Using the skills learned in chapters 3 and 4, each student will be responsible for conducting a financial analysis of their two companies.

Using the skills learned in chapters 3 and 4, each student will be responsible for conducting a financial analysis of their two companies. Students should:
 Write a common size Income Statement and Balance Sheet analysis for each of the two companies using the most recently available past 3 years of financial data.
 Analyze the two companies using the financial ratios discussed in chapter four. This analysis should include identifying trends within each company and major differences between each company.
 Write a summary of the common size analysis that identifies the companies’ strengths and weaknesses.
 Write a summary of the ratio analysis and outline the strengths and weakness of each company.
 Suggest actions the companies may take to address their weaknesses. Justify which company you believe is the strongest, better managed, or a better investment.

Project Rules:
 Professional design and layout and the quality of analysis and conclusions will determine grading.
 The project should be completed and submitted by the due date:
 Each student must notify me by the conclusion of Module 1, which two companies they choose to analyze. There will be no duplication. Each student will work on a different set of companies.
 Select a set of companies from the following list:
company is bank of america vs welcixls fargo for the comparison

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