Group Course Project: A Financial Statement Analysis A Comparative Analysis of Celgene Corporation and Gilead Sciences, Inc. Groups The students will be assigned to work in teams of two no later than Week 2. The teams will be required to collaborate at least three weeks on the project using a collaboration tool, such as Cisco Spark, or similar technology, and provide evidence of use of the tool. It will be recommended that the students begin their project no later than week 5, when the draft is due, and continue through the end of week 7, when the final project is to be delivered. Financial Statements Below is the link for the financial statements for Celgene Corporation for the fiscal year ending 2015. htp://ir.celgene.com/sec.cfm?view=all When you arrive at this website, please do the following. First, under View, select Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow labeled All Filings and then select 2016 using the drop-down arrow labeled Year, You should select the 10k dated 2/11/2016 and choose to download in PDF, HTML, or Excel format. The PDF format is the best format for searching. Below is the link for the financial statements for Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the fiscal year ending 2015. http://investors.gilead.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69964&p=irol-sec First, select 2016 under the Year filter using the drop-down arrow labeled All Years and then select Annual filings under the Groupings filter using the drop-down arrow labeled All Forms. Press the large Search button to access the requested annual filing for 2016. You should select the 10k dated 2/24/2016, and choose to download it in PDF, Word, or Excel format. The PDF format is the best format for searching. A sample project template is available for download from the Course Resources page’s Course-Specific Resources section. The sample project compares the ratio performance of Tootsie Roll and Hershey using the 2014 financial statements of Tootsie Roll and Hershey provided at their websites. Description This course contains a Course Project, where you will be required to submit one draft of the project at the end of Week 5, and the final completed project at the end of Week 7. Using the financial statements for Celgene Corporation and Gilead Sciences, Inc., respectively, you will calculate and compare the financial ratios listed further down this document for the fiscal year ending 2015, and prepare your comments about the two companies’ performances based on your ratio calculations. The entire project will be graded by the instructor at the end of the final submission in Week 7, and one grade will be assigned for the entire project. 1 | Course ProjecT: A Financial STaTemenT Analysis
