Assignment 2: Using Financial Ratios to
Assess Organizational Performance
Due Week 6 and worth 240 points
Using the financial statements from your
selected health care organization in Assignment 1(ASSIGNMENT 1 IS ATTACHED),
develop a financial plan for the next three (3) years.
Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would
use to evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide support
for your rationale.
Speculate on the organization’s ability to meet its financial
obligations as they come due. Provide support for your rationale.
Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the
profitability trends are favorable or unfavorable and explain your
rationale.
Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the
company will be viable in five (5) years based on its performance over the
past three (3) years. Provide support for your prediction.
Use at least two (2) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia
and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these
formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of
health care institutions.
Describe the overall planning process and the key components of
the financial plan.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
health financial management.
Write clearly and concisely about health financial management
using proper writing mechanics.

REFER TO THE ATTACHED ASSIGNMENT 1 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ATTACHED ASSIGNMENT 1.L HEALTH SERVICES. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ATTACHED ASSIGNMENT 1.

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Health Services Financial Analysis
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