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FIN 500 SEU Financial Statements and Firm Performance Analysis
Financial analysis can be defined as the process of assessing the financial condition of a firm. It can be very useful in understanding the financial position of a company. There are varieties of ratios that can be used for this purpose but each has it benefits and limitations.
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Select two ratios you think are the most valuable when trying to understand the financial condition of a company and
explain why you have selected them.
Then use those ratios to assess two publicly traded US companies listed on the NASDAQ stock market.
What do these ratios tell you about how investors assess the future prospects of these companies?
Search the SEU library or the Internet for an academic or industry-related article. Select an article that relates to these concepts and explain how it relates to doing business in Saudi Arabia.
- Readings Required: Chapter 4 in Foundations of Finance – Evaluating a Firm’s Financial PerformanceBenlemlih, M., & Cai, L. (2019). Corporate environmental performance and financing decisions. Business Ethics: A European Review, 29(2), 248-265. Willows, G. D., & Rockey, J. A. (2018, May-Nov). Share price reaction to financial and integrated reports. South African Journal of Accounting Research, 174-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/10291954.2018.1514141Recommended: Chapter 4 PowerPoint slides SEU_FIN500_PPT_Mod03_Ch04.pptx – Alternative Formats in Foundations of Finance – Evaluating a Firm’s Financial PerformanceDrake, P. P. (n.d.). Financial ratio analysis. http://educ.jmu.edu/~drakepp/principles/module2/fin_rat.pdf
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