Select a company for analysis. This company should be quoted on one of the principal international exchanges. It can be your own company.
(i) Create a portfolio of analytical reference materials including the financial reports for at least five years. This is your analytical permanent file for the selected company.
(ii) Make a schedule of your file contents with a brief note illustrating the significance of each item
(iii) Undertake a comprehensive analysis of the financial performance of the business using the analytical methodology.
(iv) Evaluate the firm's cost of equity capital and its weighted average cost of capital.
Provide a clear audit trail to your analytical permanent file contents list.