Honeywell International

  1. Corporation Research Assignment: Your boss, Vance Victory, a very wealthy individual, has an extra million dollars that he wishes to invest, but he only wants to invest in one of five particular companies. He has given you this list of the five corporations and wants your recommendation as to which company he should choose:
    o • Johnson & Johnson
    o • Exxon Mobil
    o • Honeywell International
    o • Air Products & Chemical
    o • Microsoft
    For each company, use the SEC’s EDGAR database to review the company’s 10- K and other information on the corporation.
    From this information:
    o • Review each firm’s financial statements,
    o • Compute at least four key ratios that you feel relevant (such as EPS,
    Current Ratio, debt-equity ratio, etc.),
    o • Determine whether they pay regular dividends, and
    o • Read the notes (especially on contingent liabilities and pensions) to see if
    there are any hazards.
    Discuss each of the above for each company, then give your recommendation, including your rationale for your selection. Prepare your report in professional form. Include in your report an Excel spreadsheet or table showing all of the key ratios that you considered for each firm; include in the table the factors used to compute the selected key ratios, along with the computed ratios. This writing assignment will be submitted to the Blackboard drop box by the end of the semester.