Spectrum Brands (SPB) Ratio Analysis.

Please see attached instructions: OBJECTIVE You are to assume you have been recently hired by Spectrum Brands and have been assigned to a team that reports to the CEO of Spectrum Brands (SPB). The head of your team is the CFO who is concerned about Spectrum Brands’ current financial performance and comparison against major competitors in the industry and the impact that may have on the firm’s stock price. The CFO would like your team to provide insights that will help them to project future financial performance. Specifically, the primary question to answer is: will Spectrum Brands be financially viable over the next two to three years, and which steps should be done to improve its financial stability? SUGGESTED WEBSITES www.morningstar.com – To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Quotes window to get into the company’s page. www.marketwatch.com -To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page. www.Finviz.com – To find the information for your company you need click on Screener on the top of the screen, type the stock symbol in the Ticker window to get into the company’s page., and click on the company in the list. www.money.cnn.com -To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page. www.finance.yahoo.com – To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page. www.nyse.com – Click on Data, then click on Stocks (under Quotes), and type the name of the company or the stock symbol in the window “Keyword or symbol” to get into the company’s page. www.nasdaq.com – To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company’s page. Company’s websites YOUR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT Using the information from the websites the students will develop evaluation of the financial performance for Spectrum Brands (SPB). (The evaluation portion will total 85% of the assignment grade) -1—Introduction (3% of the project grade)- The paper should begin with a short introduction, explains the purpose of the paper, and provides an overview of the contents that follow (one short paragraph). 2— Trend analysis (20% of the project grade) Analyze the financial trends over the last 5 years of •Sale Growth, •COGS Growth, •Gross Income Growth, •Interest Expense Growth, •Net Income Growth, •Cash & Short Term Investments Growth •Assets – Total – Growth.