Assignment Question

$($Allotted Marks: $15)$

$1.$ Students are required to select a company listed on Muscat Stock Exchange and download the financial statements for $3$ years and analyze the following details, commenting on the results:

A$.$ Share capital: Types and classes of shares, number of shares, authorized capital, issued capital, and paid$-$up capital. Show and interpret the results for equity and preference capital separately.

B$.$ Reserves and Surplus: The net profit earned, other statutory and non$-$statutory reserves $($including retained earnings$)$ for the $3$ years period. Interpret the results accordingly.

C$.$ Dividends: History of dividend payment for the $3$ years, including types of dividends, amount of dividend, increase or decrease in dividend, and possible reasons for any changes from the notes.

D$.$ EPS$($Earnings per Share$)$: Basic and diluted earnings per shares for the $3$ years, including the profits attributable to shareholders and average number of outstanding shares for each year.

The rubric for assessment is as follows:

Criteria

Marks

Introduction

$2$

Main contents

$10$

Conclusion

$2$

References

$1$

Total

$15$