Financial Statement
You are required to examine in detail the latest available annual financial statements of a chosen company / Group of Companies to provide an in-depth analysis (4 sub questions below) of its financial performance. This will be a company quoted on the Hong Kong or Shanghai stock exchange market. (Don’t use XiaoMi, Want Want Holdings Limited, China Telecom and China Unicom) If you are in any doubt as to the validity of you chosen company please consult with the module tutor, preferably before the end of the taught phase of the study block. Your analysis should be in four parts Max Word limit Marks 1. Briefly introduce the company and identify one major competitor 100 5 2. Calculate the TEN (10) most relevant ratios for the two years reported in the latest annual financial statements that you believe will enable you to understand the companys operational and financial performance. You should justify each ratio chosen. The ratios should cover the areas of profitability, efficiency and liquidity, and should reflect the performance of the company and the industry that it is in 600 20 3. Using only the ratios in part two, critically appraise the companys performance in relation to the major competitor identified in part 1. You may use similar ratios calculated for the competitor. 800 20 4. Based on all your analysis, make a series of no more than five key practical recommendations to the board as to how the company might improve its financial performance. 1000 25
