User Account

All Pages

Analyse a set of financial statements

Assignment Help Accounting Basics
Reference no: EM1342965 , Length: 1500 Words

Format: You are required to submit a report detailing your calculations and your analysis.

You are required to select two companies listed below and obtain its financial statements for last 3 years.

  1. Tesco
  2. Sainsbury
  3. Next plc
  4. Debenhams plc

 Calculate the following Ratios for each of the 3 years, using formulae provided in the class.           

  • Profitability,
  • Liquidity  
  • All calculations and formulae used must be identified

 Analyse the financial performance of the two companies based on your calculations , identifying and  discussing weaknesses of ratios analysis.

 Your analysis must contain an introduction, a recommendation how these areas can be improved in the future, and a conclusion detailing the results of your analysis.          

  • Calculations/ formulae Demonstration of calculations
  • Format, referencing, bibliography, use of tables/charts Structured analytical report with supporting referencing where required
  • Performance Analysis Relevance, Clear demonstration of understanding and applied in context
  • Introduction, recommendation and conclusion Demonstration of clear understanding of the issues.  

Verified Expert

Reference no: EM1342965

Questions Cloud

Construct an income statement : Construct an income statement,  Construct a balance sheet,  Construct a Statement of Retained Earnings,  Construct Statement of Cash flows
Lp using revised simplex method : Solve the following LP using Revised Simplex Method, Solve the following transportation problem (Using VAM, Compute initial basic solution)
What is cosmo’s optimal labor supply : EconS 323 Problem Set,  Assuming that the interior solution for labor supply will dominate the corner solutions, NOW what is Cosmo’s optimal labor supply as a function of the market wage w and the tax rate t?
Analyse a set of financial statements : PM 106:  Learning outcomes to be examined in this assessment: Analyse a set of financial statements including Income Statement, Statement of Financial Position and Statement cash flows.
Use the straight line method : Question:  San Jose Company issued 5-year $200,000 face value bonds at 105 on January 1, 2012. The stated interest rate on these bonds is 9%. Use the straight line method to complete the amortization schedule given.
Situation in a company that requires a complex decision : Explain a situation in a company that requires a complex decision and List the decision-making steps in the example and chart them in a flow chart in Word.
Question related to decision making problem : Identify a real-world decision-making problem that is appropriate for a decision support system or expert system and provide a brief description of the overall project.
Technical agenda and decision-making process : How are topics added to the FASB technical agenda and what characteristics make the FASB's procedures an "open" decision-making process?

Reviews

Write a Review

Accounting Basics Questions & Answers

  Premium expense-inventory of premiums

Bonita places a coupon in each box of its product. Customers may send in five coupons and $3-A total of 400,000 boxes of product were sold in 2010. It was estimated that 6% of the coupons would be redeemed.

  Calculate the amount of income from partnership

Compute the amount of income from the partnership which Potter should report for his tax year ended December 31, 2012.

  Finding total applied overhead

Crown Industries has the following information about its standards and production activity for December-Assume the allocation base for fixed overhead costs is the number of units to be produced.

  Finding total cost by cumulative average-time method

What is the total cost of building 8 picture frames by a new employee using the cumulative average-time method?

  Theory of interest

Theory of Interest: NPV, IRR, Nominal and Real, Amortization, Sinking Fund, TWRR, DWRR

  Summary balance sheet data

Summary balance sheet data for Greener Gardens Co. is shown below (in thousands of dollars).  The company is in a highly seasonal business, and the data show its assets and liabilities at peak and off-peak seasons:

  Property in complete liquidation

In the current year, Orion Corporation (E & P of $2 million) distributes all of its property in complete liquidation. Allie, a shareholder, receives land having a market value of $300,000.

  Prepare ledger accounts

Explain what you understand by the term depreciation and it's relevance in the preparation of financial statements, Prepare ledger accounts, Prepare an income statement, Prepare a balanced sheet

  Compute the company total required production

Compute the company's total required production in units of finished product for the entire three month period ending September 30. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest unit.)

  Gross margin analysis and point-of-sale scanners

Jon Johnson an accountant with local CPA firm, has just completed an inventory count for Mom & Pop's Groceries. Mom and Pop provide audited financial statements to their bank annually, and part of that audit requires an inventory count.

  Write a report on internal controls

Write a report on Internal Controls

  Five biggest concerns regarding risk

You're an IT auditor working for $15 million sales per year speciality chocolate candy manufacturer. The company is planning to engage in e-commerce over Internet. What would be your five biggest concerns regarding risk and why?

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

Submit Assignment

Academics

Major Subjects

Majors

Get In Touch

whatsapp: +1-415-670-9521

Phone: +1-415-670-9521

Email: [email protected]

TERMS & POLICIES

HELP & SUPPORT

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd