by the “basic” earnin” rel=”nofollow”>ings-per-share shown on the most
recent year’s in” rel=”nofollow”>income statement.]

Note: The Price/Earnin” rel=”nofollow”>ings Ratio (PE Ratio) changes daily with the stock price.
(3) Usin” rel=”nofollow”>ing Microsoft Word, write a paper (three to five typewritten pages, 1½ lin” rel=”nofollow”>ine spacin” rel=”nofollow”>ing) contain” rel=”nofollow”>inin” rel=”nofollow”>ing the followin” rel=”nofollow”>ing:
(a)
A paragraph which describes the primary busin” rel=”nofollow”>iness activity of the company

(b) A table listin” rel=”nofollow”>ing the fin” rel=”nofollow”>inancial statement ratios listed above in” rel=”nofollow”>in which you list ratio figures for the most recent full year, prior year and in” rel=”nofollow”>industry average.
(c) A paragraph for each of the ratios listed above in” rel=”nofollow”>in which you explain” rel=”nofollow”>in what the ratio means and how it should be in” rel=”nofollow”>interpreted, and comment on the trend from last year to this (favorable or unfavorable), and how your company’s current year compares with the average for its in” rel=”nofollow”>industry.
(d) Earnin” rel=”nofollow”>ings Per Share trend is the prin” rel=”nofollow”>incipal benchmark for in” rel=”nofollow”>investors. Use Excel to present a bar graph showin” rel=”nofollow”>ing Earnin” rel=”nofollow”>ings Per Share for the last three to five years (EPS figures for several years are generally shown in” rel=”nofollow”>in the Annual Report).
(e) After commentin” rel=”nofollow”>ing on each ratio in” rel=”nofollow”>individually, write a summary paragraph which presents your assessment of (1) the company’s liquidity and debt situation, and (2) its profitability.

(f) State your opin” rel=”nofollow”>inion about the company’s ability to generate a positive cash flow from operations. Refer to the trend in” rel=”nofollow”>in the Net Cash Provided by Operatin” rel=”nofollow”>ing Activities as shown in” rel=”nofollow”>in your company’s Statement of Cash Flows.
(g) Fin” rel=”nofollow”>ind a recent (less than 6 months old) news article about your company that been published either in” rel=”nofollow”>in prin” rel=”nofollow”>int media or on some in” rel=”nofollow”>internet website other than the company’s own website, and write a paragraph in” rel=”nofollow”>in which you cite the article’s title, author, publication and date, and summarize what the article is about.
In addition to Moneycentral, the followin” rel=”nofollow”>ing websites might contain” rel=”nofollow”>in recent news articles for the company you selected:
http://quote.yahoo.com
(Enter the stock ticker symbol, or if not known, click on Symbol Lookup)
http://marketguide.com
Each of the above items should have a sub-headin” rel=”nofollow”>ing in” rel=”nofollow”>in bold font.
(4) As an appendix to your report, attach a copy of the company’s balance sheet, in” rel=”nofollow”>income statement and statement of cash flows. Also, provide a list of References you made for this project.

GRADING
Gradin” rel=”nofollow”>ing will be based on content in” rel=”nofollow”>includin” rel=”nofollow”>ing responsiveness to the stated requirements, and on writin” rel=”nofollow”>ing quality (clarity, conciseness, spellin” rel=”nofollow”>ing, grammar), and on overall appearance and presentation.
Caution: Avoid referrin” rel=”nofollow”>ing to companies as “they”, and avoid abbreviations and contractions such as “it’s”. Students for whom English is their second language and who are not able to write acceptably in” rel=”nofollow”>in English must engage an English tutor;the International Student Affairs Office can furnish names of such tutors.
DUE DATES
Refer to the Weekly Assignments document for the due date of this Assignment.
The completed report is DUE ON THE . You are encouraged to submit a prelimin” rel=”nofollow”>inary draft of the complete report to the in” rel=”nofollow”>instructor a week before the due date for comments by the in” rel=”nofollow”>instructor. Reports turned in” rel=”nofollow”>in late will be downgraded 10 percentage poin” rel=”nofollow”>ints. Reports will not be accepted after the Fin” rel=”nofollow”>inal Exam.

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