For your chosen company, please complete the following tasks. Please use the most recent annual report available.
1. Company background
Provide a brief background of the company which including but not limited to the following key points :
Company’s products and services, its operating market.
Main competitors
Business model
For the last 5 years, provide details of the net profit for the company, as well as income tax paid.
3. Accounting and market valuation
What was the market capitalisation of the company as at the reporting date of the latest annual report? How does this compare to the net book value of the company at that date? If there is a difference, what do you believe has caused this?
Who were the largest two investors and what were there shareholdings?
5. Financial statement analysis
Provide a trend analysis for the previous 5 years for key profit and cash flow figures. In addition, provide a discussion of any noticeable trends or outliers.
Provide a ratio analysis of the most recent annual report figures available. Based on this analysis, please comment on the company’s:
Profitability;
Asset efficiency;
What effect is the current COVID-19 pandemic having on the company and the industry it operates in?
Given the above analysis, and the company’s current share price, would this be a company worth investing in? Why or why not?
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