Note:Please use the information on the attachment that is listed to review and help build with the financial research information.The company that is being researched is the Tesla car company. Also, the name of the book is Robert C. Higgins. 2019. Analysis for Financial Management (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Overview Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Think of a friend or a family member as a client. Define their characteristics and goals such as an employee or employer, relatively young (less than 40 years) or close to retirement, having some savings/property, a risk taker or risk averter, etc. Your investment should align with your client’s investment goals. Items that are needed to be included in the research report: Rationale for choosing the company in which to invest. Ratio analysis. Stock price analysis. Recommendations. Helpful Resources that can be located using the Google website platform Stock Selection Forbes: Six Rules to Follow When Picking Stocks. CNN Money: Stocks: Investing in Stocks. The Motley Fool: 13 Steps to Investing Foolishly. Seeking Alpha: The Graham And Dodd Method for Valuing Stocks. Investopedia: Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies. Seeking Alpha: Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks as ‘Strategic Beta’ Investments. Market and Company Information U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Market Structure. Yahoo! Finance. Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.) Seeking Alpha (Note: This is also available through the Android or iTunes App store.) Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.) Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard. Questions that have to be answered: 1.) Select any five financial ratios that are in the book. Analyze the past 3 years of the selected financial ratios for Tesla; you may obtain this information from the company’s financial statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)(Please review the attachment for assistance) 2.)Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor’s point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. (Please review the attachment for assistance) 3.) Conduct a literature review and list at least five quality academic resources. |