Select Google and Yahoo as a company and Follow the instructions in the attachment to complete the project. Word limits is ten pagesd
1 of 4 ACCY801-Project Report Guidelines 1- Select a listed company of your choice (from Real Estate, Construction, Industrials or Services sector) with data available for the years 2013 - 2017. 2- Analyze, assess and highlight the market and financial position of your company. Conduct a S.W.O.T analysis for the company highlighting main financial and market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Conduct interviews to collect qualitative data if needed. 3- You are required to review the financial statements and collect all relevant and available data. 4- Trend analysis is an aspect of financial analysis that tries to predict the future movement based on past data. Trend analysis is based on the idea that what has happened in the past gives traders an idea of what will happen in the future. For this purpose, the following data for your selected company and its benchmark are to be enclosed and analyzed as part of your analysis for the years 2012-2017: Total Assets Total Owners' Equity 9 Earnings Per Share (EPS) Total Liabilities Market Capitalization O NOGAWN- Return on Assets (ROA) Total Sales (or Total Return on Equity (ROE) Net Profits from Operations Operating Cash Flows 14 Retained Earnings Investing Cash Flows 15 Debt Ratio Financing Cash Flows 16 Growth Rate Dividends Per Share (DPS) 5- Your report should include the following elements: a. Introduction and overview of the company (2 pages) b. Comparative cross-sectional and Industrial analysis, which should include: i. Horizontal analysis tables of the financial statements used (for the years 2016- 2017). ii. Trend Analysis and relevant charts (for the years 2013-2017). iii. Vertical analysis tables of the financial statements used (for the year 2017). iv. Ratio tables that support your analysis. c. Financial Ratios (for the years 2016-2017) which should include cross-sectional and Industrial analysis: i. Liquidity analysis ii. Activity analysis. iii. Solvency and Debt Management analysis. iv.Profitability analysis d. Conclusion and suggestions. 6- Project must follow certain basic style and format guidelines. The report should not be more than 20 pages long, be of A4 size, with the suggested following layout: (i) top margin 2.5 cm; bottom margin 2.5 cm; left margin 3.5 cm; and right margin 2.5 cm. (ii) Papers must be written for compatibility with: Word for Windows; with the suggested font and format attributes: Arial font. size 12: single line spacing paragraph: and justify alignment. The page numbers have to be centered at the bottom of the page. You have to bind and submit 1 copy of your project. 1 | Page UOWD ACCY801 Project
