EBF1013 ASSIGNMENT 1

SEMESTER: Sept 2014 Jan 2015

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Instructions to students:1.

Form a group of 4 students.

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Strictly follow the assignment requirements (see page 2 below).

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Only one copy of the report is required from each group (hardcopy ie printed).

4.

Report should be between 10 15 pages (excluding the Attachments/Appendices)

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Report to be typewritten using ARIAL Font 11, Single-line spacing, 1 margin

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Please submit the hardcopy (ie printed) of the report. Pages are to be stapled together.

7.

Write the names of all the group members on the front page of the report.

8.

Show ALL computations.

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Submission date: On or before Friday 28 November 2014 (12 noon). Any submission after
the due date will be subjected to a penalty of 20% - 50% of the marks allocated, depending on
how late the submission was.

10.

Reminder - Do not plagiarize!! As each group is given a company, different from other
groups, plagiarism is committed when, for example, the interpretations and comments are
similar (without making reference to the ratios computed). Any suspicion of plagiarism
committed will subject the doer/receiver and the giver to a penalty of being assigned zero 0
marks.

EBF1013 Assignment I (Financial Statements Analysis)

Instructions:
1) Selection of company
Select a company from the list of Malaysian companies provided. These companies are listed on
the Bursa Malaysia.
To access the selected company:
go to the Bursa Malaysia website www.bursamalaysia.com .
- Click on Listed Companies and from the drop-down menu click on List of companies and
Main Market.
- Select the appropriate alphabet (if the company you have chosen is TRY Berhad, then click on
T. This will display all the companies having names starting with T.
- Select Annual Reports. Click on the latest annual reports ie 2014 or 2013 (if 2014 is not
available).
- Under Attachments, click on the Annual Reports (in PDF), download and save.
2) Pages to print for attachments.
Print relevant pages of the latest annual report. These pages MUST be submitted as
attachments. Relevant pages should include:
(a) Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income (Income Statement), and
(b) Statement of Changes in Equity
(c) Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet).
(d) Relevant NOTES to the Accounts (for example the Note on Share Capital)
3) Report
Use the financial statements of the COMPANY (not the Group) to prepare your report. Your
report should be structured as follows:
(a) Brief companys profile (main business activities, products or services offered, in NOT more
than 1 page).
Computation of the following ratios for the two (2) periods (eg for year 2013 and comparative
2012). Formula and figures used for each ratio MUST be shown:
i.
Current ratio
ii.
Quick / Acid test ratio
iii.
Net Profit Margin / Return on Sales
iv.
Return on assets
v.
Inventory turnover
vi.
Average Collection Period
vii.
Debt ratio
viii.
Times interest earned
ix.
Earnings per share
x.
Dividend payout ratio
(b) Interpretation/Comments of the ratios. These should include:
explanation of what each ratio indicates
a statement as to which year is better and give possible reason(s) for the over or
under performance of the current year when compared to the previous year.
(c) Brief conclusion of the overall performance and position of the company (Not more than
half a page)