You are to do just the last one which is this: Now review the company in FactSet – discuss the pricing history of Square and the current financial (ratios) history – particularly a profitability analysis along with a liquidity analysis.
Discuss the capital structure of the company noting all issues of securities (including any credit history) and then do a thorough competitor analysis comparing key financial ratios. How is the company performing relative to its peers, if any? Look at the P/E of each company in the peer group or industry and estimate an industry average weighted by market capitalization – is Square trading above or below the industry P/E?
Do a brief review of technical analysis: Look at the moving average price trend line (possibly 120 day), the MACD, and the Bollinger bands. For those of you who have not taken the technical analysis course this may seem a little foreign, but check the definitions on Fact Set and there will be enough information for you to make an educated guess as to where the stock is expected to go.
Now given some fundamental and technical analysis would you suggest this company is a buy, sell or hold?
But this the case:
1. What is Square Inc’s business and what was their positioning in the marketplace relative to their competition prior to the IPO?
2. What was the IPO supposed to accomplish – what were the funds to be used for specifically?
3. How has the revenue and profits grown through the pre- and post IPO stages? Did the company realize their expectations? Was a significant increase in revenue realized from the publicity inherent in becoming a public company?
4. Review the IPO document – S-1 and amendments. What were the key risks – were they significant enough to throw caution to the investing public?
5. Review the “anti-dilution ratchet provision”- what was the purpose (be sure to show the mechanics of the dilution)?
6. Was the IPO under priced – describe how and why this happened? What would have been a better issue price and how much did the company gain/lose on the mis-pricing?
Now review the company in FactSet – discuss the pricing history of Square and the current financial (ratios) history – particularly a profitability analysis along with a liquidity analysis.
Discuss the capital structure of the company noting all issues of securities (including any credit history) and then do a thorough competitor analysis comparing key financial ratios. How is the company performing relative to its peers, if any? Look at the P/E of each company in the peer group or industry and estimate an industry average weighted by market capitalization – is Square trading above or below the industry P/E?
Do a brief review of technical analysis: Look at the moving average price trend line (possibly 120 day), the MACD, and the Bollinger bands. For those of you who have not taken the technical analysis course this may seem a little foreign, but check the definitions on Fact Set and there will be enough information for you to make an educated guess as to where the stock is expected to go.
Now given some fundamental and technical analysis would you suggest this company is a buy, sell or hold?
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