Analysis of Politics

Week 7: Case Study Development

Case Study Summary & Conclusion

Recap

At this point in the course you have completed the first three phases of your Financial Analysis of McDonald's Corporation, which are the Company Overview, the Financial Overview, and the Financial Ratio Analysis. The Company Overview allowed you to become familiar with the company, its history, main products and services, and so on, the Financial Overview gave you a basic look at the company’s financial status as revealed by its financial statements, and the ratio analysis allowed you to take a more in-depth look at the company’s financial status in terms of its liquidity, asset management, debt management, profitability, and market value ratios. This completes the research phases of your report. Now it is time to review your results, summarize your findings, and draw conclusions about the financial status and outlook for the company.

Schedule

Your have two weeks to complete the Summary and Conclusion section and to finalize your report. Submit the final version of your complete report at the end of Week 8 in the course along with your regular week 8 homework assignment.

Outline

Use this outline for the Summary and Conclusions portion of your report:

• Summarize your analysis. Review your comments in the financial analysis section and provide your assessment of the overall status of the firm. Include any recommendations you think are appropriate.

• List any other recommendations you have for the firm in view of your analysis

Your financial analysis report of McDonald's Corporation is now complete.