BM702FT International Financial Management CW1

International Finance
Management
Module.
Your identity:
You are a newly qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, in your first role of a financial consultant.
Request for service:
One of your clients has approached you for a confidential and professional advic
e relating to the purchase
of
a  company
.
The  d
irectors  of  your  client  company  are
unsure  of  the  financial  position  and
financial
performance of this compan
y
, as they have so far not carried out any analysis.
Specific Instructions:
Study the latest available annual report
s and accounts of this
company
ear
–
marked for acquisition
and
undertake  such  further  study  and  research  as  necessary  to  be  able  to  respond  t
o  the
Requirement
indicated below.
C
opies of the latest available set of Repor
ts and Accounts of the company
should be obta
ined from the
relevant company
’
s
website.
The coursework report should be accompanied by:
(i) The set of company
’
s
reports and acco
unts to which it refers, and
(ii) A certificate signed by you that the report is based on your own unassisted effort.
You  can  select  an  industry  and
company
of  your  choice  on  condition  the  annual  reports  are
available over the internet.
http://www.annualreports.com/
may be a good source.
Requirement:
Using the traditional method of financial ratio analysis and the professional interpretation of these ratios,
determine the financial position and perform
ance of this company
. On
the basis
of this analysis
,
identify
the weaknesses in the company and offer recommendations for improvement.
Furthermore,
write a brief report to the Board of Directors of your client company
explain
ing
whether you
would recommend
this company to
for acquisition.
Structure:
Note  that  marks  will  be  awarded  for  Structure.  Structure  includes  the  orderly  presentation  of  relevant
material
, clarity of expression
and the extent of research evidenced by the appropriateness and adequacy
of in
–
text referencing and bibliograp
hy. There must be a Cover Page and Contents Page, paragraphs of
Introduction and Conclusion and pages must be numbered. Recommendations
for improvement
must be
realistic, relevant and capable of practical implementation.
)

The Assignment Task:
Significance of the coursework
This coursework accounts for 30% of the overall assessment for the
BM702FT
International Finance
Management
Module.
Your identity:
You are a newly qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, in your first role of a financial consultant.
Request for service:
One of your clients has approached you for a confidential and professional advic
e relating to the purchase
of
a  company
.
The  d
irectors  of  your  client  company  are
unsure  of  the  financial  position  and
financial
performance of this compan
y
, as they have so far not carried out any analysis.
Specific Instructions:
Study the latest available annual report
s and accounts of this
company
ear
–
marked for acquisition
and
undertake  such  further  study  and  research  as  necessary  to  be  able  to  respond  t
o  the
Requirement
indicated below.
C
opies of the latest available set of Repor
ts and Accounts of the company
should be obta
ined from the
relevant company
’
s
website.
The coursework report should be accompanied by:
(i) The set of company
’
s
reports and acco
unts to which it refers, and
(ii) A certificate signed by you that the report is based on your own unassisted effort.
You  can  select  an  industry  and
company
of  your  choice  on  condition  the  annual  reports  are
available over the internet.
http://www.annualreports.com/
may be a good source.
Requirement:
Using the traditional method of financial ratio analysis and the professional interpretation of these ratios,
determine the financial position and perform
ance of this company
. On
the basis
of this analysis
,
identify
the weaknesses in the company and offer recommendations for improvement.
Furthermore,
write a brief report to the Board of Directors of your client company
explain
ing
whether you
would recommend
this company to
for acquisition.
Structure:
Note  that  marks  will  be  awarded  for  Structure.  Structure  includes  the  orderly  presentation  of  relevant
material
, clarity of expression
and the extent of research evidenced by the appropriateness and adequacy
of in
–
text referencing and bibliograp
hy. There must be a Cover Page and Contents Page, paragraphs of
Introduction and Conclusion and pages must be numbered. Recommendations
for improvement
must be
realistic, relevant and capable of practical implementation.