shauni3
Sep 18, 2010, 10:53 PM
I am a new finance student and this is my first class. It seem to be a little much for me to handle I am hoping that someone out there can point me in the right direction.
My instructions are to: research, analyze, and prepare a report for the CFO on the
actual financial performance of Sprint for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009. In addition to reviewing the traditional financial performance indicators, you are also to review Sprint's past and current stock performance for the same respective periods. Your report is to consist of three parts:
(1) An evaluation of Sprint's financial performance for the period 2007, 2008, & 2009.
(2) An evaluation of Sprint's stock performance for the period 2007, 2008, & 2009.
(3) Finally, a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale, as to whether Sprint's recent trend in financial and stock performance is of sufficient financial strength to warrant entering into a long-term commitment.
To assist you in your task, the CFO has provided the following general guidance. Since it is recognized that the Telecommunications industry is undergoing a major contraction, it is very important to comparatively evaluate Sprint's financial and stock performance trends against its Industry.
You are to consider all necessary and relevant financial performance and stock information, trends, and projections in supporting your recommendation. These factors include, but are not necessarily limited to financial statement analysis, financial ratio trends and industry comparatives, capital spending, stock growth, Beta values, CAPM and Cost of Capital, credit rating service valuations, bond rating valuations, and management and investment reports - when these documents are available.
Here is a link with all of Sprints 2007,2008 & 2009 financial info
http://financials.morningstar.com/ratios/r.html?t=S
My instructions are to: research, analyze, and prepare a report for the CFO on the
actual financial performance of Sprint for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009. In addition to reviewing the traditional financial performance indicators, you are also to review Sprint's past and current stock performance for the same respective periods. Your report is to consist of three parts:
(1) An evaluation of Sprint's financial performance for the period 2007, 2008, & 2009.
(2) An evaluation of Sprint's stock performance for the period 2007, 2008, & 2009.
(3) Finally, a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale, as to whether Sprint's recent trend in financial and stock performance is of sufficient financial strength to warrant entering into a long-term commitment.
To assist you in your task, the CFO has provided the following general guidance. Since it is recognized that the Telecommunications industry is undergoing a major contraction, it is very important to comparatively evaluate Sprint's financial and stock performance trends against its Industry.
You are to consider all necessary and relevant financial performance and stock information, trends, and projections in supporting your recommendation. These factors include, but are not necessarily limited to financial statement analysis, financial ratio trends and industry comparatives, capital spending, stock growth, Beta values, CAPM and Cost of Capital, credit rating service valuations, bond rating valuations, and management and investment reports - when these documents are available.
Here is a link with all of Sprints 2007,2008 & 2009 financial info
http://financials.morningstar.com/ratios/r.html?t=S