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