Research and Finance Analysis Paper: Use your understanding of financial and non

Research and Finance Analysis Paper: Use your understanding of financial and non-
financial concepts to analyze areal companies from a lender’s perspective.
• Industry and Firm Analysis: Companies Ford (F) and General Motors (GM)
Nature of the industry which your company belongs to.?
Focus on things such as the regulations, seasonality, supply and demand patterns, need for labor and technology and any special needs that might force the company to accumulate any specific assets/liabilities.?
Uniqueness of the firm’s strategy/products. ?
• Management and Governance: Companies Ford (F) and General Motors (GM)
Ownership and control, board structure and firm’s?
Interactions with the markets (Some of the data needed for this analysis can be obtained from the proxy reports via Edgar: Look up for form DEF 14A).?
Experience of the executives, board members, audit committee of the board, auditors.?
Must use all financial resources inlcuding financial statements, 10k reports and other financial informationg that might be usefull