GBE 806 Financing Business Assignment
Assignment 1 – Guidelines
- Report Format : To , from, findings, conclusion , recommendations
- Calculate each set of ratios with the information given /use a balance of different ratios – research other ratios not covered in class to gain extra marks
- Perhaps present financial data as appendices so as to allow written analysis within the body of the report
- Make comparisons between one year and the next and the industry average
- Try to delve into what problems might be highlighted by your analysis
- Consider strengths and weaknesses
- The assignment is focused on your analysis and interpretation of the data
- Consider the possible causes/consequences of increases or decreases in the data
- Consider realistic additional information to support your finding – eg interest rates, state of economy, the industry generally and competitors
- You need to provide evidence of reading around the subject area ; quotations from accounting textbooks, journals , newspaper articles etc - reference appropriately
- Present your conclusions as to how you perceive the company to be performing based on your ratio analysis and your analysis
- Make recommendations as to how the firm might improve its position eg more borrowing, reduce overheads etc - for better grades – make actual changes eg increase sales by 10% reduce advertising spend by 20% - and carry these figures forward to produce a new balance sheet and profit and loss account for the firm – financial improvement plan – Be realistic and justify any suggested changes that you make
- Comment on the limitations of ratio analysis as a method of analyzing company performance
- Reference your work appropriately.
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