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You have recently been appointed as an Business Manager at a London firm of accountants. You have been asked to produce an analysis of Domino’s Pizza Group plc and its market segment.
Your report should contain the following elements:
· An analysis of the financial status of Domino’s Pizza Group plc with comments, producing the main financial ratios (see Business Accounting, lectures 8 and 9, Term 2) and comparing the two most recent financial years. Extracts from the financial statements and other key financial information to use is shown on page 3.
· Comment on the limitations of using ratio analysis to assess business performance.
· Discuss Domino’s Pizza Group plc strategy and market share and compare its profitability with a key competitor (details can be obtained from the Domino’s Pizza Group plc and competitor websites).
· Discuss the reasons why companies produce annual reports and accounts.
Your report should not exceed 1,500 words but you may add to that additional information in tables and appendices. A maximum of ten different ratios should be used.
Your report should:
· Be written in a plain style, using subheadings and lists where appropriate.
· Include any sources of information.
This is an individual assignment. Students are reminded that the definition of plagiarism includes claiming another person’s work as your own, for example through inadequate references of sources of material used (including internet sources). Direct quotations must be enclosed in quotation marks and cited (referenced). Using other people’s ideas requires a citation even if a direct quote is not included.
SUBMISSION DATE: Friday 10th July 2017.
The coursework should be submitted to the Second Attempt Assessment Dropbox on the Business Accounting Unit Moodle Site.
The Unit Code and your student number should be shown as part of the title of the submission and any attachments should contain the same details.
Learning outcomes of the assignment
· Improved ability to evaluate the purpose of the Annual Report of a company.
· Ability to critically analyse and interpret company information, in the context of the competitive and business environment in which a company operates and an appreciation of the limitations of such information.
· Improved literature review skills.
· Improved written communication skills.
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DOMINO’S PIZZA GROUP plc |
Year ended March 2016 (£ million) |
Year ended March 2015 (£ million) |
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Sales revenue |
360,577 |
316,788 |
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Cost of sales |
215,719 |
193,171 |
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Gross profit |
144,858 |
123,617 |
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Operating profit |
83,047 |
73,181 |
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Interest expense |
524 |
18 |
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Profit after interest and tax |
71,816 |
49,663 |
|
Earnings per share |
14.5 pence |
10.0 pence |
|
Dividend per share |
4.50 pence |
3.92 pence |
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Non-current liabilities (borrowings)* |
56,980 |
11,450 |
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Share capital and reserves |
107,158 |
97,675 |
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Current assets |
75,418 |
89,718 |
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Current liabilities |
84,393 |
71,341 |
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Inventories |
9,240 |
6,208 |
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Trade receivables |
42,392 |
28,747 |
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Trade payables |
59,425 |
52,912 |
*Long term loans
[Marking criteria shown on following page]
Source: http://investors.dominos.co.uk/investors/results-reports-presentations
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Marking Criteria |
Failure < 40% |
40 – 59% |
60– 69% |
First >70% |
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Introduction and background to topic |
Limited introduction not focused on aims of assignment |
Topic well focused but introduction and context incomplete |
Introduction clearly expressed; context well defined |
As for good pass |
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Understanding of key issues |
Minimal understanding of key issues |
Main issues largely identified, but some lack of focus |
All issues clearly understood, with some differentiation in terms of importance |
Issues clearly understood and differentiated in terms of importance |
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Evidence of reading and/or choice of appropriate concepts |
Little evidence of reading or limited /inappropriate use of module material; unclear theoretical framework; important work uncited or key concepts ignored |
Evidence of reading or appropriate use of module material but with some gaps. Literature /concepts adequately but not critically reviewed. |
Good critical literature review or well-justified choice of module material. Theoretical framework supports study. |
Demonstrates high level of scholarship. |
Analysis |
Largely descriptive; practically no analysis of central issues. Qualitative or quantitative data analysis inaccurate. |
Some critical analysis of central issues, but with some inaccuracies. |
Relevant and full analysis |
Comprehensive and critical analysis of central issues. |
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Presentation and evaluation of evidence
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Some evidence to support arguments but uncritical acceptance of material; poor or incomplete citation; unjustified conclusions. |
Appropriate evidence, generally assessed critically; weak interpretation of qualitative aspects; some gaps in linkages between evidence and conclusions.
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Full, critical assessment of discriminatingly selected material; some evidence of independent thought |
Full, critical assessment of discriminatingly selected material; evidence of independent thought; substantial individual insights evident |
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Presentation: Structure, clarity, use of grammar, correct spelling |
Poor: lack of structure and clarity; grammatical mistakes; inadequate referencing |
Reasonably clear presentation; reasonable referencing; few grammatical or spelling mistakes |
Demonstrates very good communication skills; accurate referencing; very few/no grammatical or spelling errors |
Excellent communication skills; accurate referencing; virtually no errors; scholarly, well-organised treatment of material |
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Attainment of learning objectives |
Attainment of few/none of the relevant learning objectives |
Attainment of a good majority of the relevant learning objectives |
Attainment of substantial majority of the relevant learning objectives |
Attainment of nearly all of the relevant learning objectives |
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