FIN$-2500$: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Winter $2024$

Group Project $(15\%)$

Due Date: March $31,2024,11$:$59$ pm

Assignment Content

Group Assignment $($Maximum $5$ students$)$ You must be enrolled on the Blackboard

page to submit this assignment

As a potential investor, you are going to analyze the financial viability of two Canadian

companies, Bell Media and Rogers Communication. Then you will make an investment decision and

justify your reasoning. Email your instructor on or before February $24$ for approval on the

two companies you wish to analyze to ensure they are compatible.

The Process

First, choose two public companies that are listed in the TSX$.$ Please avoid banks,

financial institutions, Insurance companies, and Resource companies. Ideally, the

companies should be in the same industry and of similar sizes in terms of either

Sales volume or Assets.

Second, obtain the most recent annual financial statements for each company. You can

get this from companies$$ websites $($usually under $$Investor Relations$$ or from

www$.$sedar.com$).$ Print off each company's balance sheet and income statement and

include these with your assignment.

NOTE: At a minimum, you must include a Bibliography that lists your sources. Humber

requires you to note these sources in APA style. Refer to the APA Tip Sheet for help with

the proper formatting.

Third, calculate a minimum of $3$ ratios $($in each of the five Ratio Categories listed

below$),$ for each company and briefly describe the comparative results for each

section $($a brief paragraph for each section$)$:

$($i$)$ Short$-$term Solvency $/$ Liquidity

$($ii$)$ Long$-$term Solvency $/$ Leverage

$($iii$)$ Asset Utilization

$($iv$)$ Profitability

$($v$)$ Market Value

$($vi$)$ Growth and Profitability

$$ Year to Year revenue growth

$$ Year to Year net profit growth

Finally, briefly give your overall impression of each company based on your

analysis and choose which one you think would make a better investment

option. Explain your answer.

Delivery

Prepare a report based on the above requirements. The report must include:

$$ A Cover page containing the course number, group number, and group

members$$ full names with ID$.$

$$ Table of contents

$$ An introduction $($minimum $$ page$)$

$$ Your findings, including all the detailed calculations.

$$ Side by side comparisons and analysis of ratios for the chosen companies

$$ Comparison and analysis with the industry ratios

$$ A well$-$written Conclusion $($Minimum $1$ page$)$

$$ Any other related information you deem important.

$$ Copy of Financial Statements that you have used in the calculations. $[$as

attachments or at the end of the report$]$

Please submit your report as an attachment in the Blackboard on or before the due date.

Expectations

All group members must participate in completing this assignment. If any member

did not participate or did minimal participation, other members may inform the

faculty and the faculty will decide on the grade of that member$($s$).$ You may also

mention the participation $\%$ on the cover sheet.

Please keep in mind that all members receive the same grade in a group project

unless otherwise disclosed. It is the responsibility of the group members both as

individuals and as a group regarding the clarity, proper calculation as well as analysis,

and quality of information you have provided in the project. It is up to you to divide

the project work, but everyone will get the same grade irrespective of how well you

contribute to a certain part of the project work.