You are a financial analyst reporting to CPK’s CFO Susan Collyns.  She has asked you to analyze the firm’s proposed share repurchase program and to make a recommendation on the best course of action.  Be sure to consider the likely effect on the firm’s stock price as well as the impact of additional leverage on the firm’s financial stability.  Collyns has reminded you that the initial pro formas, […]

Individuals performing ratio analysis include (1) banks evaluating potential loan applications from small businesses, (2) investment analysts evaluating the investment quality of a firm’s stock, and (3) internal management, assessing the firm’s current strengths and weaknesses. Select one of the three parties above, and for that party, identify which of the five ratio groups (liquidity, activity, debt, profitability, or market) would be of most value […]

This project requires that you conduct a financial analysis of two, comparable organizations. You may select any organizations that produce publicly available financial statements employing IFRS or U.S. GAAP (both companies must follow the same GAAP). Let your professor know which two companies you plan to study before the end of Week 2, as your selection must be approved. The professor reserves the right to […]

Choose a publicly traded company and perform an expanded analysis on the financial statements. Please use the most current financial statements available on www.sec.gov. Perform horizontal and vertical analysis, selected liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios, and other selected financial ratios. A one page executive summary outlining the basic financial health of the company and a brief opinion of the company’s forecasted financial health will be required with the calculations […]

In an ambulatory care setting, in order to bill insurance companies, you need to complete a CMS-1500 claim form. The information from an encounter form, Superbill, or charge ticket is entered on the claim form to charge for office visits and services. If you are completing an electronic claim separate from those in an electronic health record, your computer must be in caps lock mode. You should […]

John Jetison believes he would need $500,000 to retire today and keep his same lifestyle. If Jetison estimates he will retire in 20 years, how much should he put away each month to have the equivalent of $500,000 in 20 years if the interest he can earn is 5%? If the interest rate changes to 3%, what will Jetison need to save each month? Picture […]

Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Use the Strayer Learning Resource Center to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your client’s investment goals. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to […]

Your company, Diamond Dynamics, is researching whether or not it would be a good decision to invest in new manufacturing equipment that will significantly speed up production time on the assembly line. However, the total cost of the equipment and installation, not including any maintenance plan, is a hefty investment of roughly $850,000. In a 500-word description, Explain how a CVP analysis would be useful […]

the company is Sandisk this assignment is 5 excel sheets, and 3-5 pages written narrative. all data is available at yahoo finance or company site. instructions: 1. Find a mid-cap company (something like $500M to $2B in market cap) which has been consistently paying dividends. 2. Get 3-5 years of historical financial statements 3. Forecast the next 5 years, Pro Forma financials (but ignore the […]

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different […]