“Initial Public Offering

The main purpose of an initial public offering (IPO) is to raise
capital for the corporation. While IPOs are effective at raising capital, being
listed on a stock exchange comes with heavy regulatory compliance and reporting
requirements, which are expensive.
The
Session Long Project (SLP) for the course will be performed using information
on a company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). To complete
the Module 1 SLP, choose a company that is publicly traded in the stock market.
If you are unsure which company to choose, you can look through this list of
companies in the S&P 500 (.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EGSPC””>http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EGSPC). The company cannot be a financial institution such as a bank,
insurance company or a trust company.
Note: If you have taken FIN301
at TUI, choose a different company than the one you previously chose.
The
company that you choose will be your SLP company for the entire course. State
the name of that company in each of the Session Long Project reports.
Search
for the company’s website and find the section called “”Investor
Relations”” to obtain the financial information of the company over the
past several years. For the first module, write a 3- to 4-page paper answering
the following questions:
1) Provide a brief description of the company you chose, its main
business and operational activities and a short synopsis of the main
developments of the company over the past few years.
To answer
Question 1, include the following, together with other information that you
would like to provide:

Current stock price of the
company.

Company sales/revenue for
the past three years (e.g., 2010, 2011, 2012).

Company profitability (net
income) for the past three years.

Total assets for the past
three years.

Total liabilities for the
past three years.

Owners equity for the past
three years.

Other financial information
you find relevant.
Use a
table to provide the above information.
To access
the above information, go to.finance.yahoo.com/””>http://finance.yahoo.com, key in the company symbol (e.g., GE for General Electric), click
on Key Statistics and then view financials as well (underneath Key Statistics
table).
2) Explain why you chose this company (e.g., what makes it
interesting to you personally? Is it profitability of the company over the last
three years or something else?).Keep in mind that one of
the main goals of a for-profit corporation is the maximization of shareholders
wealth.
3) This is the main part of the assignment. Find out what you can
about your SLP company’s IPO. If it is a newer corporation, this should not be
too difficult. But if it is an older company this might be difficult. If you
cannot find any information about your company’s IPO, discuss how you would go
about taking your company public using what you have learned from the
background materials and from Question 1.
Keep in
mind that the Securities and Exchange Commission will not approve a financially
weak and unprofitable company to be listed on a stock exchange.
4) What do you perceive you have learned in the Module 1 SLP?
Which of the following learning outcomes do you feel you have mastered?

Identify
success factors for a firm making the IPO decision.

Describe
the steps a firm must take in order to go public.
Provide a brief evaluation of the Module 1 SLP.
Note: Your report/assignment
will not be accepted without proper citations and references. You must use the
sources from the background material together with the sources you find on your
own. It is alsorequired that you answer all the questions related to learning outcomes.
Assignment Expectations:
In the
Module 1 SLP, you are expected to:

Describe the purpose of the
paper and provide a conclusion. An introduction and a conclusion are important
because many busy individuals in the business environment may only read the
first and the last paragraph. If those paragraphs are not interesting, they
never read the body of the paper.

Answer the SLP questions
clearly and provide necessary details. Review Tips for Good Writing [.trident.edu/CourseHomeModule.aspx?course=56&term=92&module=3&page=custom1″”>https://cdad.trident.edu/CourseHomeModule.aspx?course=56&term=92&module=3&page=custom1] and a guideline to write a.trident.edu/Presentation.aspx?course=56&term=115&presentation=114508″”>well-structured paper.

Write clearly and
correctlythat is, no poor sentence structure, no spelling and grammar
mistakes, and no run-on sentences.

Provide citations to
support your argument and place references on a separate page. Use APA format
to provide citations and references [.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/””>http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/].

Answer all the SLP
questions in an essay format. Do not type questions in the paper.

Type and double-space the
paper.
The
following criteria will also be used to assess your paper:
>Precision: Does the paper address the
question(s) or task(s)?
>Breadth: Is the full breadth of
the subject addressed?
>Depth: Does the paper/report
address all elements of the topic in sufficient depth? Does it include and
apply the background readings and other background resources? Are they included
as references?
>Critical thinking: Are the concepts of this
module applied accurately, logically, and relevantly?
>Organization: Is the paper organized in
a coherent and systematic manner? Are headings included in all papers longer
than two pages?
>Clarity: Is the writing clear and
are the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of
concepts the primary means of response to the questions, or are thoughts
conveyed through excessive use of quotations?
Initial Public Offering

The main purpose of an initial public offering (IPO) is to raise
capital for the corporation. While IPOs are effective at raising capital, being
listed on a stock exchange comes with heavy regulatory compliance and reporting
requirements, which are expensive.The
Session Long Project (SLP) for the course will be performed using information
on a company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). To complete
the Module 1 SLP, choose a company that is publicly traded in the stock market.
If you are unsure which company to choose, you can look through this list of
companies in the S&P 500 (.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EGSPC””>http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5EGSPC). The company cannot be a financial institution such as a bank,
insurance company or a trust company.Note: If you have taken FIN301
at TUI, choose a different company than the one you previously chose.The
company that you choose will be your SLP company for the entire course. State
the name of that company in each of the Session Long Project reports.Search
for the company’s website and find the section called “”Investor
Relations”” to obtain the financial information of the company over the
past several years. For the first module, write a 3- to 4-page paper answering
the following questions:1) Provide a brief description of the company you chose, its main
business and operational activities and a short synopsis of the main
developments of the company over the past few years.To answer
Question 1, include the following, together with other information that you
would like to provide:
Current stock price of the
company.
Company sales/revenue for
the past three years (e.g., 2010, 2011, 2012).
Company profitability (net
income) for the past three years.
Total assets for the past
three years.
Total liabilities for the
past three years.
Owners equity for the past
three years.
Other financial information
you find relevant. Use a
table to provide the above information.To access
the above information, go to.finance.yahoo.com/””>http://finance.yahoo.com, key in the company symbol (e.g., GE for General Electric), click
on Key Statistics and then view financials as well (underneath Key Statistics
table).2) Explain why you chose this company (e.g., what makes it
interesting to you personally? Is it profitability of the company over the last
three years or something else?).Keep in mind that one of
the main goals of a for-profit corporation is the maximization of shareholders
wealth.3) This is the main part of the assignment. Find out what you can
about your SLP company’s IPO. If it is a newer corporation, this should not be
too difficult. But if it is an older company this might be difficult. If you
cannot find any information about your company’s IPO, discuss how you would go
about taking your company public using what you have learned from the
background materials and from Question 1.Keep in
mind that the Securities and Exchange Commission will not approve a financially
weak and unprofitable company to be listed on a stock exchange.4) What do you perceive you have learned in the Module 1 SLP?
Which of the following learning outcomes do you feel you have mastered?
Identify
success factors for a firm making the IPO decision.
Describe
the steps a firm must take in order to go public.Provide a brief evaluation of the Module 1 SLP.Note: Your report/assignment
will not be accepted without proper citations and references. You must use the
sources from the background material together with the sources you find on your
own. It is alsorequired that you answer all the questions related to learning outcomes. Assignment Expectations:In the
Module 1 SLP, you are expected to:
Describe the purpose of the
paper and provide a conclusion. An introduction and a conclusion are important
because many busy individuals in the business environment may only read the
first and the last paragraph. If those paragraphs are not interesting, they
never read the body of the paper.
Answer the SLP questions
clearly and provide necessary details. Review Tips for Good Writing [.trident.edu/CourseHomeModule.aspx?course=56&term=92&module=3&page=custom1″”>https://cdad.trident.edu/CourseHomeModule.aspx?course=56&term=92&module=3&page=custom1] and a guideline to write a.trident.edu/Presentation.aspx?course=56&term=115&presentation=114508″”>well-structured paper.
Write clearly and
correctlythat is, no poor sentence structure, no spelling and grammar
mistakes, and no run-on sentences.
Provide citations to
support your argument and place references on a separate page. Use APA format
to provide citations and references [.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/””>http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/].
Answer all the SLP
questions in an essay format. Do not type questions in the paper.
Type and double-space the
paper. The
following criteria will also be used to assess your paper:>Precision: Does the paper address the
question(s) or task(s)?>Breadth: Is the full breadth of
the subject addressed?>Depth: Does the paper/report
address all elements of the topic in sufficient depth? Does it include and
apply the background readings and other background resources? Are they included
as references?>Critical thinking: Are the concepts of this
module applied accurately, logically, and relevantly?>Organization: Is the paper organized in
a coherent and systematic manner? Are headings included in all papers longer
than two pages?>Clarity: Is the writing clear and
are the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of
concepts the primary means of response to the questions, or are thoughts
conveyed through excessive use of quotations?”