Final Accounting Essay
FINAL CASE – 40 POINTS (RATIO ANALYSIS)
The CFO from your Research Project Company ( Adidas is the company) has asked you to do a two-year analysis of the company’s liquidity, profitability, and long term solvency.
Write an interoffice memo (a word document will be provided) in the manner discussed in class that provides your analysis and recommendations of Adidas’s liquidity, profitability, and long term solvency. (20 points) Please include a PDF file of JUST the company’s Income Statement and Balance Sheet. (5 points)
Remember Adidas is the company!
Use excel to create a spreadsheet showing your calculations for each ratio for the two years. (15 points) Include the spreadsheet in your submission.
Ratios to use: (If you do not use any of these ratios, please provide the rationale why it was not used.)
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Debt to Equity
Times Interest Earned
Profit Margin
Return on Equity
Return on Assets
Return on Stockholder’s Equity
Asset Turnover
Receivable Turnover
Average Collection Period
Inventory Turnover
Average days in Inventory