Pick a publicly traded company on NYSE – Please do not choose a bank

Below is a copy of instructions given to me, a list of companies to choose from, and a basic template for the report.

Financial Management
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1. Pick a publicly traded company on NYSE – Please do not choose a bank.

2. Report length minimum 15-20 pages double spaced (more if needed); Times New Roman (12 point)

3. APA format 6th edition: see website Purdue Owl. Use in-text citations.

4. Use finance websites: MSN Finance, Yahoo Finance, Hoovers, etc. Also use company’s home page or any other finance Business Week, Forbes,etc.

5. Copy and paste financial information: explain concepts, discuss increases and decreases. Do not copy information directly from the source! Put all narrative in your own words!

6. Use template as a guide, see Fortune 500 Companies for example of companies.

http://fortune.com/fortune500/

Fortune 500 Full List

RANK COMPANY REVENUES ($M)

1 Walmart $485,873

2 Berkshire Hathaway $223,604

3 Apple $215,639

4 Exxon Mobil $205,004

5 McKesson $192,487

6 UnitedHealth Group $184,840

7 CVS Health $177,526

8 General Motors $166,380

9 AT&T $163,786

10 Ford Motor $151,800

11 AmerisourceBergen $146,850

12 Amazon.com $135,987

13 General Electric $126,661

14 Verizon $125,980

15 Cardinal Health $121,546

16 Costco $118,719

17 Walgreens Boots Alliance $117,351

18 Kroger $115,337

19 Chevron $107,567

20 Fannie Mae $107,162

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21 J.P. Morgan Chase $105,486

22 Express Scripts Holding $100,288

23 Home Depot $94,595

24 Boeing $94,571

25 Wells Fargo $94,176

26 Bank of America Corp. $93,662

27 Alphabet $90,272

28 Microsoft $85,320

29 Anthem $84,863

30 Citigroup $82,386

31 Comcast $80,403

32 IBM $79,919

33 State Farm Insurance Cos. $76,132

34 Phillips 66 $72,396

35 Johnson & Johnson $71,890

36 Procter & Gamble $71,726

37 Valero Energy $70,166

38 Target $69,495

39 Freddie Mac $65,665

40 Lowe’s $65,017

41 Dell Technologies $64,806

42 MetLife $63,476

43 Aetna $63,155

44 PepsiCo $62,799

45 Archer Daniels Midland $62,346

46 UPS $60,906

47 Intel $59,387

48 Prudential Financial $58,779

49 Albertsons Cos. $58,734

50 United Technologies $57,244

Below is template for report:

Finance Report: Company Name

Joe Smith

FIN 3402

Financial Management

Eastern Florida State College

November 13, 2017

Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

History……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

Main Products or Services………………………………………………………………………………….. 3

Key Executives…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Financial Statements……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4

Income Statement………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

Balance Sheet……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

Statement of Cash Flows……………………………………………………………………………………. 4

Stock Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Historical Prices………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Ratios………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

Domestic Environment Assessment………………………………………………………………………… 6

Political/Regulatory…………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Economics………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Technological……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6

Societal…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6

Competitors…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

Conclusion / Recommendation……………………………………………………………………………….. 8

References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

Introduction

History