Problem- Analyze And Interpret A Listed Company's Financial Information
It is often assumed by unsophisticated readers of financial statements that the data included isprepared on a purely objective basis. This, however, is not the case as much of the information presented in financial statements involves elements of judgment. You have to choose a company which is listed in UAE stock markets. Using the latest available 4 year Annual Reports of the companies and by reference to the financial statements and accompanying
• Introduce your company, the industry, and the environment under which it operates;
• Calculate all ratios. By means of Ratio analysis:
o Measure and comment upon profitability, asset utilization, liquidity, and debt utilization;
o Make two tables in which you calculate the DOL and DFL over 4 years, and comment on the numbers;
• Apply what you learnt in the following topics at your selected companies (capital structure, stock valuation, dividend policy...)
• As conclusions and recommendations, provide a short overall analysis for different stakeholders and particularly for shareholders on whether they should maintain, increase or reduce investment.
Additional information-
This problem related to Finance and it discusses about analyzing a listed company's financial information and interpreting the data.
Word limit - 1000.