FIN 370 WEEK 2 TEAM ASSIGNMENT – ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PAPER
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FIN 370 WEEK 2 TEAM ASSIGNMENT – ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PAPER
Ethics and Compliance PaperSelect an organization from the following list:
PepsiCo.
Wal-Mart
Lowe’s
Starbucks
Barnes and Noble
Amazon.com
Hewlett Packard
Dell
Disney Microsoft
Be sure to obtain faculty approval of your selection prior to beginning this assignment.
Obtain a copy of your selected organization’s annual reports and SEC filings for the past two years.
Prepare a 1,400-1,750-
word paper in which you analyze the data in your selected organization’s annual reports and SEC filings. In your analysis, be sure to address the following:
Assess the role of ethics and compliance in your selected organization’s financial environment.
Describe the procedures that your selected organization has put in place to ensure ethical behavior.
Identify the processes the organization uses to comply with SEC regulations.
Evaluate your selected organization’s financial performance over the past two years using financial ratios.
Calculate the following ratios for each year:Current Ratio Debt Ratio ROE (Return on Equity) Days Receivable Outstanding
Be sure to define how each ratio is calculated, analyze the trend for each ratio, and discuss what it tells you
about the organization’s financial health.
