{"id":93771,"date":"2022-09-06T23:41:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T23:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/pageof-4zoom-acct-370-page-1-of-4-excel-project-competitor-analysis\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T23:41:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T23:41:17","slug":"pageof-4zoom-acct-370-page-1-of-4-excel-project-competitor-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/pageof-4zoom-acct-370-page-1-of-4-excel-project-competitor-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pageof 4zoom acct 370 page 1 of 4 excel project: competitor analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ACCT 370
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EXCEL PROJECT: COMPETITOR ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
Competitor #1 Income Statement (Tab 5), Competitor #1 Balance Sheet (Tab 6), Competitor #1
Cash Flows (Tab 7), Competitor #2 Income Statement (Tab 8), Competitor #2 Balance Sheet
(Tab 9), Competitor #2 Cash Flows (Tab 10), Historical and Competitor Ratios (Tab 11)
INSTRUCTIONS
\uf0b7 Continue in the same Excel workbook prepared in Module 2: Week 2, adding the following
tabs:
o The 5th tab and 8th tabs in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be
labeled (Competitor Company Name) Income Statements. \u00a0(Replace
\u201cCompetitor Company Name\u201d with the name of the competitor.)
\uf0a7 Include \u00a0the \u00a0latest \u00a0three \u00a0years \u00a0of \u00a0income \u00a0statements \u00a0for \u00a0your \u00a0competitor
based on SEC filings.
\uf0a7 Ensure that the worksheet includes a header with:
\uf0b7 Company Name
\uf0b7 Financial Statement Name (Income Statements)
\uf0b7 Financial Statement Dates
\uf0b7 Denomination level ($s in millions or thousands, etc.)
o The 6th and 9th tabs in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled
(Competitor Company Name) Balance Sheets. \u00a0(Replace \u201cCompetitor
Company Name\u201d with the name of the competitor.)
\uf0a7 Include \u00a0the \u00a0latest \u00a0three \u00a0years \u00a0of \u00a0balance \u00a0sheets \u00a0for \u00a0your \u00a0first \u00a0competitor
based on SEC (10-K) filings. \u00a0(Note: Some 10-Ks only provided 2 years of
balance sheet data. \u00a0You may need to download the second most recent 10-K
for your company in order to obtain 3 years of balance sheet data.)
\uf0a7 Ensure that the worksheet includes a header with:
\uf0b7 Company Name
\uf0b7 Financial Statement Name
\uf0b7 Financial Statement Dates
\uf0b7 Denomination level ($s in millions or thousands, etc.)
o The \u00a07th \u00a0and \u00a010th \u00a0tabs \u00a0in \u00a0your \u00a0Financial \u00a0Statement \u00a0Analysis \u00a0Template \u00a0must \u00a0be
labeled \u00a0(Competitor \u00a0Company \u00a0Name) \u00a0Cash \u00a0Flows. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Replace \u00a0\u201cCompetitor
Company Name\u201d with the name of the competitor.)
\uf0a7 Include the latest three years based on SEC (10-K) filings.
\uf0a7 Make \u00a0sure \u00a0that \u00a0the \u00a0Income \u00a0Statement, \u00a0Balance \u00a0Sheet, \u00a0and \u00a0Cash \u00a0Flows
Statement tie in as follows:ACCT 370
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\uf0b7 Net Income from Income statement agrees with Net Income on the
Statement of Cash Flows
\uf0b7 Ending \u00a0Cash \u00a0Balance \u00a0from \u00a0Statement \u00a0of \u00a0Cash \u00a0Flows \u00a0agrees \u00a0with
Cash in the Balance Sheet
o The \u00a011th \u00a0tab \u00a0in \u00a0your \u00a0Financial \u00a0Statement \u00a0Analysis \u00a0Template \u00a0must \u00a0be \u00a0labeled
Historical and Competitor Ratios
\uf0a7 The \u00a0list \u00a0of \u00a0ratios \u00a0to \u00a0be \u00a0included \u00a0are \u00a0as \u00a0follows. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They \u00a0should \u00a0be \u00a0grouped
under the headings, as shown:
\uf0b7 Liquidity Ratios
o Current Ratio
o Quick Ratio
\uf0b7 Leverage Ratios
o Debt to Total Assets Ratio
o Debt Equity Ratio
o Long-Term Debt to Equity
o Times Interest Earned Ratio
\uf0b7 Activity Ratios
o Inventory Turnover
o Fixed Assets Turnover
o Total Assets Turnover
o Accounts Receivable Turnover
o Average Collection Period
\uf0b7 Profitability Ratios
o Gross Profit Margin
o Operating Profit Margin
o Net Profit Margin
o Return on Total Assets (ROA)
o Return on Stockholders\u2019 Equity (ROE)
o Earnings Per Share (EPS)
o Price Earnings Ratio
\uf0a7 Calculate the ratios for your chosen company for the last three years, linking
the ratio calculations back to the historical financial statement tabs (Tabs 2-
4) using formulas.ACCT 370
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\uf0a7 Calculate \u00a0the \u00a0ratios \u00a0for \u00a0each \u00a0of \u00a0your \u00a0company\u2019s \u00a0competitors \u00a0(most \u00a0recent
year only), linking the ratio calculations to the competitor financial
statements shown in Tabs 5-10 using formulas.
\uf0a7 Using the internet, locate the industry averages for the ratios listed above,
and include them in the final column of the ratio tab. \u00a0Include a footnote on
the tab to identify the source of the industry averages.
o Other instructions:
\uf0a7 The Excel workbook should be professionally formatted. \u00a0Professional
formatting includes:
\uf0b7 All numbers are formatted similarly. \u00a0The use of decimals, commas
for thousands, and other formatting is consistent.
\uf0b7 Dollar \u00a0signs \u00a0are \u00a0included \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0first \u00a0and \u00a0last \u00a0numbers \u00a0of \u00a0each
column.
\uf0b7 Subtotals and totals are preceded by a single underline. \u00a0Totals are
followed by a double underline.
\uf0b7 Line \u00a0descriptions \u00a0are \u00a0indented\/bolded \u00a0in \u00a0a \u00a0manner \u00a0that \u00a0makes \u00a0the
spreadsheet easy to read. \u00a0
\uf0a7 All totals and subtotals in the competitor financial statements as well as the
ratio calculations should be calculated using formulas. \u00a0
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.ACCT 370
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