ANALYSIS OF A SET OF UK FINANCIAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
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be aware of cashflow statements (IAS7)- see chapter 7(Dyson) basic examples are given and this has been already covered.
SUGGESTIONS FOR LAYOUT/SUBMISSION OF BA5002 COURSEWORK: REQUIRED WORDS: 1200 -1500 WORDS) INCLUDE ONLY WRITTEN WORK. Charts, bibliography/ref etc,WORDS NOT COUNTED (excluded) GOOD USE OF ENGLISH & TERMINILOGIES TOGETHER WITH GOOD PRESENTATION CARRY BONUS MARKS. (s odedra)
REMEMBER: ONLY 2 YEARS RATIOS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS REQUIRED.
CONTENTS PAGE DETAIL only suggestions
INTRODUCTION 2 ABOUT HALF A PAGE TELL US BRIEFLY WHY YOU HAVE CHOSEN THOSE COMPANIES
ANALYSIS OF RATIOS 3-5 SEE MODULE BOOKLET FOR RATIOS plus see TEXT BOOKS (work out/calculate your ratios, explain what each ratio shows, etc.)
INTERPRETATION/DISCUSSION 6-10 EXPLAIN/RELATE YOUR RATIOS MAKING SURE YOU QUANTIFY YOUR POINTS, ETC., MADE.- fpr example Gross profits increase from £ xxxx to £ yyyy, that is from xxx % to yyyy % then explain & comment. DO NOT FORGET TO MAKE SOME BASIC COMMENTS ON CASHFLOW STATEMENTS(IAS7)
LIMITATIONS/CRITICISMS OF RATIOS 11 READ VARIOUS SOURCES ON THE LIMITATIONS OF RATIOS USE ABOUT HALF A PAGE
CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS 12 MAKE GOOD YOUR CONCLUSIONS, BRINGING TOGETHER ALL THE INFORMATION YOUVER FOUND ON THE 2 COMPANIES OVER 3 YEARS
APPENDICES: WORKINGS, CHARTS/
DIAGRAMS/TABLES/ GRAPHS, ETC. 13 WORKINGS, TABLES/DIAGRAMS/GRAPHS,
ETC DO NOT FORGET TO ATTACH COPIES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: (INCOME STATEMENTS,STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION & CASHFLOW STATEMENTS HIGHLIGHTING ITEMS YOU ARE DISCUSSING
BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCE/ NOTE:
JOURNALS
. 14 MUST ACKNOWLEDGE ALL QUOTES MADE WITHIN THE TEXT USING HARVARD, ETC., REFERENCING AND FULL REFERENCE THESE IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY PLUS REFERENCING ALL OTHER BOOKS, WEBSITES, ETC. YOUVE USED i.e., ACKNOWLEDGE WHERE YOUR INFORMATION CAME FROM.
NOTE:
The above are SUGGESTIONS and guidelines and do not have to be (totally) rigidly adhered to. Your tutor may assist you.