Sears Holdings company limited – As the new financial manage

Sears Holdings company limited – As the new financial manager

Subject: Business    / General Business
Question
Sears Holdings company limited

As the new financial manager of your company, the CEO has asked your team to provide a brief
analysis of the company’s performance to present at the upcoming board of directors meeting.
The CEO has asked that you assess the company’s performance against your company’s
industry. Thus, to do this, you will need to use ratio analysis or other techniques to determine
areas in which the company is doing well, as well as areas that management should look at.
Here are the steps for the project:
1. Select your teammate. Each team should be made up of two members.
2. Determine which company you will analyze for the project. Your selection may be
subject to your professor’s approval. The company that you select will likely be used
for all four team projects. As such, be sure that the company has debt on its balance
sheet, as this will be a requirement for future projects.
3. Go to the website for your company and download the 10-K report for the most
recent year.
4. Perform your ratio analysis on your company:
a. A good place to start would be to perform a complete DuPont analysis of the
company. The DuPont analysis might provide guidance as to what particular
areas of the company should be examined next and what ratios should be
calculated. Be sure to include ratios that cover the following areas:
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v. Profitability
Debt Management
Liquidity
Asset Management
Market Value b. In addition to the DuPont analysis ratios, be sure to present and discuss at
least six relevant ratios that your team feels may best assess the company’s
performance.
c. Using an online database, such as bizstats.com or a similar database, capture
the ratio averages for your company’s industry to evaluate your company’s
performance.
Provide an analysis that compares your company’s ratios to the industry standards. There is no
need to explain the purpose of the ratios. Rather, be
a. sure to provide an interpretation of the results. This may entail some
research from news sources on the company’s recent performance. b. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the comparison of your
company’s ratios against the industry ratios, as well as your analysis. APA
standards are to be followed for all portions of this presentation, including
but not limited to proper references and citations.
c. Using Webex or Voicethread, prepare an oral presentation that presents your
PowerPoint presentation. Each team member must participate in this
presentation.