Course Materials: Essentials of Corporate Finance, 9e, Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, You are required to write a financial analysis paper for a publicly-traded US company. 1. Pick a publicly-traded US company and write a brief introduction  Choose a public-listed US company that you are interested in.  Write a brief introduction of the firm (one page, 12 font size, double spaced  In the introduction, I expect to see the following: firm’s industry, main services/products, its competitive advantage and growth potential. 2. Financial Statement Analysis  Download the financial statements of the firm into Excel  Calculate 11 financial ratios over the past 5 years, showing the work in Excel;  Graph the 11 ratios, showing the work in Excel, must be separate  For this part, the teaching video is posted. You need to send me the excel worksheet for this part. 3. Conclusion  Give your opinions of the company’s prospects (buy, hold or sell) based on your analysis over the semester (1.5 pages, 12 font size, double spaced).  You can use any evidence to support your recommendation (buy the stock, sell the stock, or do nothing).  The grading will be based on whether your reasoning makes sense.