Internal Code : 1IFFD
Accounting Assignment Help
TASK1
This assignment should be completed in groups of up to five people. Each group is required to select an Australian listed company from a company list provided on UTSOnline. It is required that groups should be finalised by the end of week 1 and a company is chosen by the end of week 2.
Perform macroeconomic analysis, industry analysis, business strategy analysis and accounting analysis based on the chosen company, and produce a professional group report as though you were a prospective management consultant. The analysis should be informed by various sources of publically available information such as the official website of the company and industry reports, and should be supported by ABS data or other statistical information. The report has a total mark of 20 and should cover:
Macroeconomic Analysis: Describe the company’s economic environment and evaluate how this has impacted historic firm performance and is likely relevant to future performance.
What has been going on in the economy over the last 5 years? What is predicted to happen? How is it related your company? Identify and analyse at least three most relevant economics factors that have significantly influenced your company’s performance. These economic factors may include but not limited to GDP, inflation, interest rate, foreign exchange rates, oil prices, population growth, consumer demands, etc.
Industry Analysis: Evaluate the level of competition in the industry or industries that your company operates in using Porter’s Five Forces framework.
Form a conclusion for each force and for the industry overall. That is, the level of competition is high, moderate or low.
Business Strategy Analysis: Identify and discuss key success factors and key risks of the company’s strategy. Also evaluate the sustainability of profits generated by the strategy in the future.
Accounting Analysis: Use the six-step accounting analysis framework to assess the degree to which the firm’s accounting reflects the underlying business reality. Identify any accounting distortions if there is any and evaluate their impact on profits and the sustainability of profits.
Overall Report Quality: The report should be readily comprehensible, condensed and within the word limit. Information should be collected from various reliable sources to inform analysis and references are properly cited. Tables and graphs should be used to effectively present information.
If the company operates in several economic regions, industries or has several business segments, only include material business operations in the analysis. It is material if it generates or will generate more than 10% of the company’s total sales revenue
TASK2
This exam, consisting of practical and theory questions, will test students understanding of the theory and ability to apply the theory to business valuation and financial analysis. Specifically, the exam tests students’ comprehensive understanding and ability to perform macro-economic, industry, strategy and accounting analyses; ability to reformat financial statements and implement ratio analysis; theoretical comprehension of the different valuation models and ability to apply them in practical scenarios; theoretical and practical understanding of CAPM and WACC.
+61480015851
Download Solution
Order New Solution