The assignment consists of a full financial analysis and assessment of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.  Students may select any company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and must obtain relevant financial statements from the company website (the three basic financial statements for each of the years that you analyse and discuss must be one of the appendices to your report), as well as relevant contextual and performance research from multiple sources. We suggest you use an industry with which you are familiar so that you can include relevant information and sensible data and deploy your industry knowledge to enhance your contextual analysis and discussion.

The report should adhere to the following requirements:
•Report length should be no more than 2000 words, not including the Executive Summary, Appendices, or Bibliography.
Executive summary (The first page of your report - one page absolute maximum, double spaced) It is essential that you obtain the JCU resource that describes what ‘a report’ is, and then demonstrate that you are able to comply with it.
Contents page
Introduction and explanation of the business and any important contextual information that assists in understanding the financial data you are analysing and presenting. (short but sufficient to provide context)
Discussion and critical analysis of financial statements and accompanying material in the context of the particular business and economy, competitors, and any other relevant information and data that enhance understanding of the business’s financial situation.  In this section you will draw on the analysis you have undertaken, details of which will be in the appendices of your report.
Conclusion about the financial performance and position of the business, how you see its likely future performance and any other relevant conclusion supported by your analysis and discussion.
An appendix containing details of your analysis. Depending on which analytical tools you choose to use, this could include vertical and horizontal analysis, and ratios analysing the business’s liquidity, working capital management, solvency, capital structure and gearing, profitability and efficiency and market performance and other relevant areas that you discuss in the body of your report, trend analysis and so on.
An appendix of the three core financial statements for the years that are analysed.
Other relevant material that enhances your analysis and discussion
Bibliography in proper academic format using APA conventions (if you are unsure of how to do this, please consult the library guides)

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