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Final Project Part II For this part of the final project, you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial computation and analysis skills. This part of the assessment addresses the following course outcomes: • Compute financial ratios, time value, variables, and returns using industry standard tools for optimizing financial success • Analyze corporate financial data for multiple companies in evaluating past and future financial performances Part II Prompt For this section of your employment exam, you will select two companies. The first company is Fitbit and the second is Cray, Inc. You will be responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and making decisions regarding both companies. After evaluating these companies’ financial data, you will then decide which company’s stock is the better investment. This section of your employment examination must be submitted in two parts. Part A will contain the workbooks that house all of your quantitative data and formulas, along with any of the information that is relevant for your chosen companies. Part B will contain your answers to the questions asked below, composed in a cohesive manner. If you are referring to data that is found within the workbooks in Part A, be sure to include a citation — for example, “rate of return is 3.570 USD (E64, WB2),” where E64 is the cell that the calculation took place in and WB2 is designating “workbook 2.” This ensures that your instructor can quickly and accurately check data entry, formula use, and financial calculations. Submission must address the following critical elements: I. II. Preparing the Workbooks a. Download the annual income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for the last three completed fiscal years for the companies. This information must be included in your final submission. b. Prepare a worksheet for each of the companies to display their financial data for the last three fiscal years. Ensure your data is accurate and organized. Include these worksheets as a workbook in your final submission. c. Find historical stock prices for both companies and add this information to the respective spreadsheets. Consider the appropriate date range you should use. Three-Year Returns a. What is the three-year return on the stock price of the first company (Fitbit)? How is the stock performing? Ensure that you use the appropriate formula in your spreadsheets to calculate the three-year return on the given company’s stock price. b. What is the three-year return on the stock price of the second company (Cray Inc.)? How is this stock performing? Ensure that you use the appropriate formula in your spreadsheets to calculate the three-year return on your chosen company’s stock price. c. How do these two stocks compare in terms of three-year returns? What does this indicate about these two companies? III. IV. V. VI. Financial Calculations a. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included in the workbooks, calculate the price-to-earnings ratio for the last three fiscal years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering and using the correct formula. b. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included in the workbooks, calculate the debt-to-equity ratios for the last three fiscal years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering and using the correct formula. c. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included in the workbooks, calculate the return-on-equity ratios for the last three fiscal years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering and using the correct formula. d. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included in the workbooks, calculate the earnings per share for the last three fiscal years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering and using the correct formula. e. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included in the workbooks, calculate the profit margins for the last three fiscal years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering and using the correct formula. f. Using the appropriate spreadsheets, which are to be included in the workbooks, calculate the free cash flows for the last three fiscal years of the given and your chosen companies. Be sure that you are entering and using the correct formula. Industry Averages a. Obtain current industry averages of three of the financial calculations above for both companies and add this information to your spreadsheet for comparison. Ensure the accuracy and organization of your data. b. In this context, how is each company’s financial health? How do these two companies compare to one another? Consider the appropriate date range you should use. Performance Over Time a. Analyze the performance of Fitbit over time. What financial strengths and weaknesses does Fitbit have? Consider addressing the free cash flows and ratios you calculated earlier. b. Analyze the performance of your Cray Inc. over time. What financial strengths and weaknesses does Cray Inc. have? Consider addressing the free cash flows and ratios you calculated earlier. c. Analyze how the data differ between these two companies. Why do you think this is? Consider addressing the free cash flows and ratios you calculated earlier. Investment a. Are the companies considered growth or value companies? Why? b. Which company’s stock is the better investment? Consider supporting your answer with data. Guidelines for Submission: This part of the final project will be submitted in two parts. Part A will contain the workbooks that house all of your quantitative data and formulas, along with any of the information that is relevant for your chosen company. Part B will contain your answers to the prompts, composed in a cohesive manner. Part B should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
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04/13/2017 19.15
04/12/2017 19.8
04/11/2017 19.4
04/10/2017 19.05
04/07/2017 19.35
04/06/2017 19.5
04/05/2017 20.15
04/04/2017 20.3
04/03/2017 21.9
03/31/2017 21.9
03/30/2017 21.7
03/29/2017 21.45
03/28/2017 21.35
03/27/2017 20.8
03/24/2017 20.8
03/23/2017 20.75
03/22/2017 20.7
03/21/2017 21
03/20/2017 20.75
03/17/2017 20.5
03/16/2017 20.45
03/15/2017 19.9
03/14/2017 19.6
03/13/2017 19.85
03/10/2017 19.9
03/09/2017 19.65
03/08/2017 19.5
03/07/2017 19.75
03/06/2017 19.85
03/03/2017 20.35
03/02/2017 20.85
03/01/2017 21.2

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02/28/2017 21.15
02/27/2017 21
02/24/2017 21.2
02/23/2017 21.3
02/22/2017 21.4
02/21/2017 21.3
02/17/2017 21.5
02/16/2017 22.05
02/15/2017 22.1
02/14/2017 21.45
02/13/2017 22.15
02/10/2017 21.25
02/09/2017 18.75
02/08/2017 17.85
02/07/2017 17.4
02/06/2017 17.05
02/03/2017 16.55
02/02/2017 16.35
02/01/2017 17.15
01/31/2017 16.4
01/30/2017 16.5
01/27/2017 17.05
01/26/2017 16.9
01/25/2017 16.85
01/24/2017 16.85
01/23/2017 17.05
01/20/2017 17.1
01/19/2017 17.6
01/18/2017 18.05
01/17/2017 18.4
01/13/2017 18.7
01/12/2017 19.25
01/11/2017 20.45
01/10/2017 20.25
01/09/2017 20.4
01/06/2017 20.8
01/05/2017 21.35

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01/04/2017 20.1
01/03/2017 20.95
12/30/2016 21.05
12/29/2016 20.65
12/28/2016 20.85
12/27/2016 20.5
12/23/2016 20.5
12/22/2016 20.7
12/21/2016 20.7
12/20/2016 20.8
12/19/2016 21.05
12/16/2016 21.15
12/15/2016 20.6
12/14/2016 21.05
12/13/2016 20.85
12/12/2016 20.1
12/09/2016 20
12/08/2016 19.75
12/07/2016 19.3
12/06/2016 19.4
12/05/2016 18.6
12/02/2016 18.5
12/01/2016 19.4
11/30/2016 19.3
11/29/2016 19.3
11/28/2016 19.75
11/25/2016 19.55
11/23/2016 19.4
11/22/2016 19.7
11/21/2016 19.25
11/18/2016 18.8
11/17/2016 19.45
11/16/2016 19.5
11/15/2016 19.75
11/14/2016 20
11/11/2016 19.6
11/10/2016 22.6

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11/09/2016 20.9
11/08/2016 17.35
11/07/2016 19.5
11/04/2016 19.05
11/03/2016 19.55
11/02/2016 19.7
11/01/2016 20.8
10/31/2016 20.8
10/28/2016 20.96
10/27/2016 21.18
10/26/2016 21.2
10/25/2016 21.48
10/24/2016 21.15
10/21/2016 21.18
10/20/2016 21.35
10/19/2016 21.38
10/18/2016 21.48
10/17/2016 21.54
10/14/2016 21.21
10/13/2016 21.45
10/12/2016 21.76
10/11/2016 22.55
10/10/2016 22.64
10/07/2016 23.51
10/06/2016 23.58
10/05/2016 23.29
10/04/2016 23.57
10/03/2016 23.44
09/30/2016 23.32
09/29/2016 24.13
09/28/2016 23.88
09/27/2016 24.08
09/26/2016 24.46
09/23/2016 23.64
09/22/2016 23.4
09/21/2016 23.52
09/20/2016 23.47

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09/19/2016 23
09/16/2016 22.68
09/15/2016 22.12
09/14/2016 21.83
09/13/2016 21.82
09/12/2016 21.65
09/09/2016 23.02
09/08/2016 23.55
09/07/2016 23.61
09/06/2016 23.37
09/02/2016 23.02
09/01/2016 22.83
08/31/2016 23.17
08/30/2016 23.46
08/29/2016 23.27
08/26/2016 23.33
08/25/2016 22.92
08/24/2016 22.98
08/23/2016 22.69
08/22/2016 22.43
08/19/2016 22.18
08/18/2016 22.15
08/17/2016 22.22
08/16/2016 22.01
08/15/2016 22.16
08/12/2016 21.55
08/11/2016 21.19
08/10/2016 21.18
08/09/2016 21.06
08/08/2016 21.38
08/05/2016 20.96
08/04/2016 21.84
08/03/2016 25.22
08/02/2016 31.64
08/01/2016 30.98
07/29/2016 31.84
07/28/2016 31.6

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07/27/2016 30.76
07/26/2016 30.18
07/25/2016 30.25
07/22/2016 30.33
07/21/2016 30.23
07/20/2016 30.22
07/19/2016 30.86
07/18/2016 31.15
07/15/2016 31.63
07/14/2016 32.13
07/13/2016 32.13
07/12/2016 31.73
07/11/2016 31.41
07/08/2016 30.45
07/07/2016 30.01
07/06/2016 29.63
07/05/2016 30.14
07/01/2016 29.94
06/30/2016 29.54
06/29/2016 28.73
06/28/2016 27.83
06/27/2016 28.91
06/24/2016 29.74
06/23/2016 30.17
06/22/2016 30.57
06/21/2016 31.27
06/20/2016 30.86
06/17/2016 31.24
06/16/2016 31.6
06/15/2016 34.03
06/14/2016 34.52
06/13/2016 33.95
06/10/2016 35.03
06/09/2016 34.74
06/08/2016 35.06
06/07/2016 34.76
06/06/2016 33.81

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06/03/2016 34.07
06/02/2016 33.25
06/01/2016 33.05
05/31/2016 33.04
05/27/2016 32.95
05/26/2016 32.96
05/25/2016 32.79
05/24/2016 31.93
05/23/2016 31.59
05/20/2016 31.3
05/19/2016 31.21
05/18/2016 31.15
05/17/2016 31.45
05/16/2016 31.3
05/13/2016 31.34
05/12/2016 31.85
05/11/2016 31.88
05/10/2016 32.44
05/09/2016 32.47
05/06/2016 30.44
05/05/2016 31
05/04/2016 28.9
05/03/2016 39.31
05/02/2016 37.84
04/29/2016 39.3
04/28/2016 39.9
04/27/2016 39.28
04/26/2016 38.32
04/25/2016 38.96
04/22/2016 38.29
04/21/2016 40.01
04/20/2016 40.95
04/19/2016 41.88
04/18/2016 39.37
04/15/2016 40.89
04/14/2016 42.1
04/13/2016 41.05

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04/12/2016 41.59
04/11/2016 41.56
04/08/2016 42.17
04/07/2016 42.11
04/06/2016 42.5
04/05/2016 41.52
04/04/2016 42.18
04/01/2016 41.38
03/31/2016 41.74
03/30/2016 42.25
03/29/2016 40.11
03/28/2016 40.69
03/24/2016 39.54
03/23/2016 40.54
03/22/2016 40.84
03/21/2016 40.67
03/18/2016 41.64
03/17/2016 41.13
03/16/2016 40.36
03/15/2016 41.54
03/14/2016 41.62
03/11/2016 41.64
03/10/2016 41.08
03/09/2016 41.2
03/08/2016 42.2
03/07/2016 42.16
03/04/2016 43.3
03/03/2016 42.49
03/02/2016 42.89
03/01/2016 42.27
02/29/2016 42.96
02/26/2016 42.84
02/25/2016 42.84
02/24/2016 41.82
02/23/2016 41.62
02/22/2016 40.85
02/19/2016 41.53

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02/18/2016 41.25
02/17/2016 40.09
02/16/2016 34.38
02/12/2016 34.7
02/11/2016 33.39
02/10/2016 35.46
02/09/2016 34.59
02/08/2016 36.12
02/05/2016 38.06
02/04/2016 38.57
02/03/2016 38.26
02/02/2016 39
02/01/2016 39.35
01/29/2016 38.41
01/28/2016 38.59
01/27/2016 37.21
01/26/2016 36.6
01/25/2016 34.98
01/22/2016 32.98
01/21/2016 32.56
01/20/2016 32.86
01/19/2016 33.43
01/15/2016 32.75
01/14/2016 32.6
01/13/2016 31.99
01/12/2016 30.2
01/11/2016 28.96
01/08/2016 28.64
01/07/2016 29.24
01/06/2016 30.92
01/05/2016 31.72
01/04/2016 31.96
12/31/2015 32.95
12/30/2015 33.27
12/29/2015 32.94
12/28/2015 32.78
12/24/2015 32.95

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12/23/2015 32.24
12/22/2015 31.93
12/21/2015 31.88
12/18/2015 32.35
12/17/2015 32.93
12/16/2015 32.82
12/15/2015 32.13
12/14/2015 31.42
12/11/2015 33.62
12/10/2015 33.72
12/09/2015 34.65
12/08/2015 34.1
12/07/2015 34.8
12/04/2015 35
12/03/2015 35.38
12/02/2015 35.25
12/01/2015 34.79
11/30/2015 34.87
11/27/2015 35.03
11/25/2015 34.74
11/24/2015 34.12
11/23/2015 33.91
11/20/2015 34.11
11/19/2015 33.85
11/18/2015 33.48
11/17/2015 33.12
11/16/2015 32.78
11/13/2015 32.7
11/12/2015 32.98
11/11/2015 33.6
11/10/2015 33.82
11/09/2015 34.62
11/06/2015 33.98
11/05/2015 33.89
11/04/2015 33.04
11/03/2015 31.27
11/02/2015 29.49

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10/30/2015 27
10/29/2015 22.52
10/28/2015 21.38
10/27/2015 21.5
10/26/2015 22.2
10/23/2015 22.26
10/22/2015 21.81
10/21/2015 21.7
10/20/2015 21.65
10/19/2015 21
10/16/2015 21.28
10/15/2015 21.18
10/14/2015 20.58
10/13/2015 20.72
10/12/2015 21.36
10/09/2015 21.61
10/08/2015 21.56
10/07/2015 21.15
10/06/2015 20.78
10/05/2015 20.26
10/02/2015 19.45
10/01/2015 19.84
09/30/2015 19.49
09/29/2015 19.51
09/28/2015 19.22
09/25/2015 20.24
09/24/2015 20
09/23/2015 20.42
09/22/2015 20.54
09/21/2015 21.17
09/18/2015 21.35
09/17/2015 21.65
09/16/2015 21.5
09/15/2015 21.2
09/14/2015 21.45
09/11/2015 21.27
09/10/2015 20.9

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09/09/2015 21.74
09/08/2015 21
09/04/2015 21.07
09/03/2015 20.85
09/02/2015 20.99
09/01/2015 20.7
08/31/2015 20.68
08/28/2015 20.26
08/27/2015 20.01
08/26/2015 20.05
08/25/2015 20.44
08/24/2015 19.04
08/21/2015 20.66
08/20/2015 21.94
08/19/2015 22.39
08/18/2015 22.94
08/17/2015 23.33
08/14/2015 23.02
08/13/2015 23.46
08/12/2015 23.15
08/11/2015 23.54
08/10/2015 23.25
08/07/2015 23.02
08/06/2015 23.65
08/05/2015 24
08/04/2015 23.21
08/03/2015 25.85
07/31/2015 26.07
07/30/2015 25.91
07/29/2015 25.67
07/28/2015 25.79
07/27/2015 25.5
07/24/2015 26.35
07/23/2015 26.2
07/22/2015 26.21
07/21/2015 26.25
07/20/2015 26.65

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07/17/2015 26.85
07/16/2015 26.55
07/15/2015 26.92
07/14/2015 27.81
07/13/2015 26.71
07/10/2015 26.2
07/09/2015 27.38
07/08/2015 27.41
07/07/2015 27.69
07/06/2015 27.73
07/02/2015 28.76
07/01/2015 29.64
06/30/2015 30.49
06/29/2015 29.87
06/26/2015 30.87
06/25/2015 31.9
06/24/2015 32.14
06/23/2015 32.38
06/22/2015 31.81
06/19/2015 31.52
06/18/2015 31.26
06/17/2015 31.25
06/16/2015 31.14
06/15/2015 31.83
06/12/2015 31.53
06/11/2015 32
06/10/2015 31.63
06/09/2015 31.16
06/08/2015 31.52
06/05/2015 31.27
06/04/2015 31.46
06/03/2015 31.21
06/02/2015 30.91
06/01/2015 30.91
05/29/2015 30.74
05/28/2015 30.32
05/27/2015 30.1

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05/26/2015 29.84
05/22/2015 30.13
05/21/2015 29.86
05/20/2015 30.14
05/19/2015 30.49
05/18/2015 30
05/15/2015 30.28
05/14/2015 29.75
05/13/2015 29.33
05/12/2015 29.82
05/11/2015 30.67
05/08/2015 30.69
05/07/2015 31.03
05/06/2015 29.73
05/05/2015 28.3
05/04/2015 28.29
05/01/2015 28.16
04/30/2015 28.38
04/29/2015 28.71
04/28/2015 28.84
04/27/2015 29.28
04/24/2015 30.07
04/23/2015 29.5
04/22/2015 30.3
04/21/2015 30.41
04/20/2015 29.7
04/17/2015 30.16
04/16/2015 30.02
04/15/2015 30.22
04/14/2015 29.87
04/13/2015 29.84
04/10/2015 29.8
04/09/2015 29.15
04/08/2015 29.89
04/07/2015 29.83
04/06/2015 29.16
04/02/2015 28.36

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04/01/2015 28.03
03/31/2015 28.87
03/30/2015 29.02
03/27/2015 29.53
03/26/2015 29.17
03/25/2015 30.46
03/24/2015 30.56
03/23/2015 30.79
03/20/2015 30.28
03/19/2015 29.87
03/18/2015 29.56
03/17/2015 29.22
03/16/2015 28.92
03/13/2015 28.96
03/12/2015 28.35
03/11/2015 28.06
03/10/2015 29.3
03/09/2015 29.14
03/06/2015 29.82
03/05/2015 29.91
03/04/2015 30.01
03/03/2015 30.12
03/02/2015 29.77
02/27/2015 31.01
02/26/2015 31.14
02/25/2015 31.81
02/24/2015 32.1
02/23/2015 33.99
02/20/2015 34.03
02/19/2015 33.95
02/18/2015 33.57
02/17/2015 32.59
02/13/2015 32.5
02/12/2015 34.3
02/11/2015 33.43
02/10/2015 33.38
02/09/2015 33.25

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02/06/2015 33.64
02/05/2015 32.85
02/04/2015 32.64
02/03/2015 32.77
02/02/2015 32.51
01/30/2015 32.84
01/29/2015 33.1
01/28/2015 33.31
01/27/2015 32.88
01/26/2015 33.5
01/23/2015 32.96
01/22/2015 32.88
01/21/2015 34.35
01/20/2015 33.58
01/16/2015 32.44
01/15/2015 32.99
01/14/2015 32.8
01/13/2015 33.32
01/12/2015 33.43
01/09/2015 35.05
01/08/2015 34.28
01/07/2015 32.86
01/06/2015 32.75
01/05/2015 32.85
01/02/2015 34.75
12/31/2014 34.9
12/30/2014 34.79
12/29/2014 35.05
12/26/2014 34.99
12/24/2014 35.07
12/23/2014 34.62
12/22/2014 35.2
12/19/2014 34.6
12/18/2014 33.44
12/17/2014 31.7
12/16/2014 32.1
12/15/2014 34.21

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12/12/2014 33.72
12/11/2014 32.56
12/10/2014 33.3
12/09/2014 32.48
12/08/2014 34.93
12/05/2014 34.43
12/04/2014 34.11
12/03/2014 32.96
12/02/2014 32.58
12/01/2014 33.41
11/28/2014 34.21
11/26/2014 33.71
11/25/2014 33.85
11/24/2014 32.55
11/21/2014 33.37
11/20/2014 32.35
11/19/2014 33.85
11/18/2014 34
11/17/2014 34.45
11/14/2014 34
11/13/2014 34.39
11/12/2014 34.23
11/11/2014 34.48
11/10/2014 34.2
11/07/2014 34.06
11/06/2014 34.05
11/05/2014 34.54
11/04/2014 34.01
11/03/2014 34.14
10/31/2014 33.9
10/30/2014 31.3
10/29/2014 32.33
10/28/2014 30.13
10/27/2014 28.98
10/24/2014 29.47
10/23/2014 28.68
10/22/2014 28.99

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10/21/2014 28.34
10/20/2014 27.75
10/17/2014 27.87
10/16/2014 24.96
10/15/2014 24.44
10/14/2014 24.9
10/13/2014 24.53
10/10/2014 25.04
10/09/2014 25.82
10/08/2014 25.36
10/07/2014 26
10/06/2014 27.24
10/03/2014 27.82
10/02/2014 26.37
10/01/2014 26.14
09/30/2014 26.33
09/29/2014 25.53
09/26/2014 25.64
09/25/2014 26.09
09/24/2014 25.65
09/23/2014 25.88
09/22/2014 25.7
09/19/2014 26.1
09/18/2014 26.25
09/17/2014 25.97
09/16/2014 25.81
09/15/2014 26.55
09/12/2014 27.24
09/11/2014 26.85
09/10/2014 27.02
09/09/2014 27.71
09/08/2014 27.17
09/05/2014 27.55
09/04/2014 28.29
09/03/2014 28.96
09/02/2014 28.43
08/29/2014 28.03

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