Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes the trends in the chosen company’s ratio performance over the three most recent years and clearly addresses the ratios included in Appendix C detailed in the assignment instructions.

Proficient - Summarizes the trends in the chosen company’s ratio performance over the three most recent years and addresses the ratios included in Appendix C detailed in the assignment instructions. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially summarizes the trends in the chosen company’s ratio performance over the three most recent years and minimally addresses the ratios included in Appendix C detailed in the assignment instructions. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the trends in the chosen company’s ratio performance over the three most recent years and address the ratios included in Appendix C detailed in the assignment instructions; however, significant details are missing and unclear. 

Non-Performance - The summary of the trends in the chosen company’s ratio performance over the three most recent years and address of the ratios included in Appendix C detailed in the assignment instructions are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively interprets whether the trend for each ratio (listed in Part One) is an improvement or a decline in performance for the company and creates a clear table listing each ratio as either a strength or weakness.

Proficient - Interprets whether the trend for each ratio (listed in Part One) is an improvement or a decline in performance for the company and creates a table listing each ratio as either a strength or weakness. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally interprets whether the trend for each ratio (listed in Part One) is an improvement or a decline in performance for the company and creates a limited table listing each ratio as either a strength or weakness. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to interpret whether the trend for each ratio (listed in Part One) is an improvement or a decline in performance for the company and create a table listing each ratio as either a strength or weakness; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The interpretation of whether the trend for each ratio (listed in Part One) is an improvement or a decline in performance for the company and creation of a table listing each ratio as either a strength or weakness are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly determines the overall financial strength of the company based on the ratios identified as either strengths or weaknesses and clearly and accurately categorizes the company’s overall ratio performance as either strong neutral, or weak.

Proficient - Determines the overall financial strength of the company based on the ratios identified as either strengths or weaknesses and categorizes the company’s overall ratio performance as either strong neutral, or weak. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally determines the overall financial strength of the company based on the ratios identified as either strengths or weaknesses and partially categorizes the company’s overall ratio performance as either strong neutral, or weak. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to determine the overall financial strength of the company based on the ratios identified as either strengths or weaknesses and categorize the company’s overall ratio performance as either strong neutral, or weak; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The determination of the overall financial strength of the company based on the ratios identified as either strengths or weaknesses and categorization of the company’s overall ratio performance as either strong neutral, or weak are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly compares the chosen company’s ratio performance to the industry competitor ratios in the most recent year based on Appendix D and creates a clear and accurate table that lists each ratio as either higher or lower than the average ratio for the competitors in the industry.

Proficient - Compares the chosen company’s ratio performance to the industry competitor ratios in the most recent year based on Appendix D and creates a table that lists each ratio as either higher or lower than the average ratio for the competitors in the industry. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally compares the chosen company’s ratio performance to the industry competitor ratios in the most recent year based on Appendix D and creates a limited table that lists each ratio as either higher or lower than the average ratio for the competitors in the industry. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to compare the chosen company’s ratio performance to the industry competitor ratios in the most recent year based on Appendix D and create a table that lists each ratio as either higher or lower than the average ratio for the competitors in the industry; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The comparison of the chosen company’s ratio performance to the industry competitor ratios in the most recent year based on Appendix D and table that lists each ratio as either higher or lower than the average ratio for the competitors in the industry are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately categorizes the company’s overall financial performance as either better than average, average, or worse than average compared to the industry based on the ratios and interprets which ratios are the most important and thoroughly explains the reasoning.

Proficient - Categorizes the company’s overall financial performance as either better than average, average, or worse than average compared to the industry based on the ratios and interprets which ratios are the most important and explains the reasoning. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially categorizes the company’s overall financial performance as either better than average, average, or worse than average compared to the industry based on the ratios and interprets which ratios are the most important and minimally explains the reasoning. Relevant details are missing, unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to categorize the company’s overall financial performance as either better than average, average, or worse than average compared to the industry based on the ratios and interpret which ratios are the most important and explain the reasoning; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The categorization of the company’s overall financial performance as either better than average, average, or worse than average compared to the industry based on the ratios and interpretation of which ratios are the most important and explanation of the reasoning are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly justifies the conclusion based on the table created, interpretation of which ratios are the most important and the company’s overall ratio performance compared to the industry competitors.

Proficient - Justifies the conclusion based on the table created, interpretation of which ratios are the most important and the company’s overall ratio performance compared to the industry competitors. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally justifies the conclusion based on the table created, interpretation of which ratios are the most important and the company’s overall ratio performance compared to the industry competitors. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to justify the conclusion based on the table created, interpretation of which ratios are the most important and the company’s overall ratio performance compared to the industry competitors; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The justification of the conclusion based on the table created, interpretation of which ratios are the most important and the company’s overall ratio performance compared to the industry competitors is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.