Analyse cash flow statements of the last six years

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FBL5030 Fundamentals of Value Creation ion Business Assignment - Accounting

Assignment Requirements-

1.  The following is a list of 10 organisations/companies, one of which will be the subject of your analysis.

CODE               COMPANY

BHP                    BHP Billiton Limited

MQG                    Macquarie Group Limited

SUN                     Suncorp Group Limited

WOW                   Woolworths Limited

ORG                     Origin Energy Limited

IAG                      Insurance Australia Group Limited

RHC                     Ramsay Health Care Limited

CTX                     Caltex Australia Limited

CCL                      Coca-cola Amatil Limited

MPL                      Medibank Private Limited

2. One of these ten companies will be randomly assigned to you for analysis. For this information, refer to the Excel spread sheet on Blackboard (Bb).  If working in groups, choose only one company from either partner.

3. Find the Excel files on Bb which contain the past 6 years of the financial statements data.  Download your selected company data file for the analysis.

4. Research about your company. Find all important and relevant information in company's annual reports, company's websites, or newspaper articles, etc.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS-

1. Analyse the behaviour of any three significant items in the income statement for the period of six years. Discuss whether your organization's performance relating to these items appears to be improving, deteriorating, or remaining stable over this period. Explain why you selected those items and what you recognize as the most relevant strategic reasons for the trend/s that you have recognized.  Justify your answer.

2. Analyse the behaviour of any three significant items in the balance sheet for the period of six years. Discuss whether your organization's performance relating to these items appears to be improving, deteriorating, or remaining stable over this period. Explain why you selected those items and what you recognize as the most relevant strategic reasons for the trend/s that you have recognized. Justify your answer.

3. Analyse cash flow statements of the last six years and explain any three major changes which have occurred in relation to investing, financing and/or operating activities of the business. Justify your answer.

4. Calculate two relevant ratios under the four chosen ratio categories (profitability, leverage, solvency, operational efficiency or market ratios) for the period of six years. Give conclusions for your ratio analyses based on the figures you have derived.

5. Identify any two items not included in (or derived from) the financial statements that you think would be important to someone considering whether the organization is performing well. Discuss your reasons for believing that these two items about the company would be important in making an investment decision. 

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All calculation needed to be show in a table in a =n appendix section. I had also attached a sample. Your assignment should be in the form of business report (please refer to the document provided). Your report should include: an executive summary (not more than 200 words) an introduction (not more than 150 words) and answers to the given questions written in the body paragraphs, with appropriate headings, subheadings, etc and a conclusion (not more than 150 words). Your analysis should be limited to a maximum of seven (7) pages and a minimum of five (5) pages. This is equivalent to no more than 1,800 words (not including the cover page and references) Write as if you are a management advisor preparing advice for a client (who is the manager of the context company). Give your report an adequate title and plan appropriate headings for easy reading – Consider your audience when construction your report.

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