Requirement
- Pick a company publicly listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.
- The company should have at least five (5) years of trading history.
Content (Corporate Finance Key Stone)
- Company description.
- Key data: current market price of the company’s share of stock, market capitalization, shares outstanding, Beta, P/E ratio, EPS, dividend yield, price-to-book ratio, current ratio, net margin, ROA, ROE, total debt to total equity, net income, total assets, total liabilities, shareholders’ equity, FCF, FCF yield.
- Performance (stock price): 5Y, 3Y, 1Y, YTD, 6M, 3M, 1M, 5D, 1D. Is the company underperforming or outperforming the industry? Explain
- Analysis of the company: risk profile (firm-specific risk, market-related risk, and industry risk).
- Capital structure of the company: explain the financial securities used to raise funds from the financial markets.
- Payout policy: has this company paid cash dividends, stock dividends, or bought back its shares of stock? Explain.
- Investment projects: what is the typical project for this firm?
- Explain the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy.
- Order of pages: title page, abstract, table of contents, text (requirements and answers), conclusion, references, tables (financial data), figures (graphs or charts indicating financial data).