TWO PAPERS (1000 words each)

Finance for Managers: Assignment Spring 2017

This assignment has an individual and a group component. For now i want the individual assignment for me and my friend. 

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:

a)      Profitability,

b)      Liquidity,

c)      Working capital management,

d)     Solvency & risk,

e)      Shareholder return,

f)       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:

o   a Statement of Profit & Loss (and Other Comprehensive Income);

o   a Statement of Financial Position;

o   a Statement of Cash Flows;

o   a Statement of Changes in Equity.

·         The accounting ratios you have calculated for both years including full workings.

·         References (where appropriate) and a bibliography.