Course Project
Financial Statement
Analysis Project — A Comparative Analysis of Oracle Corporation and Microsoft
Corporation
Here is the link for the
financial statements for Oracle Corporation for the fiscal year ending 2007.
First, select 2007 using the drop-down arrow labeled for Year on the right-hand
side of the page, and then select Annual Reports using the drop-down arrow
labeled Filing Type on the left-hand side of the page.
You should select the
10k dated 6/29/2007 and choose to download in PDF, Word, or Excel format.
https://essays.homeworkacetutors.com/write-my-essay/oracle.com/us/corporate/investor-relations/sec/index.html
Here is the link for the
financial statements for Microsoft Corporation for the fiscal year ending 2007.
You should select the Annual report dated 8/3/2007 and choose to download in
Word or Excel format.
https://essays.homeworkacetutors.com/write-my-essay/microsoft.com/investor/SEC/default.aspx?year=2007
A sample Project
template is available for download in Doc Sharing. The sample project compares
the ratio performance of Tootsie Roll and Hershey using the 2007 financial
statements of Tootsie Roll and Hershey provided in Appendix A and Appendix B of
your textbook.
Description | Overall
Requirements | Grade Information
Description
This course contains a
course project where you will be required to submit one draft of the project at
the end of Week 5 and the final completed project at the end of Week 7. Using
the financial statements for Oracle Corporation and Microsoft Corporation,
respectively, you will calculate and compare the financial ratios listed
further down this document for the fiscal year ending 2007 and prepare your
comments about the liquidity, solvency and profitability of the two companies
based on your ratio calculations. The entire project will be graded by the
instructor at the end of the final submission in week 7 and one grade will be
assigned for the entire project.
Overall Requirements
For the Final Submission:
Your final Excel
workbook submission should contain the following. You cannot use any other
software but Excel to complete this Project.
1.
A completed worksheet title page tab which is really a cover sheet with your
name, my name, the class name, and the date.
2.
A completed worksheet profiles tab which contains a one paragraph description
regarding each company with information about their history, what products they
sell, where they are located etc.
3.
All 18 ratios for each company with the supporting calculations and commentary
on your worksheet ratio tab. Supporting calculations must be shown either as a
formula or as text typed into a different cell. The ratios are listed further
down this document. Your comments for each ratio should include more than just
a definition of the ratio. You should focus on interpreting each ratio number
for each company and support your comments with the numbers found in the ratios.
4.
The Summary and Conclusions worksheet tab which is an overall comparison of how
each company compares in terms of the major category of ratios (Liquidity,
Profitability, and Solvency).
5.
The Bibliography worksheet tab must contain at least your textbook as a
reference. Any other information you use to profile the companies should also
be cited as a reference.
Required Ratios for
Final Project Submission:
1.
Earnings per Share
2.
Current Ratio
3.
Gross Profit Rate
4.
Profit Margin Ratio
5.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
6.
Days in Inventory
7.
Receivables Turnover Ratio
8.
Average Collection Period
9.
Asset Turnover Ratio
10.
Return on Assets Ratio
11.
Debt to Total Assets Ratio
12.
Times Interest Earned Ratio
13.
Payout ratio
14.
Return on Common Stockholders’ Equity Ratio
15.
Free Cash Flow
16.
Current Cash Debt Coverage Ratio
17.
Cash Debt Coverage Ratio
18.
Price/Earnings Ratio [For the purpose of this ratio, use the market price per
share on June 1, 2007 for each company]
The Excel files uploaded
to the Dropbox should not include any unnecessary numbers or information (such
as previous years’ ratios, ratios that were not specifically asked for in the
project, etc.).
Please upload your final
submission to the Dropbox by the end of Week 7. See Syllabus/”Due Dates
for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.
For the Draft:
Create an Excel
spreadsheet or use the Project template to show your computations for the first
12 ratios listed above. The more you can complete regarding the other
requirements the closer you will be to completion when Week 7 arrives.
Supporting calculations must be shown either as a formula or as text typed into
a different cell. If you plan on creating your own spreadsheet, please follow
the format provided in the Tootsie Roll and Hershey template file.
Please upload your draft
submission to the Dropbox by the end of Week 5. See Syllabus/”Due Dates
for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.
