Select a current U.S. publicly traded company to complete ratio analysis, and then create a management presentation to interpret and discuss ratios.

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The PowerPoint presentation must include a minimum of 8 slides.
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Your organization wants to purchase a company to diversify its available product lines. Your team has been approached by senior management to put together a presentation of your potential selection to determine whether or not the company is a worthwhile investment.
Select a current U.S. publicly traded company to complete ratio analysis, and then create a management presentation to interpret and discuss ratios. Ratio analysis can include the following:
Common-size statements
Trend analysis
Liquidity ratios
Solvency ratios
Profitability ratios
Recommendation: Compute a ratio analysis of the publicly traded corporation, including the following ratios for the two most recent reporting periods:
Current ratio
Quick ratio
Inventory turnover ratio
Accounts receivable turnover ratio
Gross profit margin
Return on assets
Return on equity
Debt-to-equity
Times interest earned
Earnings per share
Compare the ratios to the firm’s industry average. Analyze any differences, and incorporate information from the notes to the financial statements to support your analysis.
There should be a minimum of 8 PowerPoint slides (not including a cover slide and a resource slide).
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