Assessment 1; Financial Analysis
Your assessment is to be written in a business report format.
1. Obtain the most recent General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS) of a listed organisation or any other organisation for which you are able to access the audited General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS).
2. Perform an analysis on these Financial Statements using a variety of analysis techniques, as covered in this unit and others that you may research. Ensure that you include financial ratio analysis.
3. Draft a report in which you describe, discuss and evaluate the financial performance and financial position of the organisation as reflected by the Financial Statements and the supporting financial analysis.
In order to inform your discussion and interpretation of the analysis, ensure that you:
• include a commentary on relevant context to the organisation. its industry and its operations
• ensure that your analysis clearly identifies the financial impacts of the organisation’s activities and operations.
In your discussion identify key financial issues that are of particular importance