BM702FT International Financial Management CW1

BM702FT International Financial Management CW1

BM702FT International Financial Management CW1
International Finance
Management
Module.
Your identity:
You are a newly qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, in your first role of a financial consultant.
Request for service:
One of your clients has approached you for a confidential and professional advic
e relating to the purchase
of
a company
.
The d
irectors of your client company are
unsure of the financial position and
financial
performance of this compan
y
, as they have so far not carried out any analysis.
Specific Instructions:
Study the latest available annual report
s and accounts of this
company
ear
–
marked for acquisition
and
undertake such further study and research as necessary to be able to respond t
o the
Requirement
indicated below.
C
opies of the latest available set of Repor
ts and Accounts of the company
should be obta
ined from the
relevant company
’
s
website.
The coursework report should be accompanied by:
(i) The set of company
’
s
reports and acco
unts to which it refers, and
(ii) A certificate signed by you that the report is based on your own unassisted effort.
You can select an industry and
company
of your choice on condition the annual reports are
available over the internet.
http://www.annualreports.com/
may be a good source.
Requirement:
Using the traditional method of financial ratio analysis and the professional interpretation of these ratios,
determine the financial position and perform
ance of this company
. On
the basis
of this analysis
,
identify
the weaknesses in the company and offer recommendations for improvement.
Furthermore,
write a brief report to the Board of Directors of your client company
explain
ing
whether you
would recommend
this company to
for acquisition.
Structure:
Note that marks will be awarded for Structure. Structure includes the orderly presentation of relevant
material
, clarity of expression
and the extent of research evidenced by the appropriateness and adequacy
of in
–
text referencing and bibliograp
hy. There must be a Cover Page and Contents Page, paragraphs of
Introduction and Conclusion and pages must be numbered. Recommendations
for improvement
must be
realistic, relevant and capable of practical implementation.
)
The Assignment Task:
Significance of the coursework
This coursework accounts for 30% of the overall assessment for the
BM702FT
International Finance
Management
Module.
Your identity:
You are a newly qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, in your first role of a financial consultant.
Request for service:
One of your clients has approached you for a confidential and professional advic
e relating to the purchase
of
a company
.
The d
irectors of your client company are
unsure of the financial position and
financial
performance of this compan
y
, as they have so far not carried out any analysis.
Specific Instructions:
Study the latest available annual report
s and accounts of this
company
ear
–
marked for acquisition
and
undertake such further study and research as necessary to be able to respond t
o the
Requirement
indicated below.
C
opies of the latest available set of Repor
ts and Accounts of the company
should be obta
ined from the
relevant company
’
s
website.
The coursework report should be accompanied by:
(i) The set of company
’
s
reports and acco
unts to which it refers, and
(ii) A certificate signed by you that the report is based on your own unassisted effort.
You can select an industry and
company
of your choice on condition the annual reports are
available over the internet.
http://www.annualreports.com/
may be a good source.
Requirement:
Using the traditional method of financial ratio analysis and the professional interpretation of these ratios,
determine the financial position and perform
ance of this company
. On
the basis
of this analysis
,
identify
the weaknesses in the company and offer recommendations for improvement.
Furthermore,
write a brief report to the Board of Directors of your client company
explain
ing
whether you
would recommend
this company to
for acquisition.
Structure:
Note that marks will be awarded for Structure. Structure includes the orderly presentation of relevant
material
, clarity of expression
and the extent of research evidenced by the appropriateness and adequacy
of in
–
text referencing and bibliograp
hy. There must be a Cover Page and Contents Page, paragraphs of
Introduction and Conclusion and pages must be numbered. Recommendations
for improvement
must be
realistic, relevant and capable of practical implementation.