Assignment:1

Select any firm on the SEM and write a small report including the following
1. A brief background of the company
2. A brief analysis of its recent performance
3. Using data on its previous share prices (At least 5 past years, from the annual
accounts that you can download), calculate the average return on the share and
also the average risk) . Discuss your answer.
4. If you were to construct a portfolio with this share and another share, which
company will you choose and why?

Company chosen: Phoenix Beverages LTD

Phoenix Beverages ltd, formerly known as Mauritius Breweries Ltd (MBL) was founded on the 9 th of
September 1960. In the year 1931 the company was incorporated as Phoenix Camp Minerals Ltd. The
company signs a bottling agreement with the coca-cola company in 1953 and then MBL was established
in 1960. Inauguration of the Phoenix Brewery was done in 1963. The Mauritius Brewery Ltd was listed
on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius in 1993. Mauritius Beverages ltd was renamed in 2008 as the
Phoenix Beverages Ltd and in the year 2014 it acquired the ‘Eski’ company and get also engaged in wine
bottling. The main product of the company is the world-famous Phoenix beer but it also manufactures
other beers and soft drinks. Its headquarters are located at Pont Fer, Phoenix. The company has a
production output of 1.2 million hectolitres of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. It has total assets wort
rs3,202 billion.