Include the following in your analysis:
• Describe the organization’s common stock, including the following:
o Trends
o Splits
o Repurchases
o Treasury
o Beta
o Equity issuance history.
• Describe any of the preferred equities offered by the organization.
• Evaluate analyst reports and Wall Street’s expectations.
• Explain the organization’s historical and current dividend policies.
• Construct a Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) for the required rate of return for the firm’s stock. You will need to state how and where you derived the risk-free rate, the return of the market, and the beta for the firm.
• Construct a Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for the firm using the 2017 (or 2018) financial statements. You will need to state how the weight of debt and the weight of equity were derived from the balance sheet. You will have to show how you calculated the return of debt percentage from the firm’s 10-K, the tax rate for the firm, and the return of stock as derived by the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
• Construct the Free Cash Flow for 2017 (or 2018).
• Construct the growth rate for the firm for 2017 (or 2018).
• Construct an intrinsic valuation model calculation, and report the findings.
• Evaluate any capital expenditure projects.
• Identify any current merger and acquisition activity including goodwill, if applicable.
• Assess the organization’s strategic position.
• Make recommendations for potential investors.