Incremental analysis ppt

MGMT 640 Team Project

Scenario: Your team has been hired to provide financial analysis for a start-up company, Bobble in Style, which produces customized bobble heads. The bobble heads are made out of less rigid materials and are more true to life than those of competitors. The company inventors, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, are going to pitch their idea to Shark Tank in a few months, but first they need to have a better understanding of the business financials. The Lee’s are already creating and selling their product from their home-based office and work area. They know what costs are involved with making the bobble heads on a small scale, but they don’t have an understanding of financial figures beyond basic costs. They need you to make sense of various financial figures for them.

The Project: There are several financial analysis tasks involved with this project, which are outlined below (#1-8). Once you have worked through each task, you will need to produce a PowerPoint presentation to introduce and highlight your findings. Your PowerPoint presentation should include a title slide, an executive summary slide(s), subsequent slides that illustrate your findings, any additional recommendations that you would like to make, and a conclusion slide. The PowerPoint presentation should be approximately 15-25 slides in length. Include notes in the presentation as needed. You will also need to create a written executive summary (one page in length). Your final submission will include the PowerPoint presentation, the executive summary, and an Excel file with relevant calculations. The specific financial analysis tasks and related information are listed below (#1-8).

Working in a Group: Your instructor will assign you into a group at the end of week 3/beginning of Week 4. This allows time for students to drop/add during the first 3 weeks of the course. Starting early will allow for adequate time to develop timelines and assign responsibilities as a team. Group Projects provide the opportunity to work with your classmates and are a necessary part of the Financial Management workforce. Please use this occasion to demonstrate your strengths and allow group members to do the same. Critically thinking and creativity are vital to your success in the work place and this project is a great chance to build those talents.

It is a group project so you will need to coordinate with various members of your group on how to progress with the project. Often students are reluctant to work in groups, but as you have experienced in the workplace, working in a group will not be an option. You will learn together and find out more about flexibility and sharing of responsibilities with the project. All team members should contribute to the financial analysis tasks. A timeline for completion of these tasks should be determined by the team. The completed PowerPoint presentation should be cohesive and professional in appearance. You may decide to split the Executive Summary and PowerPoint presentations between all members, or you may decide to have 2 students focus on the Executive Summary Word document and content for the associated PowerPoint slide while the rest of the team members focus on the PowerPoint presentation. The decision should be based on what works best for your team. Also determine a timeline for this portion of the assignment. Consider how editing will be done within your team. Use the grading rubric to help guide your work!

1. Financial Statements: Develop an Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and Balance Sheet based on the provided data for year 20XX (the previous year) that follows. Explain the purpose of each financial statement.

a. Income Statement Data for 20XX:

· Gross Sales = $33,291

· Coupons and Discounts = $549

· Cost of Goods = $10,276

· Labor = $0 (Mr. and Mr. Lee were the only ones working and did not pay themselves)

· advertising fees =$2000

· bank fees = $120

· phone/internet = $1200

· shipping = $1380

· utilities = $900

· office supplies = $785

· Income tax = 26 %

b. Cash Flow Statement Data for 20XX:

· Cash in bank = $21,120

· Depreciation = $800

· Proceeds from disposal of investment = $3,000

· Capital Expenditure = -$1,600

· Repayment of Bank Loan = -$5,000

· Interest Expense Associated with Bank Loan = -$345

· Consider any data relevant from the income statement.

c. Balance Sheet Data for 20XX:

· Cash = $21,120

· Accounts Receivable = $496

· Accounts Payable = $200

· Inventory = $10,507

· Accumulated Depreciation = -$1,000

· Common Stock = $0

2. Financial Ratios: Calculate the following financial ratios and explain the meaning of the results.

a. Net Profit Margin

b. Quick Ratio

c. Debt-to-Equity Ratio

3. Cost Classification: The Lee’s have provided you with the following costs and relevant information that are assumed for year 20XY. Classify the costs as variable costs or fixed costs. Explain the importance of distinguishing between variable and fixed costs. If business is expected to be steady from month to month, provide a monthly budget based on these figures.

a. Advertising Fees = $4,000