PowerPoint Slides.

You will conduct a critical comparative analysis of the industry and companies that I analyzed in the documents attached and make a PowerPoint slide on each topic given below.

Industry: Discount Stores

Companies Analyzed: Dollar Tree and Five Below

PowerPoint Slide Topics on both companies are listed below:

1) Countries in which the companies Operates

2) Business Strategy

3) Assessment of competitive environment (Porter’s Five Forces)

4) Market Share

5) Critique of capital structure and long-term solvency

6) Evaluation of operating performance

7) Investment recommendation – Assume you have $30,000 to invest. Make a recommendation as to whether you would invest in one or both of your companies. Justify your recommendation with information from your analyses.

8) Reference List

You may use the background information from the case analysis and financial statements provided, but you will need to supplement it with additional information gathered through your research into each company’s annual report and other sources. Information presented on your slides should be synthesized from the research I have attached (not copied from an outside source) and presented in your own words.

The financial analysis section must focus on key ratios and your interpretation of these ratios. Analyze the ratios at all of the following levels: (1) for each company over time, (2) comparing your companies to each other, (3) comparing each of your companies to industry averages. Incorporate the industry/company information into your interpretation of the ratios.

Compute financial ratios directly in the Excel files attached from EDGAR. Make sure you are using 10-K financial statements.

***Please attach speaker notes for each slide on a separate document.**