Abbott Laboratories

This Corporate Finance Paper needs to be about Abbott Laboratories.  See attached document for more information.  There is no limit on references, so please use as many as possible.

Final Project Instructions
Choose a publicly traded domestic company.  Analyze this company using ratios and any other skills learned in the class to properly determine if the company is a good investment or not. Value Line and other business resources should be consulted in this thorough evaluation. Page limits are not appropriate for this assignment but usually, a thorough analysis requires a 15-page minimum.  Make sure to begin each paragraph and to use 2 spaces after the end of each sentence.  

Your paper should follow the following format:
Cover page
Table of Contents
History of the company
Financial Analysis
Executive Summary including your decision to invest or not 

Should include most of the following topics into Final Project:
Financial Ratio Analysis
Ratio Analysis
Horizontal and Vertical Analysis
Valuation
Discounted Cash Flow
Raising Capital
IPOs
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Investment Opportunity Schedule (IOS)
Capital Budgeting
Internal Rate of Return
Net Present Value
Payback Period
Stock Options or Performance Shares
Stock buybacks or Repurchasing Stock
Dividend Policy