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FIN 534 – Assignments and Rubrics
Assignment 1: Financial Research Report
Due Week 9 and worth 300 points
Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client that align with its
investment goals. Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research any U.S. publicly traded company
that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. (Note: Please ensure that you are
able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create
an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)
The assignment covers the following topics:
? Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest
? Ratio analysis
? Stock price analysis
? Recommendations
Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a rationale for the U.S. publicly traded company that you selected, indicating the
significant factors driving your decision as a financial manager.
2. Determine the profile of the investor for which this company may be a fit, relative to that potential
investor’s investment strategy. Provide support for your rationale.
3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three
(3) years of the company’s financial data, which you may obtain from the company’s financial
statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are
not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)
4. Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the company from your investor’s point
of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.
5. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale
with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles or material from the Strayer Library.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
? Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
? Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
? Critique financial management strategies that support business operations in various market
environments.
? Analyze financial statements for key ratios, cash flow positions, and taxation effects.
? Review fixed income strategies using time value of money concept, bond valuation methods, and
interest rate calculations.
? Estimate the risk and return on financial investments.
? Apply financial management options to corporate finance. FIN 534 – Assignments and Rubrics
? Determine the cost of capital and how to maximize returns.
? Formulate cash flow analysis for capital projects, including project risks and returns.
? Evaluate how corporate valuation and forecasting affect financial management.
? Analyze how capital structure decision-making practices impact financial management.
? Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial management.
? Write clearly and concisely about financial management using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 300 Assignment 1: Financial Research Report
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Provide a rationale for
the U.S. publicly traded
company that you
selected, indicating the
significant factors driving
your decision as a
financial manager.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
provided a rationale
for the U.S. publicly
traded company
that you selected;
did not submit or
incompletely
indicated the
significant factors
driving your
decision as a
financial manager.
Partially provided a
rationale for the
U.S. publicly traded
company that you
selected; partially
indicated the
significant factors
driving your
decision as a
financial manager.
Satisfactorily
provided a rationale
for the U.S. publicly
traded company
that you selected;
satisfactorily
indicated the
significant factors
driving your
decision as a
financial manager.
Thoroughly
provided a rationale
for the U.S. publicly
traded company
that you selected;
thoroughly indicated
the significant
factors driving your
decision as a
financial manager.
2. Determine the profile
of the investor for which
this company may be a
fit, relative to that
potential investor’s
investment strategy.
Provide support for your
rationale.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
determined the
profile of the
investor for which
this company may
be a fit, relative to
that potential
investor’s
investment strategy.
Did not submit or
incompletely
provided support for
your rationale.
Partially determined
the profile of the
investor for which
this company may
be a fit, relative to
that potential
investor’s
investment strategy.
Partially provided
support for your
rationale.
Satisfactorily
determined the
profile of the
investor for which
this company may
be a fit, relative to
that potential
investor’s
investment strategy.
Satisfactorily
provided support for
your rationale.
Thoroughly
determined the
profile of the
investor for which
this company may
be a fit, relative to
that potential
investor’s
investment strategy.
Thoroughly
provided support for
your rationale.
3. Select any five (5)
financial ratios that you
have learned about in the
text. Analyze the past
three (3) years of the
company’s financial data,
which you may obtain
from the company’s
financial statements.
Determine the company’s
financial health. (Note:
Suggested ratios include,
but are not limited to,
current ratio, quick ratio,
earnings per share, and
price earnings ratio.)
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or
incompletely
selected any five (5)
financial ratios that
you have learned
about in the text.
Did not submit or
incompletely
analyzed the past
three (3) years of
the company’s
financial data,
which you may
obtain from the
company’s financial
statements. Did not
submit or
Partially selected
any five (5) financial
ratios that you have
learned about in the
text. Partially
analyzed the past
three (3) years of
the company’s
financial data,
which you may
obtain from the
company’s financial
statements.
Partially determined
the company’s
financial health.
Satisfactorily
selected any five (5)
financial ratios that
you have learned
about in the text.
Satisfactorily
analyzed the past
three (3) years of
the company’s
financial data,
which you may
obtain from the
company’s financial
statements.
Satisfactorily
determined the
company’s financial
Thoroughly
selected any five (5)
financial ratios that
you have learned
about in the text.
Thoroughly
analyzed the past
three (3) years of
the company’s
financial data,
which you may
obtain from the
company’s financial
statements.
Thoroughly
determined the
company’s financial FIN 534 – Assignments and Rubrics
incompletely
determined the
company’s financial
health.
health. health.
4. Based on your
financial review,
determine the risk level
of the company from your
investor’s point of view.
Indicate key strategies
that you may use in order
to minimize these
perceived risks.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
determined the risk
level of the
company from your
investor’s point of
view based on your
financial review. Did
not submit or
incompletely
indicated key
strategies that you
may use in order to
minimize these
perceived risks.
Partially determined
the risk level of the
company from your
investor’s point of
view based on your
financial review.
Partially indicated
key strategies that
you may use in
order to minimize
these perceived
risks.
Satisfactorily
determined the risk
level of the
company from your
investor’s point of
view based on your
financial review.
Satisfactorily
indicated key
strategies that you
may use in order to
minimize these
perceived risks.
Thoroughly
determined the risk
level of the
company from your
investor’s point of
view based on your
financial review.
Thoroughly
indicated key
strategies that you
may use in order to
minimize these
perceived risks.
5. Provide your
recommendations of this
stock as an investment
opportunity. Support your
rationale with resources,
such as peer-reviewed
articles or material from
the Strayer Library.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or
incompletely
provided your
recommendations
of this stock as an
investment
opportunity. Did not
submit or
incompletely
supported your
rationale with
resources, such as
peer-reviewed
articles or material
from the Strayer
Library.
Partially provided
your
recommendations
of this stock as an
investment
opportunity.
Partially supported
your rationale with
resources, such as
peer-reviewed
articles or material
from the Strayer
Library.
Satisfactorily
provided your
recommendations
of this stock as an
investment
opportunity.
Satisfactorily
supported your
rationale with
resources, such as
peer-reviewed
articles or material
from the Strayer
Library.
Thoroughly
provided your
recommendations
of this stock as an
investment
opportunity.
Thoroughly
supported your
rationale with
resources, such as
peer-reviewed
articles or material
from the Strayer
Library.
6. 5 references
Weight: 5%
No references
provided
Does not meet the
required number of
references; some or
all references poor
quality choices.
Meets number of
required references;
all references high
quality choices.
Exceeds number of
required references;
all references high
quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors
present
5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present