You are required to prepare a 2000 word report that addresses two specific tasks:

Undertake an analysis of the performance of two companies A and B comparing and

contrasting performance against each other you should use a range of performance indicators discussed in class but can be

supplemented by other indicators and approaches as you believe appropriate. You

should specifically look at the capital structure of the business and any impact that

may have on the performance and resilience of the company.

Company A EBIT (Turnover) PBIT EAT TOTAL ASSETS CASH TOTAL LIABILITIES TOTAL EQUITY GEARING CAPITAL EMPLOYED ROTA ROI ROE 2020 13,099,687 611,556 858,086 18,430,207 5,196,679 7,103,723 11,326,484 27.05% 14,176,546 3.32% 4.31% 7.57% 2019 14,705,091 1,725,014 1,913,348 17,740,374 4,504,909 7,060,307 10,680,067 31.21% 13,665,949 9.72% 12.62% 17.90% Company B EBIT (Turnover) PBIT EAT TOTAL ASSETS CASH TOTAL LIABILITIES TOTAL EQUITY GEARING CAPITAL EMPLOYED ROTA ROI ROE 2020 47,855,000 3,564,000 2,871,000 59,321,000 9,596,000 33,688,000 25,633,000 1.70% 26,070,000 6.01% 13.67% 11.20% 2019 45,421,000 3,991,000 3,262,000 48,947,000 3,112,000 26,185,000 22,762,000 1.16% 23,027,000 8.15% 17.33% 14.33%