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This is your second interview with a prestigious brokerage firm for a job as an equity analyst. You survived the morning interviews with the department manager and the vice president of equity. Everything has gone so well that they want to test your ability as an analyst. You are seated in a room with a computer and a list with the names of two companies – Ford (stock symbol F) and Microsoft (stock symbol MSFT) and are asked to do the following analysis including computing stock ratios for F and MSFT, comparing and contrasting those ratios, and analyzing the performance of the stocks versus the industry averages.Complete the following tasks and write a four- to five-page report on your findings, including the analysis in Questions 2 and 3 below.1. Compute ratios by following the below directions:Navigate to Morningstar (http://www.morningstar.com/). In the Quote box at the top of the page, enter each stock symbol, choose your companies, and click on the Financials tab. You will see underneath the Financials tab the three financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow). An Export button is to the far right. Download the income statement and balance sheet financial statements for each company. Next, you will need historical data for each stock. Navigate to Yahoo! Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/), enter each stock symbol, click on Historical Data, and select ending date of the most recent full reported year (for example, if the income statement ending is December 2016, select December 30 to 31, 2016). Note the company’s stock closing price for the last day of the financial statement reporting period you will use for this assignment. To determine each organization’s market capitalization at the closing date of the most recent annual statements you downloaded from Morningstar, multiply the number of shares outstanding by the stock price you obtained from Yahoo! Finance. Use the number of shares outstanding by using Basic under Weighted Average Shares Outstanding on the income statement you downloaded from Morningstar (remember, the share value will be in millions of shares, so make the adjustment by adding 0s). Compute the following ratios for F and MSFT (refer back to Week 1) for the most recent year of financial statements downloaded from Morningstar: Price-earnings ratio (for EPS, use diluted EPS total) Market-to-book ratio (aka price-to-book ratio) Operating margin Net profit margin Return on equity Current ratio Quick ratio Debt-to-equity (for debt, use long-term debt) Obtain industry averages for each company by going to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets). Click the magnifying glass search icon, enter each company’s name, click on Companies, select each company, and then the Financials tab. Scroll down under Valuation Ratios and each ratio you calculated to the industry (ignore the current company ratios as these are not the same as you calculated). 2. Analyze the performance of each firm versus the industry, and comment on what you find in terms of strengths and weaknesses.3. Compare and contrast the ratios for F and MSFT.What might explain the differences between them? Would you recommend investors buy, hold, or sell F and MSFT, based on your analysis? Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:This course requires the use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, SWS format. Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response. In addition to the four to five pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Formulate approaches to current asset management, capital budgeting, financial structure, dividend policy, long-term financing, and mergers. Analyze approaches to current asset management, capital budgeting, financial structure, dividend policy, long-term financing, and mergers. Write clearly and concisely about financial management using proper writing mechanics.

Please write a 5 minutes speech on the given essay and following the instructions:You will present some aspect of your research or your paper for FIVE MINUTES exactly. This is not meant to be a report of your whole paper. It is meant to be a short presentation about one aspect of your research. It may even be an aspect you did not include in your actual paper but is related to your topic.Your presentation grade is given for your ability to TELL the audience about your topic. You will use FIVE to SEVEN slides for your presentation, and these must include a first slide that introduces your name, your paper’s title, and the thesis of the paper. The last slide will be the Works Cited. The three to five slides between these two will be the content of your presentation.Do not fill your slides with print! Use key phrases with your main ideas and graphics to support them. TELL about the research and your findings. You may include pictures and charts. Edit your slides carefully for grammar and spelling.After you post your recording link, please view and leave thoughtful comments on the presentations of three of your classmates.Grading Rubric of the presentation:Introduction: Clear thesis and preview of the body of the speech—20 pointsBody: Clear points that are well organized and effectively connected—20 pointsConclusion: Reinforced thesis and powerful wrap up—20 pointsDelivery style: Clear articulation and correct grammar at natural pace—20 pointsVisual Aids: Neat, clear, relevant, and accurate visuals—20 pointsPRACTICE! Decide what you want to tell your audience and practice several times before recording. Time yourself. You need to introduce your thesis and main points, explain the topic or research, and give your conclusion—all in exactly five minutes. Speak loudly and clearly. You may have cards or notes, but do NOT read from them. Tell your audience—don’t read.