Reference no: EM133814140
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Assessment Instructions
Task:
You are required to write a group report for a listed company on the FTSE 100 (note: avoid financial and insurance companies). The aim of the report is to be an advisory resource for the business from a financial accounting perspective. Get Assignment Help Now!
In your report, you and your team members must first decide which company you are writing this report on, then download their latest annual report and financial statement from their website and write a report advising whether this company is worth investing in. The analysis should be based on the theory and accounting practices you have learned in this module. You are required to conduct a considerable amount of independent research to support your analysis.
Structure:
Sections 1, 6 and 7 should be completed as a group. Sections 2 - 5 should be completed individually. Each student should select a different section to work on. If there are less than 4 students in your group, you do not need to complete the additional sections. E.g. groups of 3 would only complete 3 of the sections from 2 - 5
Cover page with student number.
Table of contents.
Executive Summary.
Section 1. Introduction (group task: 450-500 words)
Introduction to the Industry of the Chosen Company
Corporate profile
Structure of the report
Section 2. Analysis of the company's Income Statement (individual task: 900-1000 words):
Section 3. Analysis of the company's Balance Sheet (individual task: 900-1000 words):
Section 4. Analysis of the company's Cash Flow Statement (individual task: 900-1000 words).
Section 5. Ratio Analysis (individual task: 900-1000 words)
Section 6. Conclusion (group task: 450-500 words):
Summary of the main findings
Recommendation - Is it worth investing into the company? List of References.
Section 7: List all the references you have used in-text throughout the report
Theory and/or task resources required for the assessment:
Financial Information:
All financial information must come from the last three financial years (2023, 2022, 2021 and 2024 if available). For that, you will most likely need the last two Annual Reports (2023 and 2022). The figures must be for the Financial Year and not for Quarters (interim results) throughout the year or Trailing Twelve Months. All comparisons in the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis section must be made for the last three financial years (comparing 2023, 2022, 2021 or 2024 if available).
Example: Analyse the company's revenue. What is the total? Has it increased or decreased? Explain why.
You must show the company's revenue for the financial years 2024 (if available), 2023, 2022 and 2021, its composition and comment on changes throughout this period.
Referencing style:
You should refer to a minimum of 5 relevant sources for your report.