As seen in the instructions, a certain company has to be chosen for this project.
chose a company named “Industries Qatar” in Qatar. So please mention this company as you work along.

http://www.industriesqatar.com.qa/IQ/IQ.nsf/en_Index?ReadForm

This is the company’s website.
The hyperlinks on the left hand side of the website will be useful for the research.

Qatar University, College of Business and Economics
Department of Accounting and IS
Fethi Saidi, M.Acc, Ph.D.
Advanced Accounting (ACCT 418) Fall 2015
Research Project
This is an individual project to be submitted as a safe assignment in Blackboard.
Submission date: DECEMBER 27th Safe Assign.
Many local companies in Qatar make annual reports available on their corporate Internet home
page.
Their annual reports also can be accessed through Doha Stock Market (DSM) website.
http://www.qe.com.qa/pps/PortalTemplates/complinks/CompaniesPopupUrl.htm
Access the most recent 3 annual reports (2009-2010-2011) for a listed company in Doha Stock
Exchange to complete the following requirements.
Required
Prepare a report describing your findings for the following: (not more than 5 pages)
1. The company’s reported operating segments for three consecutive years (how many for
each year).
2. Are the company’s reported segments based on product lines, geographic areas, or some other
basis?
3. The importance of each operating segment for the company as a whole in terms of revenues,
income, and assets.
4. Whether the company provides any enterprise wide disclosures in addition to disclosures
related to its operating segments.
5. Whether the company provides disclosures about major customers.
6. A general conclusion about the quality of the segment information disclosed by the company
you have selected.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure to inform all your colleagues about the company you have selected. Each
student must work on a different company.
2012 2013 2014
Number of operating segments
Number of geographical segments
Net sales
Net income
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Return on Equity (ROE)*
Total assets
Return on Assets (ROA) **

As seen in the instructions, a certain company has to be chosen for this project.
chose a company named “Industries Qatar” in Qatar. So please mention this company as you work along.

http://www.industriesqatar.com.qa/IQ/IQ.nsf/en_Index?ReadForm

This is the company’s website.
The hyperlinks on the left hand side of the website will be useful for the research.

Qatar University, College of Business and Economics
Department of Accounting and IS
Fethi Saidi, M.Acc, Ph.D.
Advanced Accounting (ACCT 418) Fall 2015
Research Project
This is an individual project to be submitted as a safe assignment in Blackboard.
Submission date: DECEMBER 27th Safe Assign.
Many local companies in Qatar make annual reports available on their corporate Internet home
page.
Their annual reports also can be accessed through Doha Stock Market (DSM) website.
http://www.qe.com.qa/pps/PortalTemplates/complinks/CompaniesPopupUrl.htm
Access the most recent 3 annual reports (2009-2010-2011) for a listed company in Doha Stock
Exchange to complete the following requirements.
Required
Prepare a report describing your findings for the following: (not more than 5 pages)
1. The company’s reported operating segments for three consecutive years (how many for
each year).
2. Are the company’s reported segments based on product lines, geographic areas, or some other
basis?
3. The importance of each operating segment for the company as a whole in terms of revenues,
income, and assets.
4. Whether the company provides any enterprise wide disclosures in addition to disclosures
related to its operating segments.
5. Whether the company provides disclosures about major customers.
6. A general conclusion about the quality of the segment information disclosed by the company
you have selected.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure to inform all your colleagues about the company you have selected. Each
student must work on a different company.
2012 2013 2014
Number of operating segments
Number of geographical segments
Net sales
Net income
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Return on Equity (ROE)*
Total assets
Return on Assets (ROA) **