Description
In Week 6 DQ 1 Assignment you will be asked to Examine the financial statements from the perspective of a potential investor.
Please select a company from the list below for this assignment other than the one selected for your Financial Statement Analysis Report. Review the material provided for DQ 1 and follow the instructions to complete this assignment.
In addition to other resources you could use for this assignment, you might like to try the website below. Select the name of a company from the list provided and add the phrase “Micortrends” in your internet search. Example: Ford Motor Co Microtrends . Then look for the “” results in the search list results.
Company List For Assignment:
Johnson & Johnson
Walmart
Procter & Gamble
Exxon
Caterpillar
American Airlines
Apple, Inc.
Ford Motor Co.
Pfizer, Inc.
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
United States Steel Corporation
Select one of these companies, other than the one selected for your Financial Statement Analysis Report and examine the financial statements from the perspective of a potential investor.
Find or prepare a few ratios, such as price/earnings ratio, the dividend payout ratio, the dividend yield, book value, and earnings per share. Using the ratio results, discuss whether you would consider this company a good investment when considering your personal investment objectives.
Be sure to post a link to the financial statements with your initial post and include the company name in the subject line. You may not choose a company that one of your classmates has already posted on. Participate in follow-up discussion by critiquing the posts provided by your peers as potential investors or defending their challenges to your post.
