In this module, you will complete and submit your final project.First, complete the horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis on theModule 06 tab in the Course Project Template workbook.
Then,complete a PowerPoint presentation including the following information,with an emphasis on the analysis of the company’s financial information.You may find helpful information in the annual report, annual 10-Kfiling, and the following library databases: Mergent Online, BusinessSource Complete via EBSCO, and Business via ProQuest. (For database helpsee http://guides.rasmussen.edu/business/databasehelp)

Your final Company Analysis should include the following:

• Brief company history
• Company values and goals
• Product lines
• Industry Challenges
• Main Competitors
• Company Risks (See Management Discussion and Analysis in Annual Filing)
• HorizontalAnalysis – include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balancesheet items to highlight, positive or negative. Share what these itemsmean in terms of the company’s performance.
• Vertical Analysis -include a minimum of 3 income statement items and 3 balance sheet itemsto highlight, positive or negative. Share what these items mean in termsof the company’s performance.
• Ratio Analysis – Address ratios in all five areas of ratioanalysis: liquidity, asset management, solvency, profitability, andmarket analysis. Interpret these ratios, and explain what they mean forTootsie Roll Industries Inc., supporting your explanation with yourcalculations. Compare your company to the competition and explain whichcompany is performing better. In addition to using the informationprovided on the company’s website, also try Mergent Online: http://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32789 Support your explanation with your calculations of your company and research of the competition or industry.

Include APA in-text citations and references for all sources used(including non-clipart images). Information about how to include in-textcitations and references in a PowerPoint: http://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32484

As with previous assignments, in the References box of thespreadsheet, include an APA reference for all information retrieved,whether from the Tootsie Roll website itself, specific forms (i.e. 10k)from the Tootsie Roll website, or other outside sources. Instructionsfor citing a 10k or Annual Report: http://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/32821

Your final submission will include TWO files: Your completedCourse Project Template Workbook Excel file, and your Module 06 CompanyAnalysis PowerPoint slideshow, and will be due in the end of Module 06.

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Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your two assignments as separate Microsoft Excel andMicrosoft PowerPoint documents. (Mac users, please remember to appendthe “.xlsx” and .pptx extensions respectively to the filenames.) Thename of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed byan underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and thedate. An example is shown below: