FIN 6409 FIN6409 Week 3 Individual Work 2 (Everest University)

FIN 6409 Week 3 Individual Work 2 (Everest University)

This chapter went into detail on the analysis of financial statements, including the various pieces of information stakeholders look for in these statements. This assignment lets you fine-tune your knowledge of financial statements and their uses.

Address each of the following as completely as possible, using examples and citations when necessary.

• Why are ratios useful? What three groups use ratios, and for what reasons?

• What qualitative factors should analysts look for when evaluating a company’s likely future financial performance? Explain.

• You are training a new financial analyst who lacks experience. What are the most critical steps of financial analysis? Why are these steps critical and what will you hope to find?