In your thorough and detailed review, analyze the companys quarterly  financial statements (10-Q) for the past two most current quarters and  perform the following:

Prepare a balance sheet and income statement horizontal analysis for the last two quarters.
Prepare a balance sheet and income statement vertical analysis for the last two quarters.
Prepare a liquidity analysis by computing and using the appropriate ratios to assess liquidity. 

Compute a minimum of three ratios and show your supporting calculations.

Prepare a solvency analysis by computing and using the appropriate ratios to assess solvency. 

Compute a minimum of three ratios and show your supporting calculations.

Prepare a profitability analysis by computing and using the appropriate ratios to assess profitability. 

Compute a minimum of three ratios and show your supporting calculations.

Analyze the methods and tips provided in the textbook, Warren Buffet Accounting, to address the following questions: 

What is your companys primary revenue, secondary revenue, and gains?
What is your companys primary expenses, secondary expenses, financial activity generated expenses, and losses?
What is the revenue trend? Does the 10-K or 10-Q discuss primary revenues, as well as other revenue types?
What do the accounting policies say in the annual report (footnotes)  regarding the cost of revenue? What are the drivers to the cost of  revenue and the trends?
Are there any trends in sales and marketing expenses or research and  development? Are these amounts reasonable for the type of business?
Compare general and administrative expenses to similar companies. Are they reasonable?
What is the ratio of net interest income (expense) to income from  operations? Is this a safe ratio for the company? Why or why not?
What is the income taxes trend? Is the effective tax rate reasonable over time?

Formulate your analysis on the above requirements to discuss the  financial health, performance, strengths, and weaknesses of the company,  as well as any identified positive or negative trends.
In addition to your written financial statement analysis, you will  also need to communicate a high-level summary of your analysis to your  selected companys executive team using Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.). If needed, review the Screencast-O-Matic Quick-Start Guide (Links to an external site.).  The summary should be documented with three to five PowerPoint slides,  including speaker notes. In addition, include the companys

financial health,
performance strengths and weaknesses, and
identified positive or negative trends.

  
The Real-World Financial Statement Analysis final paper

Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including  title and references, supporting calculation of the horizontal analysis,  vertical analysis or ratio calculations) and formatted according to APA  Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following: 

Title of paper
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your  introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that  indicates the purpose of your paper. 

For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according  to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

 
The Real-World Financial Statement Analysis oral presentation

Must be three to five slides in length (not including title and  references slides) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in  the Ashford Writing Centers How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.).
Must include a separate title slide with the following: 

Title of paper
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted