Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2020/21 1 of 6Brunel Business School Assessment Title:Financial analysis, management and valuationModule Leader:Dr Radha ShiwakotiDistribution Date:18/01/2021Submission Deadline:12:00 noon on 28/04/2021Feedback by :28/05/2021 (20 working days after the submission the deadline.)Contribution to overall module assessment:100%Indicative student time working on assessment:HoursWord or Page Limit (if applicable):3 000 Words (not including references)Assessment Type (individual or group):Individual Report Main Objective of the assessmentThe main objective of this assignment is to examine the ability of the students to analyse and interpret the performance of a company. In addition,assessment also examines the understanding of students at how businesses make investment decisions and how the shares of a company are valued.Description of the AssessmentThis assignment has three parts.1. First part is based on companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). You are required to prepare a report comparing two companies for themost recent two years (see (1) below. (50 marks)2. In the second part you are required to discuss the investment appraisal methods used in the UK by large companies (25 marks).3. In the third part you are required to write the valuation methods used by the analyst in valuing the company (25 marks).MG 5556 Financial Resources ManagementAssignment/Coursework Brief for 2020/21Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2020/21 2 of 6Brunel Business SchoolPart One:(1) In the first part, you are required to calculate and analyse the ratios of two companies from the same sector (see below) for the most recent twoyears. For good report you are expected to use some industry data and information from various sources to support your analysis. Based on youranalysis recommend the company which would be a good investment for prospective investor. Your report should cover following ratios:• Profitability ratios (such as gross profit margin, operating profit margin, net profit margin).• Financing management ratios (such as debt to equity, interest cover, liquidity ratios)• Efficiency ratios (such as inventory turnover, trade receivable turnover, trade payable turnover)• Overall profitability (such as ROA, ROE, EPS)• Shareholders’ Investment ratios (such as dividend cover, dividend yield, P/E ratio)Please select two companies from the list of FTSE 350 companies from the following sectors: (a)(b)(c)Transportation and storage (for more information see section H on SIC code)Accommodation and food service activities (for more information see section I on SIC code)Wholesale and retail trade (for more information see section G on SIC code) You can get list of FTSE 350 companies from the London Stock Exchange website.http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/indices/constituents-indices.html?index=MCXYou can get UK industry classification from the following:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-industrial-classification-of-economic-activities-sic(UK SIC code information)https://fame4.bvdinfo.com/version-20181219/fame/Companiesfor FAME DatabaseAnnual reports are available to download from the company’s website and as a scanned copy from FAME. It is also expected that you will collectinformation from the narrative section of the annual reports and accounts of companies. In addition, some industry data is expected in a good report.Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2020/21 3 of 6Brunel Business SchoolPart two:(2) Summarising the investment appraisal methods in practice Peter Atrill has given the following statement in his book:‘’The discounting methods (NPV and IRR) show a steady increase in usage over time’’.Providing support from the research literature evaluate the above statement.Part three:(3) Giving references to the academic literature discuss the valuation methods used by investment analysts to value the share of the company.Target length 3 000 words including calculations. Any report shorter or longer than 10% of 3 000 words will be penalised. Please use Harvard stylereferencing.Additional information:Report should contain the following sections (report template):1. Coursework coversheet (see submission instructions section below)2. Title page3. Executive summary4. Contents page5. Introduction – (provide a brief introduction of the companies and industry analysed in the report)6. Objective of the report7. Methodology8. Analysis and discussion (you are required to show all workings either in in the body of the report or in appendix)9. Conclusion10. References11. Appendix (attach the income statement and statement of financial position of your companies)Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2020/21 4 of 6Brunel Business SchoolPlease enter here the marking scheme relevant for the coursework and provide an illustration of each assessment criterion achieved at each indicative markband for UG/PG levels.PG mark bands and grade point bands [Senate Regulation 3 (2013 starters onwards)] are: Indicative Mark BandGrade Point90 and above1780-891673-791570-721468-691363-671260-621158-591053-57950-52848-49743-47640-42538-39433-37330-32229 and below1 Submission InstructionsCoursework must be submitted electronically via the University’s WISEflow system. The required file format for this report is Adobe PDF. Your student IDnumber must be used as the file name (e.g. 0123456.pdf). You must ensure that you upload your file in the correct format and use the College’s electroniccoursework coversheet. Please note that submissions of ‘.pages / .docx etc’ documents will not be accepted and must be converted to approved format.The electronic coursework coversheet must be completed and included at the beginning of all coursework submissions prior to submitting on WISEflow.Please enter here the marking scheme relevant for the coursework and provide an illustration of each assessment criterion achieved at each of the gradedescriptor for UG/PG levels.Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2020/21 5 of 6Brunel Business SchoolMarking scheme CriteriaGrade descriptorsABCDEFLiterature Review(10%)Cleardemonstration ofa sophisticated,critical andthoroughunderstanding ofthe role andnature of financialresourcemanagement andits diverseelements ofregulation withseveralappropriatereferencesCleardemonstration ofa well-developed,critical andcomprehensiveunderstanding offinancial resourcemanagement therole and nature ofand its diverseelements ofregulation withsome appropriatereferences.Demonstration ofa critical andsubstantialunderstanding ofthe role andnature of financialresourcemanagementsupported and itsdiverse elementsof regulation witha few references.Providesevidence of somecriticalunderstanding ofthe role andnature of financialresourcemanagement andits diverseelements ofregulation with atleast onereference or fewinappropriatereferences.Work doesdemonstrateevidence a partialbut uncriticalunderstanding ofthe role andnature of financialresourcemanagement andits diverseelements ofregulation with noreferences.Work does notdemonstrateunderstanding ofthe role andnature of financialresourcemanagement andits diverseelements ofregulation andthere is absenceof referencesCreativity in the use ofFinancial ResourceManagement(10%)Comprehensivecritical evaluationis requiredAn evaluationwhich iscomprehensive.A limited butsatisfactoryevaluation of theareas required.An awareness butlimited evaluationof the areasrequiredThis answer doesnot demonstratean awareness ofthe areaThis answer hasfailed tounderstand thesubject area.Research Methodology(5%)Comprehensivecritical evaluationis required withthe researchapproach fullyjustifiedAn evaluationwhich iscomprehensivewith somejustification of theapproachadoptedA limited butsatisfactoryevaluation of theareas required.An awareness butlimited evaluationof the areasrequiredThis answer doesnot demonstratean awareness ofthe areaThis answer hasfailed tounderstand thesubject area.Analytical Skills(60%)An excellentanalysis andevaluation of theresult drawinginformation fromvarious sourcesGood analysisand evaluation ofthe result.A satisfactoryevaluation whichlacks the depthand breadth ofanalysisVery limitedanalysis of theresult.No analysis ordiscussionprovided.No analysisprovided and theanswer does notaddress thequestion. Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2020/21 6 of 6Brunel Business School Overall Structure(15%)Excellentstructure , goodpresentation andappropriatereferencing andcitations with thesubmissionprocedurecorrectly followedExcellentstructure , goodpresentation andappropriatereferencing andcitationsSatisfactoryoverall but theanswer containsexamples of poorEnglish grammarand/ or somereferencing errorsPoor writtenpresentation andEnglish skillsdisplayed. Somereferencing orpresentationerrors.The answercontains veryweakcommunicationskills, poorreferencing andpresentation.Presentation andreferencing arevery poor or nonexistent. Academic Misconduct, Plagiarism and CollusionAny coursework or examined submission for assessment where plagiarism, collusion or any form of cheating is suspected will be dealt with according to theUniversity processes which are detailed in Senate Regulation 6.You can access information about plagiarism here.The University regulations on plagiarism apply to published as well as unpublished work, collusion and the plagiarism of the work of other students.Please ensure that you fully understand what constitutes plagiarism before you submit your work.University’s Coursework Submission PolicyPlease refer to the College’s Student Handbook for information on submitting late, penalties applied and procedures.College’s Coursework Submission PolicyPlease refer to the College’s Student Handbook for information relating to the College’s Coursework Submission Policy and procedures.* this can be found at the bottom of the page under the ‘Documents’ section *Extenuating Circumstances PolicyPlease refer to the College’s Student Handbook for information relating to extenuating circumstances and procedures.
