Required:

A. Cash flow Analysis(9 marks)

Analyse the Statements of Cash Flows of your allocated company for 2019 (comparing to earlier years where relevant). Use the analysis checklist questions and points provided in Jennifer’s Topic 4 workshop to guide your analysis. You should also provide brief information about any significant business events and activities that help explain your observations from the cash flow statements and provide a conclusion evaluating the health of the company from a cash flow perspective. Approximately 400 words.

B. Calculation of Ratios(6 marks)

Calculate the following six (6) ratios for the three years 2017 – 2019 (2016 financial information will assist you in calculating averages, where necessary). You are to use only those ratio formulas that are contained within the unit resources; i.e. in the prescribed textbook, study guide, Jennifer’s workshop slides and other content provided via the unit’s Learning Pathway.

1.Return on equity

2.Operating Profit Margin

3.Inventories turnover period

4.Current ratio

5.Debt to assets ratio (available in the Study Guide)

6.Interest cover ratio For each of the ratios, you should:write out the ratio formula that you used;

provide the source (textbook, study guide etc.) for that formula;

show the numbers that you used to calculate your answer. These numbers should only come from the financial statements or notes to the accounts, not earlier sections of the annual report;and

show your answer. These should be given to two decimal places and given in a format that indicates whether it is in %, times, ratio or days.

 

C.Working Capital Management Analysis(8 marks)

Evaluate the working capital management of your allocated company. Start your analysis by calculating the company’s cash conversion cycle(CCC)for the three years 2017, 2018 and 2019 using relevant ratios you calculated in Part B and additional ratios available to you in your company’s folder in the ACC00724 MySCU site.

Using these figures, evaluate the CCC and each of the areas that make it up with a view to identifying areas of strength and/or weakness. Give brief suggestions for actions the company could take to make improvements, noting any potential benefits and costs.Approximately 350words.

D.Further Company Analysis(12marks)

Based on the ratios over three years you have calculated, along with additional ratios available in your company’s folder on the ACC00724 MySCU site, analyse and evaluate the company’s profitability, efficiency, liquidity,financial gearing and investment performance.Ensure you also provide an overall evaluation that links together your major findings for each category of ratios.Approximately 750words