This guide is for ACCT 370 Week 8 Financial Analysis Report, start to submission. A report of at least 2,000 words on the company from the Excel project, combining market research and your quantitative analysis, with at least 8 reputable sources beyond the textbook and the Bible.
ACCT 370 is Financial Statement Analysis, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT370; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 370 Financial Statement Analysis |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 200 points |
| Length | At least 2,000 words |
| Sources | At least 8 reputable sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA report |
What ACCT 370 Week 8 Financial Analysis Report asks for
You write a financial analysis report in current APA on the company selected for the Excel project. It presents your findings from market research and your own quantitative analysis, is at least 2,000 words and contains at least 8 reputable sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible. It is due in Module/Week 8 with Revsine et al. chapters 16 and 17, the same week as Exam 4; the final week ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. (ET). At 200 points it is the largest assignment in the course.
Where it fits in ACCT 370
In the published schedule, Financial Analysis Report is one of 6 graded written assignments in ACCT 370. It follows Week 7 Excel Project Part 4, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How ACCT 370 Week 8 Financial Analysis Report is graded
Liberty grades Financial Analysis Report with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 200 points in the published guide. That is about 20% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in ACCT 370 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The ACCT 370 Week 8 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Start from the assignment instructions in Canvas. Every element the Financial Analysis Report instructions name becomes a heading in your outline, in the order given, and the rubric rows tell you how deep each one has to go.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
At least 2,000 words is not much room. Choose a question narrow enough that you can answer it fully inside that length; a broad topic forces summary, and summary scores lower than analysis.
Collect sources before drafting
Build the source list before the draft (At least 8 reputable sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible). A short evidence table (who, when, what they found, which section it serves) prevents the late scramble for citations that weakens most papers.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Draft the thesis before the body. A ACCT 370 paper reads as organized when each heading answers part of the thesis, and as a list of facts when it does not.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Fill the outline one heading at a time. In each section, say what the sources show, weigh them, and draw the implication. Graders reward the sentences that interpret, not the ones that report.
Format and check against the rubric
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
A structure for ACCT 370 Week 8 Financial Analysis Report
Word targets are planning numbers for about 2,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Executive summary | Your conclusion in a paragraph. | ~200 words |
| Company and industry | Business model and market. | ~320 words |
| Financial analysis | Ratios, trends and comparisons from the workbook. | ~720 words |
| Projections and risks | Outlook and what could go wrong. | ~440 words |
| Conclusion and recommendation | Your judgment of the company. | ~320 words |
A topic angle that works
Lead with your conclusion (financially strong, stable or weakening, and why) and then prove it with the workbook's numbers. Reports that walk through every ratio before saying anything read as data dumps.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
The company is financially sound but losing ground to its main competitor. It remains highly liquid and profitable, with operating margins near 14%, but sales growth has lagged the competitor's for three years and SG&A has grown faster than sales.1 Projections suggest stable earnings next year, with the main risk a continued slowdown in home improvement spending if mortgage rates stay high.2
- Conclusion first.
- Key numbers.
- The main risk.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 370 Week 8
- Under 2,000 words.
- Fewer than 8 reputable sources.
- Ratios without interpretation.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 2,000 words
- Sources: At least 8 reputable sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many sources does the ACCT 370 report need?
At least 8 reputable sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible.
How many points is ACCT 370 Week 8 Financial Analysis Report worth?
200 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 370, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 20% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 370 Week 8 the same in every section of ACCT 370?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 370. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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