You will be expected to locate the financial statements of a publicly-traded company for two years, and perform a full analysis of those statements.
Formatting and length guidelines:
· You should use APA (American Psychological Association) guidelines for formatting the title page (make sure you give your paper a meaningful title like “Financial Analysis of XYZ company”), references, in-text citations, and subheads.
· You should use MS Word format, double-spacing, 1-inch margins all the way around, page numbers on every page except for the title page, and 12 point Times New Roman font.
· Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation are expected. You are also expected to write formally at a collegiate level.
Research guidelines:
Go to Yahoo Finance (Links to an external site.). The instructions that follow refer to how to locate the information in Yahoo,
· Search for the company you wish to analyze. Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON)
· Their financials will be listed in Yahoo Finance and Hoover’s.
· On the bottom left-hand corner of the company’s page on Yahoo Finance is a section called “Financials.” There should be three links — Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow. (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PTON/financials?p=PTON)
· You should have at least four sources. These sources can be websites, newspaper or journal articles, or books. Don’t forget to cite the source of your financials (Yahoo Finance or otherwise). You may use any legitimate source (i.e., National Enquirer, Wikipedia is not acceptable, but NY Times is).
TOPIC:::::Cash Flows Analysis: What are the total cash flows from operating, investing, and
financing activities as well as the change in cash and cash equivalents for
each year? How have these numbers changed over the three years, and what could
be some reasons why these numbers have changed the way they have? In addition,
pick at least one appropriate (for this statement) ratio or financial in addition
to what is provided and calculate that and explain it.
SAMPLE FOR WHAT ORDER SHOULD LOOK LIKE IS ATTACHED.