Financial Statement Analysis
The following assignment, which is in report format, is to be presented in a word document of no more
than 3,500 words excluding bibliography. All sources must be correctly cited, using Harvard Referencing. ALL internet material must be referenced in the bibliography section. Students are encouraged to use the Harvard Referencing Standard supplied by the Library. To use other author’s written or electronic work
is illegal (plagiarism) and may result in disciplinary action. Students may be required to undergo a viva (oral examination) if there is suspicion about the validity of their submitted work.
Ensure that your assignment contains the following:
1. Project /Assignment Cover page – available from student portal
2. Table of Contents
3. Main body of text, using paragraphs as appropriate
4. Conclusion
5. Bibliography
6. Calculations should be shown in an appendix
7. Other appendices if necessary
Marks will be awarded for presentation and flow of report. This project involves researching and analysing a publicly traded company of your choice.
Written report and company research.
a. Choose a company to research and write a brief description of your company, its industry, its products and markets. You should also comment using SWOT analysis.
Research your company using a variety of resources including
1. Exploring the company website which usually provides updated information including links to current news items and financial information. Note that the company provides the information posted on the website so maybe biased in favor of the company.
2. Review the Annual Report which is usually found under Investor relations in company website
b. Search for at least 3 major events that have affected your company or its industry over the past year. You should describe each event and discuss how each event will affect the company’s operations and financial ratios.
c. Summarise your company’s stock market activity including stock price and market activity over the past 3 years. In addition, explain trends and events influencing the stock chart. Stock market activity information and charts can be found at:
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http://finance.yahoo.com
http://google.com/finance
http://google.com/finance
