Group Assignment

Topic- Analyse and evaluate the business and financial performance over a three year
period of an organization-
Evaluation and analysis of this topic means you need to explain the financial
performance with the help of ratios and compare those ratios over the three-year time
period.

There should be 3 separate files:

a) Research Report. ( a word document)

b) Appendices (first appendix for financial statements only, notes to the

accounts should not be included. If necessary, then you can include them

in the List of References file & a second appendix only for the Ratios

Calculations should be made.) ( 2019-2021)

C) Power Point presentation.

 Title –team members

 Industry background
 Introduction about the company
 The reasons for the selection of the company
 The financial analysis
 Liquidity ratios
 Investor ratios
 Efficiency ratios
 Gearing ratio
 Conclusion and Recommendations
 The end Q and A session.

There should be a Title Page of your each file mentioning file name , words count e.g.

(Research Report,2000 Words) your names, student ID) also

company name & its Financial Year End, topic name and topic number. E.g. An evaluation of

the business and financial performance of XYZ Co between 1 January 2010 and 31 December

2012 (Topic 8).

For the purpose of Financial Analysis of research report topic – you should calculate:
a) Financial Analysis (G. P. Margin & N. P. Margin, ROCE).

b) Short term Solvency Analysis (Current Ratio & Quick Ratio).

c) Efficiency Ratios.

d) Shareholder`s Investment analysis (EPS, DPS & Dividend Payout Ratio).

e) These ratios are enough for the analysis.

Words are limited to2000 Words. Your research report should be in the format given below:

1) TITLE PAGE

2) CONTENTS PAGE

3) PART 1 – Project objectives and overall research approach

a) The first part of your Research Report ‘sets the scene’ It should include the

following:

1. Selection of Organization.
2. Reason for selection of Organization.
3. Your project objectives.
4. Research questions.
5. An explanation of your overall research approach.

PART 2 –

a) The second part of your Research Report should provide more detail about the

information that you have gathered and the accounting techniques you

have chosen to apply to this information (General Descriptions about Ratio Analysis). It should
include the following:
i) The sources of information from which you have obtained relevant data, a

description of the methods used to collect information, including online access

ii) A discussion of the limitations of your information-gathering

PART 3 – Results, Financial analysis, conclusions and recommendations