Your Task

Select a company that is currently listed on the ASX.

Write a Financial Analysis Report using an essay structure to interpret a company’s most recent annual report.

Assessment Instructions

Select a company that is currently listed on the ASX. Write a Financial Analysis Report that interprets the company’s most recent annual report. This report will need to be written for a stakeholder (external investor or internal manager).

Research additional information beyond the annual report about the company’s performance. Use the group financial results if the annual report presents financial results for the group and parent company.

Justify the selection of financial and non-financial performance indicators that are relevant for evaluating the company’s financial performance.

Use a formal language and structure of your report. Refer to Resource A below. Include relevant non-financial analyses. Refer to Resource B below.

Resource B

Consider the following questions if they are relevant to the company’s financial performance.

• What are the core business area(s) and geographic locations in which the company operates?

• How have specific financial results improved or changed?

• Is there evidence from other sources that can verify the trends for the industry?

• What are the company’s current business strategy or strategies and key points of difference in the target market? Is there a specific skillset required of employees?

• What is the current and future market potential for the company? What influences have recent global events apparently had on the company? In which specific areas?

• Identify strengths of the company’s management team and how these may benefit the organisation in future financial years.

• What are the remuneration trends from last year to this year for the highest earners?

• Is there a difference in the wages that could be earned in a competitor’s business?

• What is the current management structure and ownership structure?

• Identify strengths of the company’s management team and how these may benefit the organisation in future financial years.

• What are the remuneration trends from last year to this year for the highest earners?

• Are there other non-wage-related benefits?

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