Financial Analysis and Management (FAM) Assignment -

Learning Outcomes -

1. Define, analyse, synthesise, critically discuss and interpret financial accounting reports and strategies and key concepts and comparative models, and their relationship to financial strategy and decision making within businesses and organisations.

2. Identify, analyse and evaluate financial business and enterprise positioning within the contexts of corporate investment, asset management, decision making and strategy, and economic, legal and tax environments.

TASK DESCRIPTION - Assignment ONE

TASKS -

Question 1 - Using a company listed on the London Stock Exchange that is agreed with your Lecturer:

1) Analyse critically the changes in financial performance (both strategic and operational) over the last five years. Relate these changes to the following areas:

• Liquidity,
• Profitability
• Working capital management
• Capital structure management
• Stock market performance.

2) Explain any problems or limitations of your analysis.

3) Make recommendations for any improvements to the areas listed in (1) above.

Question 2 - Required: Critically evaluate five different sources of external finance that are available to a public listed company. Identify and explain what considerations may be taken into account by the Board of Directors.

Word count - 3000-3200 words.