The financial performance of a company is important to different stakeholders such as investors, employees, and creditors. Understanding the financial statements and how to evaluate them is important to make good financial decisions. Financial ratios are used to determine the health of a company. Ratios are a tool used to analyze the finances of the company using the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
Select two companies in the same industry from the SEC Edgar website to find two public companies. https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
Compare the firms’ profits for the past two years.
Compute the working capital for each firm.
Determine the price-earnings (P/E) ratio.
Calculate the debt-to-equity ratio.
Explain what each calculation tells you about the firm. Are they a good investment? Compare the two companies and explain which is the better investment and why.
Try to make sure that your selected companies are different than your classmates’.
You are required to reply to at least two peer discussion question post answers to the weekly discussion question. These peer replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that answer. Normal course dialogue does not fulfill these two peer replies but is expected throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.
