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Select $2$ publicly traded companies of your choosing. These companies MUST be:

Competitors

In the same Industry

Have financial statements presented in English $($does NOT need to be a US$-$based company though$)$ AND

must be registered with and posted on the SEC search database $($EDGAR$)$ :$\text{'},$

You MUST use the MOST RECENT annual $10-$K filing

Do NOT use a $10-$Q $($quarterly filing$)$ because you must compare ANNUAL $10-$K financial

statements of two companies

Select a combination of at least $5$ Ratios$/$financial statement line items $($specific lines in the financial

statement like cash or income$)$ to analyze from BOTH these companies $(5$ items for each company$)$

These ratios must include AT LEAST one ratio from THREE OR MORE of the below categories $($you

cannot ONLY analyze based on the Profitability Ratios for example, you must diversify your analysis$)$:

Profitability Ratios $(6$ ratios total to choose from$)$

Asset Turnover Ratios $(4$ ratios total to choose from$)$

Liquidity Ratios $(3$ ratios total to choose from$)$

Solvency Ratios $(3$ ratios total to choose from$)$

Market Ratios $(2$ ratios total to choose from$)$

Up to $2/5$ of the items you're analyzing can be specific financial statement line items $($depreciation$,$ R&D

expense, etc.$)$

I recommend you think of what ADDS VALUE, not what is the easiest to calculate $-$ if your analysis

doesn't add value, you won't receive a good score.

Deliver your analysis in the form of a Report with the following criteria:

$0\mathrm{.}75-1pg,12pt,$ Times New Roman or Arial font

This can be either single or double$-$spaced, but should not exceed $1$pg$.$

Your goal should be to answer the below questions:

As an investor, what company would you recommend investing in $($and why $-$ the

analysis$/$justification is most important$)?$

What recommendations do you have for the management of one of or both of the companies?

On the subsequent pages of the report after your $1pg$ analysis, please show:

Links to your financial statements in EDGAR

Write out and show your calculations for ALL of your ratio calculations FOR BOTH companies and

CLEARLY SEPARATE THE COMPANIES so I can tell which numbers go with which companies.

Include screenshots of the Balance Sheet & Income Statement for BOTH companies $($or at least

screenshots of the relevant portions where you're pulling your numbers from for your calculations$).$

If you want additional guidance $-$ you can view this guided video $>$ where I walk you through searching

companies in EDGAR, etc.

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