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1) I just need a maximum of PPT slides with professional analysis of the company's Financial statement and P/L and cash flow statement. No paper writing is needed. Just some graphs and proper analysis of the company as a finance professional. some details are included in the paper

2) It's a maximum of 15 slides, so I'm expecting something between 11 or 15. The number of slides doesn't matter but the Quality is whats needed. The presentation will be reviewed by our head of finance so it has to be very good. Also keep in mind that I have a business degree with a minor in Finance so high level finance and accounting analysis can be used.

3) As for the company it's a fictional one provided in the assignment details (the requirements and the balance sheet) that I will submit.

4) Just a background information needed to understand the assignment. I work for FedEx and this fictional company (wedeliver) is made to emulate FedEx. We just obtained the FedEx agency a year ago after a 6 month hiatus from the Saudi market due to the termination of the contract with the old FedEx agent.

They basically need me to use the data for a professional financial/accounting analysis of the business.

5) No need for the swot analysis I already did that, I'm mostly focused on getting the proper financial analysis and business recommendation.

Please include high level financial thinking and analysis

AL BARAKAH INVESTMENTS

Al Barakah Investments, a subsidiary of a largeKSA based conglomerate, is focussed specifically on identifying new business ventures that are primarily, but not exclusively, associated with the automotive and logistics industries.

The company's strategy is to diversify its investment portfolio (with a specific focus of innovation and product/service development) in such a way that the business risk is spread evenly across its entire operations and, thus, ensure that the overall profitability remains fairly stable regardless of the economic cycles. The executive management's long term aim is to generate an even growth of profit over the next five years.

As part of that endeavour the executive management are analysing a number of factors and opportunities, and have asked the senior management to evaluate their individual business units or corporate functions and provide guidance and suggestions on how they can help improve the company's performance and, thus, achieve its strategic visions.

COMPANY STRUCTURE

INFORMATION

1. WEDELIVER

This business unit is involved in delivering international parcels on behalf of customers within the country, both outbound and inbound, under a licence from a well-known international logistics company. It is important for this company to develop and enhance the brand within the coming years.

2. CHALLENGE

Over the last few months the business has seen a decline in volumes and sales values due to a hiatus in the operations relating to regulatory issues.During that time many of the customers began to move away to alternative providers.
There is now a strong need to improve the performance of the business unit and to catch up on the lost time. Additionally, the business is facing severe local and international competition. The market share is very tight. It has to find ways of improving that share as well as to find ways of being more efficient in the way it operates. In a nutshell: it has to attract new customers and provide a cost-effective service.

3. DATA

You are given actual and budget data in the accompanying spreadsheet, and well as the working capital information. Use this, together with the any relevant you research you need to perform, and address the task given below.

YOUR TASK

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following factors:
A. Analyse the information provided andinterpret the performance of the business
- Identify the key financial issues the company is facing
- What can you do to address some of the challenges identified?
- As part of your analysis evaluate the profit margins and working capital ratios

B. Perform a SWOT analysis of the FEDEX Business Unit :
- What are the key strengths of the business unit you are in (FedEx) as part of the holding group?
- What are the main weaknesses and issues?
- How can the economic situation be leveraged and exploited to maximise the company performance?
- What sort of competitive factors and other negative external factors does the business unit need to be aware of?
For each question above please produce at least five points. Furthermore, please justify your choices and ensure you add a financial perspective in each case

PLEASE NOTE:
- BE AS IMAGINATIVE AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR ANALYSIS
- BE SURE TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH WHERE, AND IF, NECESSARY TO BROADEN YOUR PERSPECTIVE
- PLEASE KEEP YOUR OVERALL PRESENTATION LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 15 SLIDES

Extra points to include:
Compare Figures from last year to this year.
Analyse YTD actual and budgeted (create the variances)
Check whether you are under or over budget and what can be done??
Analyse if we are selling more for less price or market is cheap.
Working capital.
• A/P
• A/R
• 45 days turnover average for A/R (compare)
• Calculate my current A/R turnover

Attachment:- assignment-data.xlsx