Researching Industry Financial Statistics

Researching Industry Financial Statistics.
NO PLAGIARISM, MUST BE ORIGINAL WORK!!!!
THIS IS A 2 PART ASSIGNMENT
1ST WORD DOCUMENT
2ND EXCEL SHEET
WORD DOCUMENT MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW. QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE WRITTEN ON THE DOCUMENT. MUST USE AT LEAST 3 IN TEXT CITATIONS WITH ALL REFERENCES IN APA FORMAT. MUST MEET A 1300 WORD MINIMUM PAPER.
EXCEL SHEET MUST CONTAIN ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW WITH FORMULAS IMPUTED INTO THE CELLS TO SHOW WORK.
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT FEEL FREE TO CHOOSE ANY COMPANY.
MUST SIGN IN TO SCHOOL ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO GET COMPANY INFORMATION. STEPS ARE LISTED BELOW.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Plunket Research Online located in the Week 3 Electronic Reserve Readings; Microsoft Excel
Access the the Plunkett Research database in the University Library by following these steps:

Click on the Library tab located at the top of the home screen highlighted in BLACK.
Click University of Library tab TOP RIGHT CORNER
Click Databases A-Z Tab HIGHLIGHTED IN BLACK, ON TOP
Under the search bar SEARCH PLUNKETT RESEARCH ONLINE
Review the following HOW TO USE videos:

Plunkett Research Online Overview
How to Export Company and Exec. Lists
How to Build-a-Report
How to Use Industry Analytics
How to Research an Industry
How to Use Company Profiles

Click Research A Company.
Type company name and input into the Search Box.
Select choosen company
Click the link to the company profile (in blue).

Review the Company Profile and answer the following questions in Microsoft Word:

What is the Ticker Symbol for the company you have selected?
When was the company established?
How many employees does it have?
What is the NAICS Code?
Who is the CEO?
Where does the company rank in terms of Total Revenue when compared to its competitors?
Where does the company rank in terms of Net Income when compared to its competitors?
Where does the company rank in terms of Return on Assets when compared to its competitors?
What is the Revenue in 2014 and 2015?
What was the Gross Margin in 2014 and 2015?
What was the Earnings per Share in 2014 and 2015?

Save the Company Profile as a PDF document.
Compare the 2015 Company Financials to the Industry Averages and export the results into a Microsoft Excel document.
Add a new column in your Microsoft Excel document titled Change and calculate the difference between the company s 2015 financial results and the industry averages.
Explain in 1300 words how the company you selected compares to the industry averages in terms of financial profitability, liquidity and solvency, and why the difference is important. Also review the financial statements over the last three years, and discuss any positive and negative trends would you report to the company s management.
Submit the calculations as well as the explanation.

Researching Industry Financial Statistics