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Business Finance
Business Report Assignment Overview:
Assessment 3 requires the preparation of a business report with a word limit of 2000 words. The report aims to analyze the financial position of a selected business. Students are tasked with conducting a comprehensive examination of the business's financial performance, including its financial statements, key ratios, and other relevant financial indicators.
Assessment Details:
Analysis of Financial Position:
The report should provide an in-depth analysis of the chosen business's financial position.
Key areas to be addressed include the business's profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency.
Analysis should encompass an examination of financial statements, such as the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
Identification of Strengths and Weaknesses:
Students should identify the business's financial strengths and weaknesses based on the analysis conducted.
Strengths may include robust profitability, strong liquidity position, efficient use of resources, etc.
Weaknesses may include low profitability, high debt levels, liquidity challenges, etc.
Comparison and Benchmarking:
Where applicable, students should compare the business's financial performance to industry benchmarks or competitors.
Benchmarking can provide valuable insights into the business's relative performance and areas for improvement.
Financial Forecasting and Recommendations:
Based on the analysis conducted, students should provide financial forecasts and projections for the business's future performance.
Recommendations should be offered to address identified weaknesses and capitalize on strengths, aiming to improve the business's financial position over time.
Evaluate how businesses make financial decisions within the broader financial environment in which they operate.
Critically appraise and apply theories and models used in investment, financing and dividend decisions.
Generate problem solving methodologies and apply options and recommendations for financial decisions using a combination of theories, tools and models.
Apply capital structure theories and create dividend policies to solve problems involving various financial goals, dividends, risks, pricing, budgets, and policies.
Apply and communicate ethical principles to business including the execution of financial information reports, and the competing perspectives of the stakeholder and shareholder.