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Perform horizontal and vertical analyses of the statements

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PURPOSE

Financial Statement Analysis - To calculate and analyse financial ratios using actual reported data.

REQUIRED

Given the financial statements and the additional information, analyse and discuss the financial performance and position of Specialty Fashion Group Limited. You should refer to the notes to the financial statements and the Director's Report for further details and clarifications of changes in the financial statements. (You may find the Full Year Results CEO & CFO Presentation useful for this assignment).

Your analysis should be supported by profitability, liquidity, gearing and other appropriate ratios from Chapter 18 of the prescribed textbook.

Calculate and analyse financial ratios (percentage and ratio analysis)

Use the 2017, 2016 and 2015 published annual reports to obtain the financial statement figures needed to calculate the ratios (where there are consolidated accounts, use the consolidated amounts). In addition, students are strongly advised to:

- perform horizontal and vertical analyses of the Statements of Financial Position (Balance Sheets) and Statements of Profit or Loss (Income Statements) for the company

- read all parts of the Annual Reports

Instructions
Your report should calculate* and analyse the following ratios, in clearly identified separate sections:

Profitability
Rate of return on net sales Rate of return on total assets Asset turnover
Rate of return on ordinary shareholders' equity Earnings per share (given in the Annual Report)

Liquidity
Working capital
Current ratio and Acid-test ratio Inventory turnover and Days in inventory Gross profit percentage
Accounts receivable turnover Days' sales in receivables

Gearing
Debt ratio
Debt to equity ratio
Times interest earned ratio
(* Tabulate and show the formula and detailed calculations in an Appendix.)

Your analysis should include:
- Year-to-year (2017 and 2016; 2016 and 2015) comparisons (horizontal analysis). Use the Director's Report and the Notes to the Accounts to further justify your answer.
- The components of each ratio should be investigated to determine the significant or determining factors in any change to the ratio.
- These significant factors should then be investigated to determine (to the extent possible) the cause and sustainability of their change (refer to example below).

Example of a current ratio analysis: Company X current ratio increased from 1.2 to 4.3. The company increased its ability to pay its debts in the short-term. The main reasons for the increase were a 22% increase in cash and a 14% decrease in trade payables. The increase in cash and the decrease in trade payables were both a result of reductions in purchases of inventory. This is unlikely to continue as the company was depleting a previous overstock.

Each ratio analysis will be marked on the correctness of the comparisons and the identification of the determining factors. The depth and correctness of analysis of the factors will be the primary criteria for grade differentials in this assignment. The determining factors need not be confined to the annual reports, but they must be relevant to your analysis.

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len1983354

5/15/2018 6:26:13 AM

Your analysis should include: Year-to-year (2017 and 2016; 2016 and 2015) comparisons (horizontal analysis). Use the Director’s Report and the Notes to the Accounts to further justify your answer. The components of each ratio should be investigated to determine the significant or determining factors in any change to the ratio. These significant factors should then be investigated to determine (to the extent possible) the cause and sustainability of their change (refer to example below).

len1983354

5/15/2018 6:25:52 AM

Task: This assessment is an individual task in which the student is required to write a report on a topic included in this paper. Total Marks: 20 marks (20% of total assessment). Reading Materials: Week1-Week10 Submission Guidelines: ? Assignments must be submitted by the due date. ? Students should include the cover page designed by the University of Newcastle with the assignment. ? All assignments must be submitted online and hardcopy in the class. Submissions via email will not be accepted. ? Assignment must be typed, and submission file should be in word. ? Each page of the assignment should be numbered. ? Whenever necessary assignment must be properly referenced, and referencing should follow American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition style.

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