Strategic Planning
Overview:
Strategic Planning. Financial Analysis is a comparative process. These numbers on their own do not always have a lot of meaning. For example, Cumulative Profits has meaning on its own. Also it has greater meaning when compared against the competition or when looking at your own trends over time. Your analysis in Week 1 of the Practice Rounds or Competition Rounds will have to be made against the other five companies.
After that, consider your trends over time as well as against the other companies. Select a different measure each week and write a paragraph describing how that financial measure is created (e.g., ROS=Profit/Sales) and cite your source. However, what the financial measure tells the company, and how your performance compares with the competition and over time.
Analysis:
Upload your Financial Statement and Measures Template to the course room when you have completed all of the tasks using the Upload Assignment button below. Each week, you will update your template with new results from each round. Length: 3 Paragraphs: See directions in Financial Statements & Measures Template. References: Include a minimum of 2 scholarly references. The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course.
The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards, and adhere to the Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy. When applicable, conduct a Turnitin pre-check and then upload your completed assignment and click the Submit to Dropbox button. Upload the updated Financial Statements & Measures Template and click the Submit to Dropbox button.
APA style for references and in-text citation
Answers with the course’s readings and at least wo scholarly journal articles. The article’s purpose is to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. Sources ProQuest and EBSCOhost are great sites to find resources. Also, write in a concise and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. Additionally, the quality of your writing dictates grading criteria. On the other hand, if you use direct quotes from books or articles, place the words you copied (use parenthesis) and cite them in-line. Also, only use sources within the five-year range.
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