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You are the Financial advisor of a company, you have to study the performance and growth of the

respective company and provide a report with recommendations. Draft a report containing -

Content of the assignment report:

1. Introduction of the Company (Brief profile: Business of the Company, financial


objectives, size, growth rate, contribution towards GDP of economy with graphs, and
sales projections)

2. Analysis of the Company Financial statements


Study the financial statements for last two years and analyze the financial position of the
business and study the following points:
 How much debt the company has relative to equity
 How liquid the business is in the short term (less than one year)
 What percentage of assets are tangible and what percentage comes from financial
transactions?
 How long it takes to receive outstanding payments from customers and repay
suppliers and cash conversion cycle
 How long it takes to sell inventory the business keeps on hand

3. Analyze the Cash Flow Statement

Study the cash flow statement of last two years and comment on the following points:

o The liquidity situation of the company


o The company’s sources of cash
o The free cash flow the company generates to further invest in assets or operations
o Whether overall cash has increased or decreased

4. Financial Ratio Analysis


Calculate and interpret the following ratios at least two from each category for the last two
years:
 Liquidity ratios
 Long-term solvency or financial leverage ratios
 Profitability ratios
 Turn over or assets management ratios
 Market value ratios

5. Recommendation
6. Conclusion
7. References

Instructions to be followed in making the assignment report:


1. Write your report with proper structured cover page, table of content, table of figures.
2. Report should be at least 6 pages with 12 font size, spacing 1.15, Times New Roman.
3. No plagiarism elements are allowed
4. This assignment requires the use of multiple sources such as: journal articles, industry
reports, Bloomberg data can be accessed, Companies annual report, newspaper articles,
etc.
5. The report should be concise and succinct.

(Note: SCMHRD gives you access to Bloomberg terminals and the use of its data in the report
would be appreciated)

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