Financial Statement

Assignment 2- (7% of total grade)

Continuing with assignment 1 analysis report, use the same company your group has chosen to complete the remaining steps of the Financial Statement Analysis Framework. The remaining steps include:

1. Processing data: Using information you’ve collected in the previous step (collect data), begin processing the data using appropriate analytical tools.

a. Prepare appropriate financial ratios (2 marks) b. Prepare common-size income statement and balance sheet. (2 marks) c. Compare company’s financial ratios and common size statements to key

competitors in same industry. (2 marks) 2. Analyse/interpret the processed data:

a. Evaluate consolidated financial statements. (2 marks) b. Interpret the results generated from previous step (Processing data). (2 marks)

3. Develop and communicate conclusions and recommendations: a. Answer questions listed in assignment 1. (1 mark) b. Inform client of all possible investment risks and analysis limitations. (1 mark) c. Give the client a clear recommendation of investment decision. (1 mark)

Guidelines:

• Continue with the same group in assignment 1 • Prepare a power point presentation to the client explaining above steps. • Submit power point presentation with recorded audio to Blackboard. • Include any extra content in appendix (not marked). • Plagiarized work will be given a ZERO. • Save the file using group member names. (Example: ACCT 429-A.1-Mona, Hind,

Reem.ppt) • Submission date week 13 Wednesday

Rubric for Presentation: 14 marks

ACCT 429 - Financial Statement Analysis

Semester 421 - Assignment 2

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Clarity &

Formatting Total Marks

6 4 3 1 14