case study

For your chosen company, please complete the following tasks. Please use the most recent annual report available.

1. Company background

Provide a brief background of the company  which including but not limited to the following key points :

Company’s products and services, its operating market.

Main competitors

Business model

Key achievements in the business history

2. Accounting disclosures

Have there been any significant changes to accounting policies during last 2 years ? If so, provide details of which policies have changed, and the impact (if any) on the statement of financial position (as at the reporting date) or the statement of financial performance (for the current financial year). If no impact, please indicate that.

Identify the reportable operating segments. Provide details on the size and profitability of the operating segments.

For the last 5 years, provide details of the net profit for the company, as well as income tax paid.

3. Accounting and market valuation

What was the market capitalisation of the company as at the reporting date of the latest annual report? How does this compare to the net book value of the company at that date? If there is a difference, what do you believe has caused this?

4. Additional disclosures

How much were key management personnel (KMP) paid? Provide a total and by category.

What is the role of the independent auditor? How much were the independent auditor’s paid? Provide a total and by category.

Who were the largest two investors and what were there shareholdings?

5. Financial statement analysis

Provide a trend analysis for the previous 5 years for key profit and cash flow figures. In addition, provide a discussion of any noticeable trends or outliers.

Provide a ratio analysis of the most recent annual report figures available. Based on this analysis, please comment on the company’s:

Profitability;

Asset efficiency;

Liquidity;

Capital structure; and

Market performance

What effect is the current COVID-19 pandemic having on the company and the industry it operates in?

Given the above analysis, and the company’s current share price, would this be a company worth investing in? Why or why not?