It is easy to become too focused on the minutia of the numbers and lose sight of the larger picture of how a company is valued in the larger marketplace. In this portion of your report you will use the skills and content you mastered in your Adaptive Coach this week to analyze the companys business and financial conditions and begin to create a macro-level view of the company and its performance within the market as a whole, as well as completing specific analyses that will help you to evolve your impressions of the companys financial stability and long term health.
Include the following content in this section.
Summarize how Morgan Stanley compares to the overall market
Summarize what 3-5 market analysts are currently saying about the Morgan Stanley.
Calculate the value of the companys financial assets by completing ratio analyses for Morgan Stanley for the last three fiscal years within the following bulleted categories. Provide a rationale as to whether each ratio is favorable or signals potential trouble for the company justifying your observations with evidence from the data and your findings.