Task$-$ Analysis of financial statement

You must choose a Company listed on a Stock Exchange of your choice. You must also find a suitable Competitor for the Company chosen $($preferably of similar size$)$ to enable valid comparisons of performance to be made.

Required:

$$ A brief introduction to the company, the nature of its business and a brief overview of

its financial performance and position over the past five years.

$$ Compare the financial performance of your company and a suitable competitor using a

minimum of $10$ ratios over the last $2$ financial years. Your analysis should cover profitability, liquidity, efficiency and capital structure ratios.

$$ Comment on the business from an investor$$s point of view in terms of movements in share price and investor ratios and compare your business to the Stock Market performance over the past year.

$$ Comment on the Company$$s Sources of Finance by analysing the Balance Sheet and the Cash Flow Statement.

$$ Consider the limitations of your analysis and any reservations that you may have about the analysis that you have provided.