PROF. DR. ROBERT M. ELDRIDGE FACHHOCHSCHULE COBURG
TREASURY MANAGEMENT COURSE
JUNE 2004
PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
1.
Purpose:
The objective of this project is to conduct a practical application
of the theory material covered in the text book.
2.
Structure:
The class will be divided into groups of three or four. Each
group will be assigned a publicly traded firm and given its
recent financial statements. (or referred to the relevant web
site.)
3.
The
group will conduct a financial analysis of the treasury aspects
of the firm as revealed through its financials. The analysis
will consist of:
A.
The
calculation and written analysis of the analytics contained
in Chapter 2, Section III:D, IV, and V:A-E, starting
on page 43 of the text for each year reported in the
financial statements.
B.
A
discussion of the changes to the ratios from one year
to the next and their implication for the firm’s liquidity.
C.
A
discussion of any off-balance sheet financing available
to the firm as revealed by the footnotes to the financial
statements for each of the year’s reported.
D.
An
evaluation of the overall liquidity position of the
firm.
4.
Project
presentations will be made during the last class on 23 June.