GE's financial report analysis and valuation Academic Writing

General Electric Company $251 billion GE Length: The project write-up should be a readily comprehensible and condensed report on your work (i.e., not a detailed compilation of all the various valuation scenarios you considered, and all the information you collected). Your write-up is limited to 4 pages of text and 4 pages of supporting material. Please use a minimum font size of 12 and 2.5cm margins. You must provide a hard copy to be handed in as directed as well as a soft copy submitted via UTS Online. Task: Using the company and preliminary analysis from your group assignment, provide the following: 1. Prospective Analysis (10 marks) Forecast future financial performance and use appropriate valuation models to produce an estimate of firm value. As you are valuing a publicly traded company for the common shareholders, you should focus on the value of a share of common stock in that company and compare your valuation to the market valuation, providing possible explanation for any differences (sensitivity analysis). You should comment on the extent to which management is adding value, and comparison with stock price is encouraged. 2. Application (10 marks) As a potential management consultant to your chosen firm, provide a discussion as to the possible opportunities for improvement, and potential challenges for your firm. Provide remedies for these concerns. You should be quite specific in any recommendations you make. The work to be submitted should relate to the company you covered for Assignment 1 and relate to the material covered in lectures 7 – 11.