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 1000 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.