GUIDELINES FOR ACFINA1 TERM PAPER

1. The term paper is to be done in groups of not more than four (4)
members.
2. Obtain the audited fnancial statements of two (2) publicly-listed
hilippine corporations for 2!!"# 2!1!# and 2!11. These companies
should belong to the same industry. $a%e sure to include the &otes to
'inancial (tatements.
). (ubmit the names of the group members and the names of the two
companies by (ept. 2*# 2!12 ('riday ne+t wee%).
4. ,ach group should ha-e a di.erent set of companies.
/. 0eadline for submission of fnal paper is 0ec. 1!# 2!12# $onday.
1. (ubmit a soft copy of your paper (sa-ed in a cd)# including the audited
fnancial statements of the two companies for the past three years.
Outline:
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1.2. 'inancial erformance
1.). >ey ,+ecuti-es
1.4. Ownership and $a?or (toc%holders
1./. 7ompany @istory
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2.1. 6usiness 0escription
2.2. $a?or roducts and (er-ices
2.). $ar%ets and (ales 4cti-ities
2.4. 3ocations# (ubsidiaries# Operating 9nits
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).1. O-er-iew
).2. (trengths
).). ;ea%nesses
).4. Opportunities
)./. Threats
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4.1. 'inancial (tatements A ) years comparati-e
4.1.1. 2ncome (tatement
4.1.2. 6alance (heet
4.1.). 7ash 'low
4.2 7ommon-siBe fnancial statements A ) years comparati-e
0iscussion
4.2.1 0iscussion and analysis
4.2.2 Trend 4nalysis o-er ) years# C changes
4.) 'inancial 8atios D
4.).1 3iEuidity ratios
4.).2 7apital (tructure ratios
4.).) 4sset management eFciency ratios
4.).4 roftability ratios
4.)./ $ar%et -alue ratios
D (how computations and graphs# discuss and analyBe trends
4.4 0upont 4nalysis (chart)

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2. 7omparison of ratios
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2!11
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Format:
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2. $arginG 1H on all sides
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4. aragraph alignmentG Iustifed
/. aragraph spacingG 1./
1. 3ength of written reportG minimum 2! pages# ,=73902&5 co-er page#
references and appendi+
J. ut your term paper in a folder
*. The co-er page is shown on the ne+t pageG
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