Evaluation of Corporate Performance

The Final Paper will involve applying the concepts learned in class to an analysis of a company using data from its annual report. Using the concepts from this course, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the company and write a report recommending whether or not to purchase the company stock.

The completed report should include:

An introduction to the company, including background information. A financial statement review. Pro Forma financial statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement) for the next two fiscal years, assuming a 10% growth rate in sales and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for each of the next two years. A ratio analysis for the last fiscal year using at least two ratios from each of the following categories: a. Liquidity b. Financial leverage c. Asset management d. Profitability e. Market value

Calculate Return on Equity (ROE) using the DuPont system. Assess management performance by calculating Economic Value Added (EVA). Evaluate the soundness of the company’s financial policies (e.g. capital structure, debt, leverage, dividend policy, etc.) based on the material covered during class. A synopsis of your findings, including your recommendations and rationale for whether or not to purchase stock from this company. This report should be 15 to 20 pages long, excluding title page and reference page(s), using APA 6th edition formatting guidelines. Support your findings and recommendations with evidence from at least five scholarly sources in addition to the annual report, such as the textbook, industry reports, and articles from the Ashford University Library. Be sure to include links to websites that were used as references or to access company information.Evaluation of Corporate Performance

Discuss on External Financing

Genesis Energy’s newly established operations management team decided to seek outside assistance in developing a long-term operating plan that also addresses the financial issues identified. A major consideration for Genesis Energy is assessing those short-term and long-term economic factors, which will greatly enhance the company’s ability to successfully transition to a viable international business. Grasping and correctly prioritizing these economic factors, supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and exchange rates are pivotal, thereby requiring expert guidance. Therefore, their first major decision was to hire a respected strategy-consulting firm, Sensible Essentials.

After meeting with the client team, Sensible Essentials concluded that the operations management team would significantly benefit from a more in-depth understanding of the financial environment at Genesis Energy. This understanding needed to encompass not only sales, costs, and profitability forecast under the new strategic plan, but also the way expansion would highlight the need to manage working capital and cash flow in order to try to minimize the need for external financing.

As the lead consultant for Sensible Essentials, do the following:

  • Describe and evaluate the financial environment at Genesis Energy by using ratio analysis of the company.
  • Choose one ratio from each of the five categories listed in the table on page 103 of your textbook, Brigham and Ehrhardt, and do a 3-year ratio trend analysis. Compare these results to the industry averages. What do the results tell you?
  • Name three specific options that are available to Genesis Energy for obtaining needed capital.
  • Identify and explain two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
  • Explain what specific macroeconomic factors are likely to affect genesis, i.e., inflation, interest rates, exchange rates etc. Please do a brief country risk assessment and discuss the most likely problems a company like Genesis Energy is likely going to confront when contemplating an international expansion. What would be the least risky avenue for them to get their product/service to the country you have chosen? Which entry mode is the riskiest? Explain.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Then, create a 6–8-slide PowerPoint with Speaker’s notes and references (including research) presenting your findings to the Genesis Energy operations management team.

Discuss on External Financing

 

External Financing

Genesis Energy’s newly established operations management team decided to seek outside assistance in developing a long-term operating plan that also addresses the financial issues identified. A major consideration for Genesis Energy is assessing those short-term and long-term economic factors, which will greatly enhance the company’s ability to successfully transition to a viable international business. Grasping and correctly prioritizing these economic factors, supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and exchange rates are pivotal, thereby requiring expert guidance. Therefore, their first major decision was to hire a respected strategy-consulting firm, Sensible Essentials.

After meeting with the client team, Sensible Essentials concluded that the operations management team would significantly benefit from a more in-depth understanding of the financial environment at Genesis Energy. This understanding needed to encompass not only sales, costs, and profitability forecast under the new strategic plan, but also the way expansion would highlight the need to manage working capital and cash flow in order to try to minimize the need for external financing.

As the lead consultant for Sensible Essentials, do the following:

  • Describe and evaluate the financial environment at Genesis Energy by using ratio analysis of the company.
  • Choose one ratio from each of the five categories listed in the table on page 103 of your textbook, Brigham and Ehrhardt, and do a 3-year ratio trend analysis. Compare these results to the industry averages. What do the results tell you?
  • Name three specific options that are available to Genesis Energy for obtaining needed capital.
  • Identify and explain two ways Genesis Energy can improve its strategy.
  • Explain what specific macroeconomic factors are likely to affect genesis, i.e., inflation, interest rates, exchange rates etc. Please do a brief country risk assessment and discuss the most likely problems a company like Genesis Energy is likely going to confront when contemplating an international expansion. What would be the least risky avenue for them to get their product/service to the country you have chosen? Which entry mode is the riskiest? Explain.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Then, create a 6–8-slide PowerPoint with Speaker’s notes and references (including research) presenting your findings to the Genesis Energy operations management team.

Discuss GDP And Growth

Now that you know about GDP and how to calculate GDP, use one of the web sites  www.bea.gov and www.bls.gov and do some research. In a 1-2 page paper, do the following:

  • First, find GDP numbers for the U.S. China, India, and Turkey.
  • Second, find the level of consumption spending in the U.S. economy for the past 40 years. Also do the same thing for gross Investment spending, government spending, and net exports.
  • Third, begin to think like an economist and analyze what accounts for the GDP numbers of the U.S. China, India, and Turkey. That is, which one of the four components of GDP did you find in your research accounts for the growth rates of these nations? Also, what accounted for the change in spending in the four components to GDP in the U.S. economy for the past 40 years?Now that you know about GDP and how to calculate GDP, use one of the web sites  www.bea.gov and www.bls.gov and do some research. In a 1-2 page paper, do the following:
    • First, find GDP numbers for the U.S. China, India, and Turkey.
    • Second, find the level of consumption spending in the U.S. economy for the past 40 years. Also do the same thing for gross Investment spending, government spending, and net exports.
    • Third, begin to think like an economist and analyze what accounts for the GDP numbers of the U.S. China, India, and Turkey. That is, which one of the four components of GDP did you find in your research accounts for the growth rates of these nations? Also, what accounted for the change in spending in the four components to GDP in the U.S. economy for the past 40 years?

What are the functions of a HEALTH CARE FACILITY

What are the functions of a HEALTH CARE FACILITY

 

 

Operating Budget:  This will be on/within the Health Care Facilities

Review the information from your text and at least one scholarly source on capital investment plans.

In a one- to two-page paper, which will be included in your Final Project, explain why your manager or the board would or would not accept a proposal for the capital investment. List at least three arguments that could be used for or against the proposal.  In other words, what will the intended audience be looking for when reviewing the proposal?

I WANT BARBARA MAKAYLA

 

 

Operating Budget:  This will be on/within the Health Care Facilities

Review the information from your text and at least one scholarly source on capital investment plans.

In a one- to two-page paper, which will be included in your Final Project, explain why your manager or the board would or would not accept a proposal for the capital investment. List at least three arguments that could be used for or against the proposal.  In other words, what will the intended audience be looking for when reviewing the proposal?

HEALTHCARE FACILITY/NURSING HOME/HOME HEALTHCARE

I WANT BARBARA MAKAYLA
Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Final Paper

Final Project

For your Final Project, you will create a capital investment plan proposal utilizing the health care business you selected in Week One as well as the answers to the Basic Information questions.  Refer to the websites for Sample Business Plans.  Create a capital investment plan proposal for your health care company that includes the following sections:

  1. Executive Summary: This section is a concise, one- to two-page/slide summary of a business report. It restates the purpose of the report, highlights the major points of the report, and describes any results, conclusions, or recommendations from the report.
  2. Service and/or Equipment Description: This section should be at least one page/slide. Describe the service or equipment suggested in the business proposal and the reasons why this is socially and politically beneficial for the community in meeting consumer demands.
  3. Establishing the Team: This section should be at least one page/slide and include a chart that illustrates the structure of the capital investment team.  In addition, provide a summary of your team (background, responsibilities, etc.).
  4. Key Strategic Goals: This section should be at least one page and include specific funding sources for the capital investment.
  5. Financial Analysis: Projected income statement and types of assumptions made to compute the figures.
    • Typical income statement assumption information requirements.  Initial investment
    • What types of revenue will be generated from the capital investment?  Will insurance reimburse?  If so, discuss the impact of the various reimbursements (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, private, or self-pay).
    • How many services will be offered to produce the revenue (by month)? Look at patient days.
    • How much labor will be required (FTEs)?
    • What will the labor cost?
    • How many (and what types of) supplies and/or devices will be required to offer the service?
    • What will the supplies, drugs, and/or devices cost?
    • How much space will be required?  Are renovation costs involved?
    • What will the required space occupancy cost?
    • What is the life of the equipment (if applicable) and the cost of maintaining the equipment?
      • Cash flows:
      • Payback period
      • Internal rate of return
      • Assume discount rate of 8% and 6% respectively for comparison purposes.

    Submit your proposal using a presentation tool such as PowerPoint. Your Capital Investment Plan Proposal should include a title page/slide and table of contents (section names and page numbers). In addition, include detailed speaker notes that are grammatically correct.  You may also submit a written report to go along with your presentation, but you should still include detailed speaker notes.

    Completing the Final Project

    The Final Project:

    1. Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages/slides in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
    2. Must include a title page/slide with the following:
      1. Title of project
      2. Student’s name
      3. Course name and number
      4. Instructor’s name
      5. Date submitted
    3. Must begin with a succinct thesis statement.
    4. Must address the topic of the project with critical thought.
    5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
    6. Must use at least four scholarly sources that are cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center..
    7. Must include a separate reference page/slidethat is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Individual Financial Analysis

 

Conclude working on your Individual Financial Analysis Report, due this week. Note that this is not a team assignment. Be sure to include proper citations for all references you use.

Go to the CanGo Intranet and pull the financial statements. Use these to fill out the table found in Doc Sharing labeled Financial Analysis Project, and submit to the Individual Financial Analysis Dropbox in Week 3 a

http://www.investopedia.com/

Don’t forget that I require separate documentation of what CanGo data you used from the CanGo Intranet site to arrive at your computed results. Any financial analysis assignment posted that does not have that documentation will receive a zero for the assignment.

 

http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/ec/Courses/13775/CRS-DVUO-2148869/Flash/BUSN460/CanGo_Intranet/htm/index.html

Prior to starting our videos on ratio analysis there are a few terms that one needs to know:

  • Liquidity is the ability of the company to meet its current debt obligations.
  • Solvency is the ability of the business to remain in business over a long period of time in terms of its ability to pay its long-term debts.
  • Profitability is the company’s ability to generate a profit.

The Current Ratio tutorial includes the explanation of three ratios. The Current Ratio, Working Capital computation and the execution of the Quick Ratioare demonstrated. These are Liquidity ratios. (Transcript)

Next, we will review the Inventory Turnover In this tutorial, Inventory Turnover Ratio and Accounts Receivable Turnover are demonstrated. These areLiquidity ratios. (Transcript)

In the Debt Ratio tutorial, this Solvency ratio is demonstrated. (Transcript)

Moving on to the Profitability tutorial, Return on Net Sales and Return on Assets are demonstrated. These are Profitability ratios. (Transcript)

Hopefully you have found this one hour investment to be profitable!

IMPORTANT: Some ratios call for averages, (e.g. inventory turnover). Since CanGo has only one balance sheet available, you will not use an average, you will use the appropriate number from the most recent year’s financial statement. Also assume that there is no interest expense. Good luck!

 

Introduction To Business In The Global Environment

Introduction To Business In The Global Environment

 

I have a group project on my Introduction to Business in the Global Environment class.

It’s a business plan. My group decided to do a gourmet milkshakes store.

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents:

 

-Executive Summary

-Business Description and Vision

-Definition of the Market

-Description of Products and Services

-Organization and Management

-Marketing and Sales Strategy

-Financial Managements

 

-Appendix

 

My part on this project is the marketing and sales strategy, I have uploaded a a guidance for the project . I also uploaded a product docx explains what you need to do regards my part of the project.

I have uploaded a group project docx , It will show you what we have been doing on the project and what we’ve got so far and you need them to understand the project .

 

For My part I need it in 4 pages . 

 

Please ask me any questions if needed .

 

Best regards

 

Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies

Assignment 1: Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies

 

Due Week 3 and worth 240 points

 

Use the Internet to research the Apple Corporation, its current position and reputation regarding ethical and social responsibility, and the strategies that it currently employs to market its products.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities, and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position.
  2. Determine the impact that the publication of ethics and social responsibilities violations made by Apple’s suppliers has had on Apple’s reputation. Support your response with examples of the impact in question.
  3. Suggest two (2) methods that Apple can utilize to ensure that its suppliers adhere to wage and benefits standards going forward. Justify your response.
  4. Determine whether or not you believe that Apple’s customers would be willing to pay more for its products if Apple had to increase selling prices in order to provide better wages and benefits for suppliers’ workers. Provide a rationale for your position.
  5. Analyze Apple’s current overall marketing strategy. Recommend two (2) actions that Apple can take in order to improve its competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Support your response with examples of instances where your recommendations yielded the desired results.
  6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Assignment 1: Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies

 

Due Week 3 and worth 240 points

 

Use the Internet to research the Apple Corporation, its current position and reputation regarding ethical and social responsibility, and the strategies that it currently employs to market its products.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities, and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position.
  2. Determine the impact that the publication of ethics and social responsibilities violations made by Apple’s suppliers has had on Apple’s reputation. Support your response with examples of the impact in question.
  3. Suggest two (2) methods that Apple can utilize to ensure that its suppliers adhere to wage and benefits standards going forward. Justify your response.
  4. Determine whether or not you believe that Apple’s customers would be willing to pay more for its products if Apple had to increase selling prices in order to provide better wages and benefits for suppliers’ workers. Provide a rationale for your position.
  5. Analyze Apple’s current overall marketing strategy. Recommend two (2) actions that Apple can take in order to improve its competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Support your response with examples of instances where your recommendations yielded the desired results.
  6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

 

Discuss on Financial Markets

Discuss on Financial Markets

Discuss why firms are attracted to foreign markets, for example, to increase profits and revenues and to gain access to cheaper manufacturing. How may this affect the domestic country of the firm?

 

Please write a 1-2 page paper on the above topic. Give reasoning as to why you think a certain way.

No plagarism, A++ paper needed in a timely mann

Discuss why firms are attracted to foreign markets, for example, to increase profits and revenues and to gain access to cheaper manufacturing. How may this affect the domestic country of the firm?

 

Please write a 1-2 page paper on the above topic. Give reasoning as to why you think a certain way.

No plagarism, A++ paper needed in a timely mann

Discuss on Financial Markets

Discuss why firms are attracted to foreign markets, for example, to increase profits and revenues and to gain access to cheaper manufacturing. How may this affect the domestic country of the firm?

 

Please write a 1-2 page paper on the above topic. Give reasoning as to why you think a certain way.

No plagarism, A++ paper needed in a timely mann

Discuss why firms are attracted to foreign markets, for example, to increase profits and revenues and to gain access to cheaper manufacturing. How may this affect the domestic country of the firm?

 

Please write a 1-2 page paper on the above topic. Give reasoning as to why you think a certain way.

No plagarism, A++ paper needed in a timely mann