Comment on the Port of Melbourne Corporation's financial strength and weakness based on short term solvency, financial stability (gearing), efficiency of asset management and profitability. Your discussion should include an analysis of the company's performance over the two-year period and a comparison to the 2013 average of selected comparison ports below (word limit 700 words). You are working for a bank as a financial analyst. The Port of Melbourne Corporation has approached a manager in the Loan Department for a substantial loan to finance its proposed long-term expansion plan. The manager seeks your advice whether the loan should be granted or not. Give your advice in the form of a brief report including a table showing the relevant ratios used to support your opinion (word limit 300 words). Pages 22-24 of this booklet are the financial statements of the Port of Melbourne Corporation for the year ended 30 June 2013. These statements include the Comprehensive Operating Statement, Statement of Financial Position, and Statement of Cash Flows, together with comparative amounts for the previous year. Complete the following Four (4) tasks. Discuss the interrelationships between the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position and the statement of cash flows, using evidence from the Port of Melbourne Corporation statements (Word limit 120 words). Use the data in the report to calculate the following ratios for both years. Comment on the Port of Melbourne Corporation's financial strength and weakness based on short term solvency, financial stability (gearing), efficiency of asset management and profitability. Your discussion should include an analysis of the company's performance over the two-year period and a comparison to the 2013 average of selected comparison ports below (word limit 700 words). You are working for a bank as a financial analyst. The Port of Melbourne Corporation has approached a manager in the Loan Department for a substantial loan to finance its proposed long-term expansion plan. The manager seeks your advice whether the loan should be granted or not. Give your advice in the form of a brief report including a table showing the relevant ratios used to support your opinion (word limit 300 words). Pages 22-24 of this booklet are the financial statements of the Port of Melbourne Corporation for the year ended 30 June 2013. These statements include the Comprehensive Operating Statement, Statement of Financial Position, and Statement of Cash Flows, together with comparative amounts for the previous year. Complete the following Four (4) tasks. Discuss the interrelationships between the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position and the statement of cash flows, using evidence from the Port of Melbourne Corporation statements (Word limit 120 words). Use the data in the report to calculate the following ratios for both years