Using the tools provided in this course, thoroughly analyze the financial statements for your chosen company. Pay particular attention to year-over-year growth rates; relative industry benchmarks; managerial judgements and estimates; and differences in accounting methodologies (if any).
Based on the topics presented in this course, identify potential red flags that may prompt additional scrutiny from savvy investors or analysts who rely on these statements to forecast future firm performance.
Based on your analysis, forecast your chosen firm’s future earnings and discuss the most likely areas where analysts’ forecasts may be mistaken. Predict the direction of your chosen firm’s earnings surprise in the following reporting period.
Please note that you will not be evaluated on the basis of whether your prediction actually holds true, but rather on the logical presentation of your prediction based on your own financial statement analysis.
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