Palm Inc. & Research In Motion Limited

Project Instructions

The project is to analyze and compare the financial statements of two Canadian or US public companies from the same industry. In auberge to avoid duplication of projects the instructor must approve the companies cover in the term project before any usage is done. The names of the companies you plan to analyze must be submitted to me by e-mail before the end of the second week of the course. It is recommended that the companies elect for the project should not be banks, insurance companies or in the financial services or real estate sectors because they make specialized knowledge that is not covered in this course. The companies selected should dedicate been in business for at least 5 stratums.

All the breeding take should be available from the two most young annual (do not use quarterly reports) reports. The data needed for each company is:

                          1. The three most new-fangled year end balance sheets;

                          2. Detailed income and cash flow statements for the erstwhile(prenominal) times 2 years.

                          

Your report, which should not exceed 10 double-spaced typewritten (12 pt. font) pages, excluding appendices, should citation the following:

I.         Using the ratios from Exhibit 14.4 of the text, assess and compare the

         execution of the companies, and their financial health.



Address

        which company performed better, what is the trend for each over the

        past two years, and how does the performance of each

        compare over the most recent 2 years (worth 75% of the grade).

II.         Consider the qualitative information, comments and proximo objectives contained

        in the non-financial portions of the annual report. Comment on whether

        the reported results bide the statements, and whether the companys

        financial position will enable it to achieve its say objectives. Which

        company is better poised for the...

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