Select any two public listed companies in the Australian Stock Exchange ASX and then write a report to evaluate their financing sources, by using their latest financial statements (annual reports of 2016 and 2017) and relevant research materials if necessary.

Hint: The two companies can be from the same industry (Coles v.s. Woolworths) or from different industries (ANZ v.s. BHP Billiton).

You have to be clever and pragmatic on selecting the company. It has to be large, substantial and must have available information for desk research. You are required to explore and collect information on the company to complete this assignment. Additional research is also required for this written report.

a. Introduction of the two selected companies .Company's name .Products or services Establishment year Main activities Organizational structure . Business achievement b. Identification and evaluation of the companies' financing sources FOR EACH COMPANY Identify correctly all financing sources of the company: leverage, equity issuing. Describe in details of the company's financing sources were given i. Short term debt, intermediate term debt, long term debt ii. Equity: ordinary share, preference share, redeemable share, management share. Analyse the capital structure, and important financial ratios Relate the company's financing structure and its financial reporting framework with the nature of its business and with nature of the overall financial market condition. a. Introduction of the two selected companies .Company's name .Products or services Establishment year Main activities Organizational structure . Business achievement b. Identification and evaluation of the companies' financing sources FOR EACH COMPANY Identify correctly all financing sources of the company: leverage, equity issuing. Describe in details of the company's financing sources were given i. Short term debt, intermediate term debt, long term debt ii. Equity: ordinary share, preference share, redeemable share, management share. Analyse the capital structure, and important financial ratios Relate the company's financing structure and its financial reporting framework with the nature of its business and with nature of the overall financial market condition