BAVA GROUP ASSIGNMENT
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Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 2: 11th October, 2019 Page 1 of 7 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 ASSESSMENT BRIEF-ASSESSMENT 3 COURSE: Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Accounting Unit Code: B01BAVA320 Unit Title: Business Analysis and Valuation Type of Assessment: Assessment 3 – Group assignment (3-4 students in a group) Length/Duration: 2000 words (word count excluding executive summary, table of content, references, appendix & tables) Unit Learning Outcomes addressed: 1) Understand the basic techniques of financial analysis and business valuation. 2) Explain the linkage between industry analysis, strategic business analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis and prospective analysis. 3) Demonstrate inter-relationships between differing business disciplines: financial accounting, financial management and strategic management. 4) Demonstrate work-ready disciplinary knowledge with the application of all three major aspects of financial accounting, financial management and strategic management. Submission Date: Friday 4pm Week 10 Assessment Task: The group (3-4 students) assignment is aimed at developing your practical skills in financial statement analysis and valuation. It is also designed to enhance teamwork, and develop your analytical and communication skills. Details of the assignment will be discussed in week 2 Total Mark: 100 marks Weighting: 20 % Students are advised that submission of an Assessment Task past the due date without a formally signed approved Assignment Extension Form (Kent Website MyKent Student Link> FORM – Assignment Extension Application Form – Student Login Required) or previously approved application for other extenuating circumstances impacting course of study, incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day, calculated by deduction from the total mark. For example. An Assessment Task marked out of 40 will incur a 2 mark penalty for each calendar day. https://kentinstituteaustralia.sharepoint.com/sites/Policies%26Forms/SitePages/Home.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FPolicies%26Forms%2FPolicies%20and%20Forms%2FStudent&FolderCTID=0x012000E6C01ECDB12ACE448B94EB84A9F93758&View=%7B148054E0%2D0936%2D4517%2D8B3E%2DD0CCDC7CD88F%7D Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 2: 11th October, 2019 Page 2 of 7 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 More information, please refer to (Kent Website MyKent Student Link> POLICY – Assessment Policy & Procedures – Student Login Required) ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION: Students are required to work in a group of 3-4 students in the performance of the written report. Students must register for their group with the lecturer during the first three weeks of the trimester and are not allowed to change group members afterward. Topic for Group Written Report: Every group for this assignment is required to select a COMPANY listed on the ASX but do not include a - Bank - Another type of Financial Services Company, OR a - Trust You are required to write a report to evaluate company’s performance as an external business analyst, by using relevant resources (latest financial statements (annual reports), company’s website and relevant research materials). The prescribed textbook of this unit should also be utilised. • Hint: You have to be clever and pragmatic in selecting the company. It has to be large, substantial and must have the available information for desk research. You are required to explore and collect information on the company to complete this assignment. Then, answer ALL the following questions in your written group report: a) Company background and mission b) Common size & horizontal analysis of key financial statements. Various types of trend, bar & pie charts can be useful in the presentation of the analysed results in your assessment submission. Students are expected to make pertinent comments regarding the findings. Comments could be related to the causes and significance of the increase or decrease of important variables such as PPE assets, intangibles, sales, EBIT, and net income as well as explaining material changes in capital structure of the firm. c) Cash Flow analysis. You would need to provide some commentary around what trends are emerging in the part of the Cash Flow Statement called cash flow from operations as a lot of the good news and bad news of a company is revealed there. Investors often look at this section before they bother with an income statement. 1. You may want to take cash flow analysis further by including Free Cash flow to the Firm (FCFF) and Free Cash flow to Equity (FCFE) numbers. Have a look at Appendix A. 2. If you look at page 248 of your textbook, you will see Palepu referring to FCFF as free cash flow to debt and equity claim holders. He articulates FCFE as free cash flow to equity claim holders. d) Liquidity Analysis. This would entail as a minimum a current ratio and a liquid ratio together with relevant commentary on receivables and payables and stock management, etc. e) Income Analysis. This would include an EBIT margin analysis, a gross profit margin analysis (if applicable), net income analysis and EPS. You would also be advised to incorporate ROA analysis. ROA analysis can take many forms. f) Capital Structure Analysis (and Solvency). This is all about ascertaining the level to which the company uses financial leverage to finance its operations and activities. The analysis should cover bonds, other forms of debt, hybrid instruments such as preference shares and convertible notes as well as finance (or capital) leases. g) Coverage (and Solvency). These ratios examine the extent a company can cover its interest payments and other fixed financial commitments e.g. lease payments. https://kentinstituteaustralia.sharepoint.com/sites/Policies%26Forms/SitePages/Home.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FPolicies%26Forms%2FPolicies%20and%20Forms%2FStudent&FolderCTID=0x012000E6C01ECDB12ACE448B94EB84A9F93758&View=%7B148054E0%2D0936%2D4517%2D8B3E%2DD0CCDC7CD88F%7D Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 2: 11th October, 2019 Page 3 of 7 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 h) Growth