Samsung And Huawei. Comparative Strengths And Weaknesses. Finance

Just do part 4

Five Financial Ratios to calculate process and results

And answer five questions from part 4

Fall 2019 1 Pennsylvania State University – Abington FINANCE 301: Corporation Finance (Sec 101) Fall 2019 Team Project This group project (written report) is 15% of the course grade, and group presentation of the project is worth 5%. Please note that all group members are required to present. Please check Canvas for your group number. Deadline: October 6th, 2019 (midnight) • The following 3 sets of documents should be uploaded to Canvas: written report, power point presentation and copies of 2018 financial statements you used to conduct ratio analysis. • All submissions must be done through Canvas. • Presentations will take place in class on October 8th, 2019. Project details: • Pick 2 competitor corporations. Conduct an analysis of these 2 organizations and conclude which company has performed better in 2018. • Prior to starting your project, make sure that the instructor approves two corporations you intend to analyze.
• The written report should include the following parts: 1. Introduction of the two corporations (half page). 2. Research both companies and provide a discussion of their comparative strengths & weaknesses (1 page) 3. In a table (a template is provided on Canvas), present calculations and results of calculating the following 5 classes of financial ratios using 2018 financial data. In each ratio category, you should calculate the most relevant ratios for the industry you are considering. • Short-term solvency (or liquidity ratios) • Long-term solvency (or financial leverage ratios) • Asset management (or turnover ratios) • Profitability ratios • Market value ratios 4. Provide a detailed discussion of the 5 classes of financial ratios relating to the material covered in class (2-3 pages – the focus of this assignment). • Which firm has better solvency/liquidity? • Which firm has a stronger ability to service its long-term debt and make interest payments on time? • Which firm uses its existing assets more efficiently to generate sales? • Which firm is more profitable? Fall 2019 2 • Which firm has a higher market value? 5. Conclude which of the 2 organizations has performed better in 2018. 6. Make sure to cite any sources you use and to provide a reference list. Notes: • Financial statement of companies can be found on their websites. Annual reports can often be found under the ‘Investor Relations’ website section or on the EDGAR website (https://www(dot)sec(dot)gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html). • The following documents should be submitted by October 6th, 2019 (midnight) to Canvas: written report, power point presentation and copies of 2018 financial statements you used to conduct ratio analysis. Written Report: • The first page should contain the following information: Class name & section, term, group number, and names of all group members who contributed to the project. • The report should be written using font size 12, double spaced, numbered pages. • The report should not be longer than 5 pages (the first page of the report with students’ names, table with ratios and reference list do not count towards the 5- page limit.) Power Point Presentation: • The first slide should contain the following information: Class name & section, term, group number, and names of all group members who contributed to the project. • Presentations will take place in class on October 8th, 2019. Team Presentation: • All group members are required to present. • Each group is allocated 10 minutes per presentation. Grading Criteria: The written report will be evaluated based on the following criteria (15%): • Content: adequate coverage of topic, logic of arguments, presentation of all calculations, relevance and indication of all used resources. • Presentation/Clarity: use of appropriate headings, appropriate organization, and ease of understanding. • Accuracy: free of spelling, grammar, and content errors. Presentation will be evaluated based on the following criteria (5%): • The ability to explain material in a clear and convincing way. • Displayed materials should be self-explanatory, organized and should enhance the verbal presentation. • Presenters should speak clearly and loud enough for observers. Fall 2019 3 • The ability to handle questions in a graceful manner. • The presentations should not run over the allocated time slot. Late submission of group project: • The grade for group project received up to 24 hours after the published submission deadline will incur a 20% deduction. • Work submitted more than 24 hours after the published submission deadline will not be accepted.