Business Plan
Select a Fortune 500 company. Pick a Fortune 500 company you will enjoy learning about their financial performance.
Research financial information and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the company. You may find this information on Yahoo! Finance®, in the University of Phoenix Library Finance Resources, or in other finance resources online. If you are unfamiliar with using Yahoo! Finance, the Yahoo! Finance Navigation Guide provides helpful information on finding KPIs for your company.
Your financial plan will need to include KPIs for your company. Create a 1- to 2-page outline or chart identifying KPIs and including the following:
The company and its ticker symbol
Cash flow from operations
Price-to-earnings ratio
Stock dividends and the yield, if any
Earnings per share ratio
Revenue estimates for the next 12 months
Revenue from the previous 3 years
Statement of cash flows and identification of net cash from operating, investing, and financing activities over the past 3 years
Average trade volume.
Current stock price, 52-week high, and 1-year estimated stock price
Analysts’ recommendations for the stock (buy, sell, or hold)
Market cap for the company
Sample Solution
Company: Amazon.com, Inc. Ticker symbol: AMZN
Key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Cash flow from operations:
- 2022: $69.0 billion
- 2021: $94.9 billion
- 2020: $66.1 billion
- Price-to-earnings ratio:
- Current: 107.5
- 1-year ago: 73.8
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- Stock dividends and the yield, if any:
- Amazon does not pay dividends.
- Earnings per share ratio:
- 2022: $12.27
- 2021: $32.19
- 2020: $11.56
- Revenue estimates for the next 12 months:
- $575.0 billion to $579.5 billion
- Revenue from the previous 3 years:
- 2022: $513.9 billion
- 2021: $469.8 billion
- 2020: $386.1 billion
- Statement of cash flows and identification of net cash from operating, investing, and financing activities over the past 3 years:
Year | Net cash from operating activities | Net cash from investing activities | Net cash from financing activities |
2022 | $69.0 billion | -$80.3 billion | -$29.0 billion |
2021 | $94.9 billion | -$43.5 billion | -$68.7 billion |
2020 | $66.1 billion | -$19.2 billion | -$52.0 billion |
- Average trade volume:
- 5 million shares per day
Date | Current stock price | 52-week high | 1-year estimated stock price |
2023-08-08 | $117.21 | $170.74 | $145.00 |