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Financial Reporting Assignment-
Learning outcomes -
a) Understand and explain numerous Australian-International Financial Reporting standards relevant to reporting and an appreciation of the conceptual strengths and weaknesses of required accounting methods.
b) Demonstrate work-ready disciplinary knowledge.
c) Identify and assess environmental and sustainability considerations in firms external reporting.
Assessment Description:
Students are required to work in a group of 2 - 3 students in the performance of this written report. Students must register for their group with the lecturer during the first three weeks of the trimester and are not allowed to change group members afterward. Every group for this assignment is required to select any two public listed companies in the Australian Stock Exchange ASX and then write a report to evaluate their financing sources, by using their latest financial statements (annual reports) and relevant research materials if necessary.
- Hint: The two companies can be from the same industry (Coles v.s. Woolworths) or from different industries (ANZ v.s. BHP Billiton).
- You have to be clever and pragmatic on selecting the company. It has to be large, substantial and must have available information for desk research. You are required to explore and collect information on the company to complete this assignment. Additional research is also required for this written report.
It is highly expected from you to purport the following perspective of the report:
a. Introduction of the two selected companies
- Company's name
- Establishment year
- Main activities
- Products or services
- Organizational structure
- Business achievement
b. Identification and evaluation of the companies' financing sources
-Identify correctly all financing sources of the company: leverage, equity issuing. Describe in details of the company's financing sources were given.
i. Short term debt, intermediate term debt, long term debt
ii. Equity: ordinary share, preference share, redeemable share, management share.
-Analyse the capital structure, and important financial ratios
-Relate the company's financing structure and its financial reporting framework with the nature of its business and with nature of the overall financial market condition.
c. Analysis and comparison of the companies' financing sources
-Identify and explain clearly the similarities and differences between the two companies' financing sources and financial reporting framework.
-Provide possible reasons for the differences and similarities in their financing sources and financial reporting framework.
d. Summary of interesting findings and any recommendation/prediction.
- Summarize and present at least FOUR significant points of the discussion topics in your report in a coherent manner.
- Provide recommendation or forecast.
Words: 1800
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