The Nairobi Securities Exchange has 64 listed companies. As per the requirements of the companies act, these companies are required to publish their financial statements yearly and therefore these financial statements can easily be acquired by any member of public from their websites, offices or print media.

Kenya Airways

Safaricom

Nation Media Group

Barclays Bank Kenya

Equity Bank

Bamburi Cement

British American Tobacco

Centum Investment Company

In relation to the above statement, obtain financial statements for any of the above listed companies STRICTLY for the financial year 2017 - 2018 and analyze them as below;

Required

a. Calculate any two ratios from each of the categories below; (18 marks)

Debt ratios

Growth and valuation ratios

Turnover ratios

b. Using the ratios calculated; evaluate the performance of the company. (12 marks)