Discuss whether your organization performance

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STRATEGIC CHANGES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE-

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS

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

CODE COMPANY

ANZ Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Limited

NAB National Australia Bank Limited

QBE QBE Insurance Group Limited

TLS Telstra

QAN Qantas Airways Limited

MGR Mirvac Group Stapled

TPM TPG Telecom Limited

HVN Harvey Norman Holdings Limited

RIO Rio Tinto Group

WPL Woodside Petroleum 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.

Attachment:- RIO data.rar

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