FINAL PROJECTS -FINA 408 Individual Project - FINA 408 - Delta Airlines
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FINA 408 Individual Final Company Analysis Project
FINA 408 Individual Project
SAMPLE – OUTLINE FOR SPRING 2018 WILL DIFFER
Introduction
Purpose of project
Short description of company
Governance and Communication Analysis
Introduce the concepts addressed in the questions below, then answer the questions and discuss the importance of the following:
1. Who is the company’s current CEO? Is he or she also the Chair of the Board? Discuss the company’s considerations in making this decision. Do you agree that this is the best leadership structure for this board? Why or why not?
2. Who serves on the board’s Audit Committee? How many members are Financial Experts? What experience qualifies them for that designation? Do you agree with this designation? Why or why not?
3. Is there more than one class of common stock outstanding? How many votes does each share of each class of stock get? Does any one person or entity control the voting rights at the company? If so, who?
4. Who or what entity holds the highest percentage of the company's stock? Are most of the beneficial owners reported individuals or institutions? What are the implications of the company’s ownership structure?
5. What was the total amount of compensation paid to the CEO last year? What portion of his or her total pay was annual bonus and non-equity incentives? What were the main performance measures used to determine the CEO’s annual bonus and/or non-equity incentives?
6. Listen to a recording of an analyst call (AKA earnings call or quarterly conference call) for your company. Listen to about 15-20 minutes of the call and write a summary of your observations, including any questions that you might have wanted to ask the CEO/CFO, etc.
Strategy Analysis
Industry Analysis: Porter’s Five Forces
Rivalry among existing firms
Threat of new entrants
Threat of substitutes
Buyer power
Supplier power
Company Strategy Analysis
Is your company following a Low Cost Leader or a Product/Service Differentiation Strategy?
Where would evidence of this strategy show up in their financials?
Financial Analysis
Recasted Income Statement (3 years)
Recasted Balance Sheet (3 years)
Common Size Income Statement (3 years)
DuPont Analysis (1 year)
Profitability Analysis Ratios (3 years)
Profit Margin
Return on Assets (ROA)
Return on Equity (ROE)
Gross profit margin
EBIT Margin
Accounts Receivable Turnover and Days’ Receivable
Inventory Turnover and Days’ Inventory
Accounts Payable Turnover and Days’ Payable
PP&E Turnover
Long-term Asset Turnover
Risk Analysis
Non-Financial Risk Analysis
Review the Risk Factors section of the company’s most recent 10-K and discuss the three factors mentioned which, in your opinion, may have the most significant impact on the company
Financial Risk Ratios (3 years)
Current ratio
Quick ratio
Cash ratio
Liabilities-to-equity ratio
Capital structure ratio
Interest coverage ratio
Forecast
Growth Rate
Sustainable Growth Rate
Calculate and discuss the company’s dividend payout ratio (if applicable) and the Sustainable Growth Rate
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Use the CAPM to compute the required rate of return on equity capital for the company
Determine the cost of debt (if applicable) and the cost of preferred stock (if applicable)
Compute the weighted average cost of capital for the company
Explain why this cost is important for companies to consider, and discuss the WACC for your company
Forecasted Income Statement (5 years)
Prepare a forecasted income statement for 5 years
Explain in detail your projections for Revenues, including any segment analysis conducted
Include Common size analysis of Income statement, Balance sheet and Projected income statement
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