Analytics Accounting – GROUP ASSESSMENT
“Comparing and interpreting annual reports”
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Objectives
Each group is asked to carry out a comparative analysis of two companies belonging to the same industry
over a two-year period.
The presentation will compare different companies through horizontal and vertical of the following items:
– Statement of financial position
– Income statement
– Statement of cash flows
Moreover, using the notes to the accounts, each group has to prepare a critical discussion regarding the
financial performance of the companies analyzed:
– Industry features
– Competitive position
– Corporate structure
– Financial position and solvency;
– Profitability;
– Cash flows.
The above-mentioned discussion has to take into account the operating segment reporting included in the
Through the analysis, each group has to highlight:
– the key differences among the assigned companies;
– main strengths and weaknesses of each company.
Each group will use:
the statement of financial position,
the income statement,
the statement of cash flows,
the notes
The management report, especially in the section regarding the operating and financial review;
Optional: the presentation to the analysts (to be downloaded from the companies’ website) can be
useful as a help to the interpretation.
All financial statements must be IAS/IFRS compliant.
Required output
A word/pdf report of maximum 10 pages presenting the results of the analysis.
A PowerPoint of maximum 10 slides presenting the results of the analysis.
Assignments
Group Industry
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