Using the 2018 annual reports of the company allocated to you, analyse the financial performance and position of the company from an investor’s point of view using ratio analysis. You are expected to select and calculate exactly 6 ratios of your choice over each of the last two-year period for this purpose.
Explain with reasons whether you will be prepared to invest in this company. Historical share prices can be obtained at the following web address: http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/.
Word limit: 1500 words
What counts towards the word limits?
• Appendices – except where these merely reproduce material from your sources / ratio calculations / tables / graphs / diagrams
• Any additional explanation of terms / glossaries etc. WILL count towards the word limit.
• Any tables pasted as picture will be reviewed by the marker and word count added to the main body of the text.
What does not count towards the word limit?
• Appendices exceptions noted above. • Brief quotes — about 5 lines is the maximum acceptable for each quote, and you should not have more than 6 quotes in your essay. You don’t need to include any at all if you don’t want to. If you do use quotes, it is important that you have a good reason for including it — the quote must be properly introduced and you must make some comments on each one.