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ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS ASSIGNMENT -

Assignment Question: Your group will perform a financial analysis of the assigned company. Every group will work on the allocated company (your group number in Blackboard assigned to you by your lecturer is also your company's number in the assignment question below). The analysis will consist of ratios, common size statements, and percentage change statements. Financial statements will include balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow statement.

Refer to the chosen company's website and download the above financial statements and input these statements for the last available two consecutive years into the assignment.

1. Having the company's statements, now you are required to compute the following ratios for the last two financial years: Liquidity Ratios (current ratio, quick ratio, cash flow), and Profitability Ratios (net profit margin, gross profit margin, rate of return on assets, rate of return on shareholders' equity, earnings per share).

2. Based on these ratio values, perform a trend analysis. This means that you are required to perform a quantitative analysis of information contained in a company's financial statements, and include these in your report.

3. Prepare a summary report that includes a basic profile of the company and identifies its chief competitors. Your summary should be in paragraph form using a word processor.

4. Finally, you are required to visit the company's website and critically review the statement on corporate governance. Include in your final report what do you consider are the challenges face the chosen company in relation to ethical behaviour.

5. In your conclusion section, you are required to present a closing statement stating what you have learnt from doing the case study.

• You are required to do the following while writing your final submission.
• A title page with the name of your chosen company and the group's member names and student IDs.
• A brief abstract or summary of your selected company (maximum 200 words).
• An introduction - how you see the case and how you have approached the case study.
• References to be provided in the text and a reference list included at the end.
• Identifying, analysing and arguing the core issues. Discuss all aspects, and use of suitable examples in support of arguments.
• Answering the case Questions. Be precise and answer to the point. Show evidence of good critical thinking and research.
• Logical arguments to establish your views.
• Discussion on other peripheral issues.
• Conclusion. A closing statement. What you have learnt from doing the case study.
• After writing your first draft, you will need to revisit your writing several times, refining your ideas and editing your work as you go. The final proofreading of your assignment will ensure that you don't submit any careless errors that could have been easily avoided.

Attachment:- Assignment File.rar