Financial Analysis Study

This final project addresses the following course outcomes:? Analyze the financial condition of companies by accurately interpreting basic financial information used for informing business decisions? Determine the importance of accounting regulations and reporting requirements in the preparation of financial reports? Conduct basic financial analysis that accurately utilizes horizontal, vertical, and ratio techniques to determine the overall financial health of companiesThe project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality finalsubmissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Four, Six, and Eight. Your final submission, the financial analysis, will be submitted in Module Ten.PromptYou are an analyst for Coffee Connection, a coffee shop located in the Midwest. You have been marginally successful as a company.You are now tasked withanalyzing the competition and developing benchmarks for the purpose of both improving profitability and expanding operations. You have identified Starbucks asyour most similar competitor. Your job now is to use multiple tools to analyze Starbucks’ performance and offer well-researched observations concerning thesuccess and challenges faced by Starbucks. You should include an Excel spreadsheet with all calculations.