200821: Financial Reports for Decision Making- Report Writing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS1814

Report Writing Assignment:

Task: The group assignment involves analysis of the 2016 Annual Report of an ASX listed company, Blackmores Ltd. Part A requirements: Part A requires investigation of relevant management discussion for Blackmores Ltd for the financial year ending 30 June 2016. This involves answering the following questions in your own words (i.e. do not simply “cut and paste” information from the Annual Report). Remember we are applying critical thinking concepts, so you need to be able to explain and justify your choices. Make sure all answers are fully referenced using the Harvard referencing system and that you include a reference list at the end of your assignment. Guidelines for using the Harvard referencing system can be found at: http://library.westernsydney.edu.au/uws_library/guides/referencing-citation Question 1: Last month, your overseas visitors purchased a large volume of popular Blackmore health products to take home with them. This raised your interest in the Blackmores business, what category of business is Blackmores? Use both qualitative (i.e. non-financial) evidence from the “CEO’s Year in Review’’ appearing in the Annual Report (Blackmores Ltd, 2016, p.8-12 only) and quantitative (i.e. financial) information from the Consolidated Financial Statements (Blackmores Ltd, 2016, p.64-67 only) to support and explain the reason for you choice of category. Question 2: Read the “Chairman’s Introduction” (Blackmores Ltd, 2016, p.6-7 only). Discuss two significant points mentioned that would be important to an existing investor. One discussion point should be positive for the existing investor and one point should be matter of concern for existing investors. Provide evidence to support your choice.