For this assignment you will select a medium-sized private company and one that allows access to its financial statements. You will create investment strategies for this company based on a financial analysis of investment strategies applied in other companies and determine whether the company should stay private or go public. The decision will be based on how the company compares to other companies in the same industry. You will research industry best practices and selected ratios relevant to the organization. This research will inform the decision to remain private or go public and allow you to develop an argument based on your recommendation. Your argument will be based on information from the company’s financial statements compared to both industry averages and to at least one benchmark company. Before developing your recommendation and an argument for a determination, review the guidelines and regulations associated with going public by reading Information for Small Businesses.
Write a 4–5 page paper in which you:
5. Provide at least four reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references, published within the last five years that support the paper’s claims.
6. Write with accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling in accordance with Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) style.