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Course Scenario Attached & 2 other companies already selected.
Must have 2 References in APA format.
Assignment:
Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.
In anticipation of Mary’s request for comparative analysis, it will be useful at this time to do some research. You know that you can obtain the financials of companies within the same sector or Standard Industry Code as Apix Printing (e.g., commercial printing), and that the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Standard Industry 2012 code for Apix Printing is presently 323111 (Apix Financials Attached)..
Multi-Color Corporation (LABL)
ACCO Brands Corp. (ACCO)
When you get to work the next day, you see the following e-mail from Mary:
Here is the list of financial ratios you asked for. I need you to explain the computation of each and compute these for Apix’s results for the financial statements you are using for the PowerPoint presentation. Also, compare Apix’s 2-year trend results to that of two other firms in the sector. Indicate how each of Apix’s ratios differ, and indicate whether the two other companies’ ratios or Apix’s ratios are indicative of better performance.
Explain the computation for each of the following, and compute each for Apix and two other companies in the same industry as Apix Printing:
- Current ratio
- (Long-term) debt to equity ratio
- Gross margin percentage
- Net profit margin percentage
- Return on equity percentage
Instructions:
This Assignment is to be a Word table. You will be doing 30 calculations of ratios: Apix plus two competitors, times five ratios, for each of two years. So long as the competitors years are the same, you can presume Apix's years as the same - information on competitor financials will probably be the latest two years of reporting (2016-2017).
Present your findings of the above data in a table. Add a paragraph that summarizes your results, indicating whether investors would find the financial analysis results of Apix competitive as compared to rivals in the sector. Be sure to include both positive and negative trends in your analysis.
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Running Head; Apix Financial Comparative Analysis
Apix Financial Comparative Analysis
Student name
Course code and name
Instructor
Date
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Apix Financial Comparative Analysis
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Apix Financial Comparative Analysis
Company overview
Apex printing Inc. is an American based company that specializes in the printing of
different materials. According to Mary Francis, the company requires external financing to
support its expansion into new business segments. It is thereby essential to undertake a
comparative analysis on the financial statements and to benchmark to the industry performance,
and to determine whether the new business segment will be useful in growing the company’s
expansion plan in a competitive market.
Comparative analysis
The comparative analysis for the company will be completed using a ratio analysis to
evaluate the financial performance trend with respect to the previous years and the sector. The
ratio analysis is intended at giving an overview of the overall financial performance of the firm.
To compare the performance to the industry, Multi-color Corporation and ACCO Brand
Corporation have been selected. The financial statements for Multi-color Corp and ACCO Brand
have been obtained from https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LABL/financials?p=LABL and
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ACCO/financials?p=ACCO respectively.
Ratio Analysis
Current ratio
The current ratio measures the ability of a business to pay off its short term liabilities
with its current assets. It is a ratio of the current assets to the current liabilities.
Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities
Apix Financial Comparative Analysis
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Year 1
Year 2
APIX
1.29
1.13
Multi-Color Corp
1.80
1.76...
