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Corporation Profile Poster DIRECTIONS My corporation is ________________________ Stock Ticker _______

Directions: In order to prepare for the stock market game, you need to become familiar with basic information about different corporations and their stocks. For this assignment, you will create a poster presenting important information about a particular corporation. You will analyze this information and then, in two paragraphs using at least two different strategies for stock selection, argue why buying stock in this corporation or company would be a good investment.

Almost all of the information you will need can be found on either the Google Finance website or the Yahoo Finance website. Additional information can be found on your company’s OWN website. The column to the right of the required information below explains where you can find this information. Please read this column carefully.

|To go to Google Finance: |To go to Yahoo Finance: |

|Step 1: Open Internet Explorer and go to |Step 1: Open Internet Explorer and go to |

|Step 2: At the top of the page, click on “More” and then scroll down to “Finance” |Step 2: On the left hand side, click once on “Finance” |

|Step 3: Click once in the box at the top and type in your Stock Ticker Symbol. Then click “Get Quotes” |Step 3: Click once in the box at the top and type in your Stock Ticker Symbol. Then click “Get|

| |Quotes” |

|Requirements |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

|1. Poster of no less than 12 X 18 inches, no greater than 20 X 30 |I am happy to give you posterboard and construction paper| |

|inches |if you need it. Please come ask me. | |

|2. Corporation Identification Information |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

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| a. Name of Company | | |

| b. Stock Ticker Symbol | | |

| c. Address (of corporate headquarters) and Official Website |Google Finance | |

| |Type in your Ticker Symbol and Click “Get Quotes” | |

| |You’ll find this information on the first page it takes | |

| |you to on the lower right hand side under the section | |

| |labeled “Address” | |

| d. Official Website |Right below “Address” | |

|2. Corporation Identification Information |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

|continued (6 Points) | | |

| e. Logo |Official Corporate Website |There is nothing to write down! It is a picture or fancy version of the name of the |

| |or Google Images |company. You need to print this out at home or go to the library if you want to |

| | |print it in color (color not necessary). |

| f. Traded on NYSE, NASDAQ, or AMEX? |Google Finance | |

| |Type in your Ticker Symbol and Click “Get Quotes” | |

| |Located in the light blue bar next to the name of your | |

| |corporation on the top left part of the first page it | |

| |takes you to | |

| g. Business Sector |It’s easier to find this on Yahoo Finance. Go to | |

| | and click on Finance on the left side of | |

| |the page. Then type your stock ticker symbol into the | |

| |“Get Quotes” box and hit enter. Then click on “Profile” | |

| |on the left hand side. You will see this information | |

| |right in the middle of this page. | |

| h. Industry | | |

| i. Index Membership (if any) – for example: | | |

|S&P 500, S&P Mid Cap, etc. | | |

|If there is more than one, write down | | |

|all of them. | | |

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| j. Number of Full Time Employees | |It might say “NaN” which means “not available.” On your poster, please write “not |

| | |available.” To find this information, you can also try looking on your corporation’s|

| | |official website. |

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| k. Revenue over the last fiscal year |It’s easier to find this on Yahoo Finance. Go to | |

| | and click on Finance on the left side of | |

| |the page. Then type your stock ticker symbol into the | |

| |“Get Quotes” box and hit enter. Then click on “Key | |

| |Statistics” on the left hand side. Revenue is listed | |

| |under the gray heading “Income Statement” and it should | |

| |say “Revenue (ttm)”. | |

| |Please note the “B” for “billions” of dollars or the “M” | |

| |for “millions” of dollars. | |

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|2. Corporation Identification Information |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

|continued (6 Points) | | |

| l. Officers and Directors of the |It’s easier to find this on Yahoo Finance. Go to | |

|Company / Key Executives | and click on Finance on the left side of | |

|i. Names,Titles, and Annual Pay of |the page. Then type your stock ticker symbol into the |NAMES and TITLES of Key Executives |

|at least TWO corporate executives. |“Get Quotes” box and hit enter. Then click on “Profile” |PAY |

|Don’t forget their titles! |on the left hand side. You will see this information on | |

| |the LOWER RIGHT hand side of the page under the heading | |

| |Key Executives. | |

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| | |(You do not need to include information about stock options exercised, but you can |

| | |included this information if you would like). |

|3. Description of the Corporation (8 Points) |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

| a. Paragraph of at least 3-5 sentences |On Yahoo Finance it’s on the “Profile” page for your |You can write this on another piece of paper if you need more room. |

|describing the history of the corporation |corporation in the paragraph under the heading “Business |REMEMBER TO PUT IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!! |

|and business summary (THIS NEEDS |Summary” | |

|TO BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!) | |_____________________________________________ |

| |On Google Finance |_____________________________________________ |

|Briefly describe the history of your |Type in your Ticker Symbol and Click “Get Quotes” |_____________________________________________ |

|corporation, its major products, and any |You’ll find this information on the first page it takes |_____________________________________________ |

|other important information that |you to, in the paragraph under the heading “Description” |_____________________________________________ |

|describes and summarizes your | |_____________________________________________ |

|corporation. | |_____________________________________________ |

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| b. Other companies/brands it owns |On Yahoo Finance it might be mentioned on the “Profile” | |

|For example, Abercrombie & Fitch |page in the paragraph under the heading “Business | |

|owns Hollister and PepsiCo owns |Summary” | |

|Frito-Lay. | | |

|If it doesn’t own any other |On Google Finance | |

|companies/brands, write “(Name |Type in your Ticker Symbol and Click “Get Quotes” | |

|of Corporation) doesn’t own any |You might find this information on the first page it | |

|other companies or brands.” |takes you to in the paragraph under the heading | |

| |“Description” | |

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| |This can also be found on the company’s website under | |

| |something like “About Us” | |

| c. Competitors |It’s easier to find this on Yahoo Finance. Go to | |

|a. You need at least a one-sentence explanation of why these | and click on Finance on the left side of | |

|companies |the page. Then type your stock ticker symbol into the | |

|are competitors – Don’t forget to write this! |“Get Quotes” box and hit enter. Then click on |Companies that are competitors: |

| |“Competitors” on the left hand side. |(it’s ok if some of them are privately owned) |

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| |On Google Finance | |

| |Type in your Ticker Symbol and Click “Get Quotes” | |

| |You’ll find this information on the first page it takes | |

| |you to. Scroll down the page and you will see a list of | |

| |“Related Companies.” These companies should be | |

| |competitors. | |

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| | |One-sentence description of why these companies are competitors: |

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|4. Products of the Corporation OR Stores the Corporation Owns (5 |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

|points) | | |

| a. For a corporation that makes a specific product: |Official Corporate | |

|i. Pictures/actual items produced by the corporation (minimum of 3). |Website or Google Images or you can go to the store | |

|All items must be accompanied by labels identifying the specific |itself | |

|product pictured. (For example, if you have a picture of a hamburger | | |

|for McDonalds you need its specific product name – “Big Mac”). | | |

|ALL ITEMS/PICTURES MUST BE CLEARED WITH MS. MITNICK. INCLUSION OF AN | | |

|ITEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN CLEARED WITH MS. MITNICK WILL RESULT IN A ZERO | | |

|FOR THIS PORTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT. | |There is nothing to write down! You need to print out your pictures at home or go to|

| | |the library if you want to print them in color (color not necessary). NOTE: You |

| | |need at least 3 pictures IN ADDITION TO your LOGO. |

|b. For a corporation that owns retail stores but does not produce a | | |

|product of its own: | | |

|THIS SECTION IS OPTIONAL IF YOUR CORPORATION DOES PRODUCE PRODUCTS OF | | |

|ITS OWN. IF YOU CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION, GREAT! IF YOU CAN’T FIND| | |

|IT, THAT’S OK. |This is probably located on your company’s own website. | |

| |You have to look carefully to find it. | |

|i. How many stores does the corporation own in the United States? | | |

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|ii. How many stores does the corporation own in North America? | | |

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|iii. How many stores does the corporation own in the world? | | |

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|iv. What is the closest store to SVMS? | | |

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|v. A map that shows the locations of stores in the U.S. | | |

|5. Information on the Stock’s Recent Performance (8 Points) |THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

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|Graph to indicate recent performance |On Google Finance | |

|Print the graph from Google Finance or on Yahoo Finance you have to |Type in your Ticker Symbol and Click “Get Quotes” |Title of graph __________________________________ |

|click on “Basic Chart” to see the graph. |You’ll find this information on the first page it takes | |

| |you to. |_____________________________________________ |

|i. Minimum of last 6 months | | |

| |To help yourself understand what the graph means, click |X-Axis should be labeled _________________________ |

|ii. You must TITLE it and LABEL the X-Axis and Y-Axis!!!!!!!!!! Come|on the LETTERS that are floating above the line on the | |

|ask Ms. Mitnick if you are unsure of what to label it. |graph. Each letter links to an article explaining what |Y-Axis should be labeled _________________________ |

| |was happening with that company at that point in time on | |

|iii. You MUST provide at least a TWO-SENTENCE DESCRIPTION of your |the graph. |At least a TWO-SENTENCE description of why your graph looks the way it does. What |

|ANALYSIS of the graph – what does this information mean to potential | |does the appearance of the graph mean to potential investors? Don’t forget to |

|investors? Don’t forget to include this. Come see Ms. Mitnick if you| |include this! Come see Ms. Mitnick if you need help. |

|need help. | | |

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| b. Statistics |It’s easier to find this on Yahoo Finance. Go to | |

|i. 52-Week Range of Closing Values | and click on Finance on the left side of | |

|of Stock (give DATES of |the page. Then type your stock ticker symbol into the | |

|highest and lowest value) |“Get Quotes” box and hit enter. Then click on “Key |Date |

| |Statistics” on the left hand side. The DATES and PRICES |Price |

|Don’t forget to include BOTH the |of the 52-Week Range are located in the column on the | |

|price per share AND the date the |right-hand side of this page under “Stock Price History” |52-Week High |

|stock hit that price!!! | | |

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|5. Information on the Stock’s Recent Performance continued (8 Points)|THIS COLUMN EXPLAINS WHERE TO FIND THE REQUIREMENTS!!! |Write your information in the boxes below |

| c. Dividends (list all that were paid in the |It’s easier to find this on Yahoo Finance. Go to | |

|last year with dates they were paid). | and click on Finance on the left side of |Date |

|The amount listed is the amount of |the page. Then type your stock ticker symbol into the |Dividend |

|money each shareholder received for |“Get Quotes” box and hit enter. Then click on | |

|each share of stock that they owned. |“Historical Prices” on the left hand side. Then check | |

| |“Dividends Only” and click “Get Prices” | |

|If dividends were not paid, please write “Dividends were not paid to | | |

|stockholders.” | | |

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| | |If dividends were not paid, please write “Dividends were not paid to stockholders.” |

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|6. ANALYSIS |

|Using the information you learned on your “Strategies for Stock Selection” Notes, write two paragraphs analyzing whether your corporation is a good one in which to invest or not. In EACH paragraph, EXPLAIN one |

|strategy for stock selection (so you need at least TWO strategies total, one in each paragraph) and then CONNECT that strategy to your corporation – What does this strategy tell me if I’m deciding to buy stock in |

|my corporation? If you are not sure that your composed paragraph meets the standard, please ask Ms. Mitnick to review your paragraph. |

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|7. Overall Neatness/Ability to Present Clear and Useful Information to Potential Investors (5 points) |

|8. Summarize your findings in a brief presentation to the class of no more than 2 minutes, describing the corporation with the information an investor would want to know before purchasing stock. You will also |

|provide your analysis on the soundness of this corporation as an investment. If it is a good stock to invest in, tell us why. If it’s not a good stock to invest in, that’s ok. Tell us why it would not be good to|

|invest in it. |

|Write a Check Mark When Section is Completed |Grading Information |

| |13 Points – Corporate Identification Information |

| |7 Points – Description of the Corporation |

| |4 Points – Products of the Corporation OR Stores the Company Owns |

| |13 Points – Information on the Stock’s Recent Performance |

| |10 Points – Analysis Using the Strategies for Stock Selection |

| |3 Points – Overall Neatness/Ability to Present Clear and Useful Information to Potential Investors |

| |5 Points – Presentation (Clear, Persuasive, Shows Evidence of Practice/Preparation) |

| |55 POINTS – TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS |

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