Post your responses to the following questions in a Microsoft Word document.
For the company you have selected for your Strategic Capstone final paper in this course, submit the following information.
A. Make corrections/revisions to the first draft of your target company financial analysis table and commentary.
<ol><ol>Obtain the company’s 2022 annual report (10K from the SEC website) – for the main part of the assignment.Report on and/or calculate the following financial information. (You may choose to do this in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and then copy the spreadsheet information into the Microsoft Word document, and then comment on the information in the text of the Microsoft Word document).<ol>2022 Full year Gross Revenue $ and % increase/decrease over prior year (2021). Comment on the change between the two years.2022 Full year Gross Margin $ and % increase/decrease over prior year (2021). Comment on the change between the two years.Gross Margin Profitability Margin ratios for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change in these profitability margins.2022 Full year Net Income $ and % increase/decrease over prior year (2021). Comment on the change between the two years.Net Income Profitability Margin ratios for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change in these profitability margins.2022 and 2021 End-of-year Cash and Cash Equivalents $. Comment on the change between the two years.2022 and 2021 End-of-year Working Capital $. Comment on the change between the two years.Working Capital Liquidity ratios for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change between the two years.2022 and 2021 End-of-year Total Assets, Total Debt, Total Equity $. Comment on the change between the two years.Debt to Equity Leverage ratios for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change between the two years.Research & Development Intensity ratios (Total R&D Expense/Gross Revenue) for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change between the two years.Find industry investment research to indicate what Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) investors expect for the company’s industry – USE EARNINGS PER SHARE CAGR. Indicate how well the company’s most recent year (2022) annual stock price growth rate (past five years) compares to investors’ CAGR expectations for the industry going forward. The core question is: will past performance be enough to meet future expectations.</ol></ol></ol>
B. For one existing competitor and one potential new entrant:
<ol>Obtain the company’s 2022 annual report (10K from the SEC website) – for the main part of the assignment.Report on and/or calculate the following financial information. (You may choose to do this in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and then copy the spreadsheet information into the Microsoft Word document, and then comment on the information in the text of the Microsoft Word document).<ol>2022 Full year Gross Revenue $ and % increase/decrease over prior year (2021). Comment on the change between the two years.2022 Full year Net Income $ and % increase/decrease over prior year (2021). Comment on the change between the two years.Net Income Profitability Margin ratios for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change in these profitability margins.2022 and 2021 End-of-year Cash and Cash Equivalents $. Comment on the change between the two years.2022 and 2021 End-of-year Total Assets, Total Debt, Total Equity $. Comment on the change between the two years.Debt to Equity Leverage ratios for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change between the two years.Research & Development Intensity ratios (Total R&D Expense/Gross Revenue) for 2022 and 2021. Comment on the change between the two years.</ol></ol>
C. Comment on the most significant changes in the target company’s financial position. Comment on the most significant differences of the target company vs. one of the company’s main competitors and vs. a potential new entrant to the category.
Your paper should be 3 to 7 pages in length, double-spaced, using 12-point font (Times New Roman or Calibri). The 3 to 7 pages includes the relevant financial information and your commentary on the financial information, but does not include the cover sheet and end-of-paper References section (which are still required components of the paper). APA 7th edition style and formatting should be used, including proper headings, end-of-paper source citations aligned with proper in-text citations, an Introduction paragraph and a Conclusion paragraph
