In your role as a financial analyst, you are required to submit a report in 3 parts to assess the financial position of a company of your choice.
Task- A OVERVIEW
You are required to identify a public listed corporation in a specified industry as your object of study, then from the published accounts : -
1. Describe the background of the company and explain why you decided to choose this company
2. From the Chairman’s statement and management report, identify pertinent announcements or events that would have significantly affected their financial performance in the time period reviewed
3. Identify key financial trends for the company to date and then suggest why such trends may prevail or change accordingly as a result of internal or external environmental / actions
Task- B FINANCIAL HEALTH
Compute and analyze key financial ratios for the company in relation to its ability to meet the following financial ambitions : -
1. Meeting liquidity needs (liquidity ratios)
2. Meeting operational performance (efficiency ratios)
3. Meeting risk expectations (gearing ratios)
4. Meeting board expectations (profitability ratios)
5. Meeting shareholder expectations (price/earnings ratio, dividend yield)
Task- C FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclude your report with recommendations to prospective investors for this business by outlining the financial strengths and weaknesses discovered from your analysis of the published accounts in relation to potential business development opportunities & threats.