select a company of your choice not listed on any Stock Exchange

and analyze the companys performance over a minimum of five year period

Step one: Select a company that is not listed on any stock exchange

Step two: Prepare a short statement explaining why the company was selected

Step three: Do research on the company

i.

Annual Corporate Report (4-6 years)

ii.

Industry data

iii.

Articles about company, industry and general economic relevance

Step four: Analyze the companys performance

i.

Trend analysis

ii.

Vertical analysis

iii.

Ratio analysis

iv.

Benchmarking comparison to industry Standards etc

v.

Evaluating of recent information (articles, investment analysis/rating, etc)

vi.

Capital structure

vii.

Working capital management

Note: appropriate comments and interpretations are required. Suggest solutions to the problems identified

Step five: Evaluate Company

Assuming you have GH500,000. Based on the information you have gathered, will you buy

shares of this company if it listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange

Step Six: Preparation of Final Report.

Your final report must include the following:

a. A title page

b. The body of the report

i.

A description of the industry

ii.

A description of the company

iii.

Identification of significant accounting policy

iv.

What is impressive about this company?

v.

Analysis of financial performance (see step 4 above)

vi.

Evaluation (see step 5 above)

c. A bibliography and appendices