1. Prepare a case study regarding any Listed Company at Abu Dhabi stock
exchange which analyses its financial statements in terms of planning, controlling and decision making. You are instructed to apply the following headings while preparing your case study:
- Introductionofcompany
- GlobalStrategicObjectives
- Financial statement Analysis -using ratios as given below for two or three years.
- Explainandconcludeeachcategoryofratio
- Identify weaknesses and core competencies of company
- Suggestions how to make up weaknesses of company
- Recommendation and conclusion
The case study report length will be about 12-20 pages.
RATIOS
Financial Ratios
1. Dividend payouts
2. Total debt/total assets
3. Cash flow/total debt
4. Fixed charge (interest) coverage 5. Working capital/total assets
6. Current ratio
Variability Measures
1. Coefficient of variation of operating earnings
2. Coefficient of variation of sales
3. Coefficient of variation of net income
4. Systematic risk (beta)
Nonratio Variables
1. Average growth rate of sales and earnings 2. Average growth rate of cash flow
Variability Measures
1. Variance of operating earnings
2. Coefficient of variation of operating earnings
3. Coefficient of variation of operating profit margins
4. Operating earnings beta (company earnings related to aggregate earnings).