Category: Financial Management

Discuss the financial reporting environment and financial statements.
What is the purpose of accounting? What impact does the AICPA, FASB, and SEC play in accounting, particularly with regards to the financial statements?

This project involves a couple things to submit. The “FIN 321 MoneyGuide Pro Financial Plan Exercise_Working_V01_08052024”
document has all of the instruction for the written and software portion of this project.
1. A draft MoneyGuide Financial Report which is a report the software will produce after your populate it with the financial data
2. The final MoneyGuide Financial Report as one submission and your Case Presentation/Paper that answers several questions about results and recommendations from the software.
**I WASN’T SURE HOW TO INCLUDE THE SOFTWARE PORTION IN THE ORDER FOR CREATING AND PRINTING THE REPORTS, SO I ADDED THAT COST TO THE CHARTS AND GRAPHS SECTION. IF THIS NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, AND I WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES.**

This is assignment 3 of 3. I will also leave the other 2 parts of the assignment in the documents, so you have a good foundation.
An 8–10 slide presentation to your staff describing your analysis, linking what tools you utilized and why you chose those tools. You will use data to support your evidence-base financial decisions. You will also explain your recommendations to maximize stakeholder value, translating those to tactical outcomes to be implemented by your staff.
Introduction
This assessment builds on your prior work in Assessments 1 and 2. It is a presentation to your staff describing you analysis, linking what tools you utilized and why you chose those tools. You will use data to support your evidence base financial decisions. You will also explain your recommendations to maximize stakeholder value, translating those to tactical outcomes to be implemented by your staff.
Apply the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management of an organization.
Analyze financing strategies to maximize stakeholder value.
Apply financial analyses to business planning and decision making.
Use data to support evidence-based financial decisions.
Scenario
The senior leadership has approved your recommendations to move forward. You are now tasked with operationalizing your recommendations. Meeting with your staff, you will translate Recommendations to strategies and corresponding tactical objectives. You will explain how you used financial analysis to develop these recommendations, discussing the financial tools you will use to monitor implementation progress.
Your Role
You are one of the high-performing financial analyst managers at ABC Healthcare Corporation and are under consideration for a promotion to Director of Operations.
Requirements
Follow these steps to complete this presentation:
You are presenting to your staff a summary of the reports presented to senior leadership
(Assessments 1 and 2).
Start by presenting the overall current financial condition of the company as presented to senior
leadership (one to two slides).
10/19/24, 6:51 PM Assessment 3 Instructions: MBA-FPX5014 – Fall 2024 – Section 02
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/29066/pages/assessment-3-instructions?module_item_id=1454278
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Provide an overview of your analysis, linking what tools (financial statements, ratios, industry
trends, capital structure) you utilized and why you chose these tools (two slides).
Link the data used to support your evidence-based financial decisions, providing justification for
the recommendations (two slides).
State the recommendations focused on maximizing stakeholder value into strategies newly adopted by
the company, i.e., expansion to a new geographical market, the development of a new dividend
policy, changes in capital expenditures, reduction of workforce (one slide).
Translate those strategies to tactical objectives to be implemented by your staff, noting
evidenced-based academic citations (one to two slides).
Discuss what financial tools you will use to monitor the progress of these tactics (one slide).

“Please pay attention to the number of words and the overall structure. Attached below is a previous work template for your reference. Kindly include citations at the end of each paragraph, and the references should be no less than 10 as requested by the coordinator.”

This study investigates how economic instability influences risk-taking among multinational companies (MNCs) and domestic companies (DCs). The research examines how these organizations respond to periods of stability and instability, considering the moderating effect of multinationality. Findings will increase the understanding of macroeconomic influences on corporate strategies, offering valuable insights for leaders.
1. The literature review must be built around the key references mentioned below.
2. Add at least 20 additional references.
3. At least 5 of the additional references MUST be from top level finance journals. Please use the following link to see the journal ranking: https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?category=2003 Top level means top 20 or higher.
4. The rest of the references do not need to be from these journals, but please maintain an overall high quality of references.
5. The main dependent variable is risk-taking. Risk-taking can be measured in several ways. Please include references which measure risk-taking through leverage and investment, respectively, and compare.
6. Formatting: Times New Roman 12pt. Double line spacing. Page numbers in bottom center. APA style referencing.

Please make an executive summary providing info from all attachments. Attached are the answers to all the questions and a descriiption of the project. Please cite whatever sources were used. Thank you.

Use capital budgeting tools to determine the quality of three proposed investment projects, and prepare a 6–8-page report that analyzes your computations and recommends the project that will bring the most value to the company
INTRODUCTION
This assessment is about one of the basic functions of the finance manager, which is allocating capital to areas that will increase shareholder value and add the most value to the company. This means forecasting the projected cash flows of the projects and employing capital budgeting metrics to determine which project, given the forecast cash flows, gives the firm the best chance to maximize shareholder value. As a finance professional, you are expected to:
Use capital budgeting tools to compute future project cash flows and compare them to upfront costs. Evaluate capital projects and make appropriate decision recommendations.
Prepare reports and present the evaluation in a way that finance and non-finance stakeholders can understand.
SCENARIO
Senior leadership has now called upon you to analyze three capital project requests based on forecasted cash flow as they relate to maximizing shareholder value.
YOUR ROLE
You are one of Maria’s high-performing financial analyst managers at ABC Healthcare Corporation and she trusts your work and leadership. Senior leadership was impressed with your presentation in Assessment 1 and they are tasking you with the analysis of these three proposed capital projects based on forecasted cash flow. You have completed forecasting the projected cash flows of the projects as reflected in the attached spreadsheets, Projected Cash Flows [XLSX]. You now need to conduct your analysis recommending which will provide the most shareholder value to the organization
REQUIREMENTS
Use capital budgeting tools to compute future project cash flows and compare them to upfront costs. Remember to only evaluate the incremental changes to cash flows.
Employing capital budgeting metrics, determine which project, given the forecast cash flows, gives the organization the best chance to maximize shareholder value.
Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of capital budgeting tools including net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period, and profitability index (PI). The analysis of the capital projects will need to be correctly computed and the resulting decisions rational.
Evaluate capital projects and make appropriate decision recommendations. Accurately compare the indicated projects with correct computations of capital budgeting tools and then make rational decisions based on the findings.
Select the best capital project, based on data analysis and evaluation, that will add the most value for the company. Provide a rationale for your recommendations based on your financial analysis.
Prepare reports and present the evaluation in a way that finance and non-finance stakeholders can understand.
Project A: Major Equipment Purchase
A new major equipment purchase, which will cost $10 million; however, it is projected to reduce cost of sales by 5% per year for 8 years.
The equipment is projected to be sold for salvage value estimated to be $500,000 at the end of year 8. Being a relatively safe investment, the required rate of return of the project is 8%.
The equipment will be depreciated at a MACRS 7-year schedule.
Annual sales for year 1 are projected at $20 million and should stay the same per year for 8 years. Before this project, cost of sales has been 60%.
The marginal corporate tax rate is presumed to be 25%.
Project B: Expansion Into Three Additional States
Expansion into three additional states has a forecast to increase sales/revenues and cost of sales by 10% per year for 5 years.
Annual sales for the previous year were $20 million.
Start-up costs are projected to be $7 million and an upfront needed investment in net working capital of $1 million. The working capital amount will be recouped at the end of year 5.
The marginal corporate tax rate is presumed to be 25%.
Being a risky investment, the required rate of return of the project is 12%.
Project C: Marketing/Advertising Campaign
A major new marketing/advertising campaign, which will cost $2 million per year and last 6 years. It is forecast that the campaign will increase sales/revenues and costs of sales by 15% per year. Annual sales for the previous year were $20 million.
The marginal corporate tax rate is presumed to be 25%.
Being a moderate risk investment, the required rate of return of the project is 10%.
DELIVERABLE FORMAT
In this assessment, you will prepare an appropriate evaluation report to senior leadership using sound research and data to defend your decision.
Report requirements:
Your report should follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs.
Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and quality. Format your paper according to APA style and formatting
se at least three scholarly resources.
Length: Between 6–8 pages of content beyond the title page, references, and any appendices. Use 12 point, Times New Roman.

Create a 4–6 page report that analyzes financial ratios for a company, uses the data to tell the financial story of that company, and concludes with a recommendation on whether the company would be a viable partner based on its financial condition.
Introduction
It’s essential for senior management to know the financial condition of an organization in order to make strategic decisions. In this assessment, you will apply the financial management skills learned thus far.
Tell the financial story based on financial statements.
Conduct a financial analysis and identify focus areas for enhancing shareholder value.
Interpret ratio computations that are meaningful and inform business decisions and strategies.
Make three recommendations that maximize shareholder value.
Scenario
Maria Gomez is founder and president of ABC Healthcare Corporation, a company that owns hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, urgent care centers, and outpatient clinics. She has called on you to review various financial documents and to make recommendations to maximize shareholder value.
Your Role
You are one of Maria’s high-performing financial analyst managers at ABC Healthcare Corporation and she trusts your work and leadership.
Requirements
Here is what your report should provide for Maria:
A summary of the financial strength of the company through your analysis of the price/earnings and price/book ratios.
The CFO for ABC Healthcare Corporation assessed the market value by reviewing its price/earnings ratios. The price/earnings ratio determines the market value of a stock as compared to the company’s earnings. The price/earnings ratios are listed in the chart below. To calculate the price/earnings ratio, the CFO took the earnings per share and divided that into the market value. As an example, this means that in 2023 investors were willing to pay $12.10 for $1 of earnings.
Price/Earnings Ratio 2023 2022 2021
Market Price 83.62 81.62 80.02
Earnings Per Share 6.91 7.87 9.15
Price/Earnings Ratio 12.10 10.63 9.14
To further assess market value, the CFO looked at book value per share. The book value per share ratio is the per share value of a company in terms of the equity available to stockholders. The book values per share over the past three years are listed in the chart below:
Price/Ratio Ratio 2023 2022 2021
Market Price 83.62 81.62 80.02
Book Value per Share 199.1 209.05 226
Price to Book Ratio .42 .40 .37
The price-to-book ratio (P/B ratio) compares a firm’s market capitalization to its book value. It’s calculated by dividing the company’s stock price per share by book value per share.
Here, for fiscal year 2023, the book value per share ratio was 0.42. This explains that investors were willing to pay $0.42 for $1 of book value equity. Price to book value is an important measure to see how much equity shareholders are paying for the net assets value of the company. P/B ratios under 1 are typically considered solid investments.
Based on your analysis, what is your general perception of the company’s financial strength? Is it performing well given industry standards? How does it compare to its closest rival, HCA Healthcare? What information do you need in order to conduct such an analysis?

Given your review, how can it maximize shareholder value? What are focus areas for enhancing shareholder value for the long term? What short-term steps might be necessary for longer-term gains?
In your analysis you may choose to look at competitive data. You may calculate ratios to gain a true comparison.
After conducting your analysis, provide at least three recommendations to Maria that maximize shareholder value.
Deliverable Format
Create a report that tells the financial condition of this company. Your report should provide information on the following:
Analysis of the financial statements.
Evaluation of the true condition and valuation of the company.
Recommendation of actionable items for the company based on the financial analysis.
Financial Condition Analysis Report Requirements
Remember that you’re preparing a professional document meant for executive leadership with limited time.
Title Page. Executive Summary.
Company Background. Overall Financial Analysis. Financial Ratio Analysis. Trend Analysis.
Competitive Comparative Analysis. Recommendations.
Conclusion. References.
Appendix (if you have additional data, reports, charts, et cetera, to support your analysis).
Additional Requirements
Your report should follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs.
Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and quality.
Format your paper according to APA style and formatting. Use at least three scholarly resources.
Length: Between 4–6 pages of content, beyond the title page, references, and appendices.
Use 12 point, Times New Roman
Evaluation
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply the theories, models, and practices of finance to the financial management of an organization.
Analyze financial ratio analysis, trend analysis, and competitive average analysis.
Competency 3: Apply financial analyses to business planning and decision making.
Evaluate the provided financial statements of the firm to find its true condition and valuation.
Competency 4: Use data to support evidence-based financial decisions.
Develop actionable items and conclusions, based on the analysis, recommending at least three ways to maximize shareholder value.
Competency 5: Communicate financial information with multiple stakeholders
Tell the current financial story as to the overall health of the firm as it relates to current valuation and the future prospects of the company. Identify focus areas for enhancing shareholder value for the long term. Note what short-term steps might be necessary for longer-term gains.
Your course instructor will use the scoring guide to review your deliverable from the perspective of Maria Gomez. Review the scoring guide prior to developing and submitting your assessment

Instructions
This week’s assignment relates to Navigate Scenario – Episode 2, “Rates Negotiation Crisis.”
Answer the following questions in an essay format. The assignment should include a heading, an introduction, a body, summary and references.
What position should the hospital take with North Creek? How did you come to this conclusion?
The Link for the scenario
https://navigate2.jblearning.com/mod/scorm/view.php?id=38494034

Overview
In this journal, you will discuss the ethical considerations faced in your role as a financial advisor for your selected client. Begin by reviewing the CFA Institute’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, which can be found in the module resources. Then, review the additional links about further ethical considerations for finance professionals—particularly ethical considerations with the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Directions
In your journal, discuss the link between your adherence to a code of ethics and the performance of your duties as an investment professional working specifically for the client in this case. Address the questions below.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
What are your observations on the applicability of the code so far in managing the portfolio? Based on this client’s risk tolerance and goals, are you able to maintain a fiduciary standard for managing their portfolio?
What ethical concerns do you see arising from AI for financial professionals? How might these concerns affect the client and you in this case?
Will you be refining any methods used to date based on these ethical concerns?
Client overview is attached
Portfolio Structure
• 45% in High-Growth US Stocks like ASML, Enphase Energy, and Amgen, each with 15% allocations of the total investment, which combines to give an FV of $1,224,838.
• Thematic EFTs are 30% of the total investment with two ETFs, namely VanEck Vectors Rare Earth ETF and First Trust Cloud Computing ETF, with 15% each for investment, and due to its ability to capitalize on future technology trends, the estimated FV of these would be $852,649.
• Two International Growth stocks, Mercado Libre and Li Auto, with 7.5% each investment, provide a return in the future amounting to $626,539.
• Alternative investment through iShares US Technology ETF and Global X US Preferred ETF with an investment of 5% each provides stability and contributes $289,820.