TWO PAPERS (1000 words each)
Finance for Managers: Assignment Spring 2017
This assignment has an individual and a group component.
Individual Assignment
Select a company quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The company you choose should not be drawn from the financial or banking sectors. Obtain a copy of the latest published and audited annual financial statements. Using appropriate accounting ratios calculated by you directly from the financial statements prepare a report analysing the performance of the company for the last 2 years under the following headings:
Profitability,
Liquidity,
Working capital management,
Solvency & risk,
Shareholder return,
Overall financial performance.
Your report should be 1,000 words in length (± 10%). The following should be attached to the hard copy of your assignment as appendices and need not be included in the word count:
A copy of the financial statements you have used, including as a minimum:
a Statement of Profit & Loss (and Other Comprehensive Income);
a Statement of Financial Position;
a Statement of Cash Flows;
a Statement of Changes in Equity.
The accounting ratios you have calculated for both years including full workings.
References (where appropriate) and a bibliography.
Group Assignment
With a colleague from the class, prepare a report comparing the financial performance of the two companies which were the subject of your individual assignments. The companies should in the same industrial sector and sub-sector. Your report should consider the same headings as for the individual assignment, and should be of 1,000 words in length (±10%). The following should be attached to the hard copy of your assignment and will not be included in the word count:
The accounting ratios used in the individual assignment including full workings.
Any further accounting ratios (and their workings) you have calculated for comparative purposes.
References where appropriate and a bibliography.