5BUS1092 – Financial Accounting and Reporting coursework （Ratio analysis on TESCO and J Sainsbury）
5BUS1092 – Financial Accounting and Reporting
Details of SECOND piece of assessed coursework on this module
“Supermarket’ shareholders braced for margins to hit historic lows” (Daily Telegraph, 15th March, 2014)
Compare two supermarkets and analyse their profit margins over the past 5 years
Evaluate whether supermarkets are still good investment opportunities based on your analysis.
Requirements
This piece of coursework is to be submitted in 2 parts
Task 1 Preparation for Report (Max 750 words)
From your research identify four possible supermarkets to use in your analysis. Rank your chosen companies explaining the advantages and disadvantages of using each in your analysis and why you have ranked them in the order you have. This part of the assignment can be prepared in a table format.
Tips
You will be awarded marks for the breadth of your research. You may conclude that one of the four possible supermarkets would not be a good company for your analysis and marks will still be awarded as long as your research identifies the correct reasons for this
Tutors Marking: Seminar tutors (20%)
SUBMISSION DATE/TIME AND METHOD:
This part of the assignment should be submitted via Studynet by 9.30am on 15th Feb 2016. A hard copy is NOT required.
Task 2 (1,500 words +/- 10%)
Prepare a report on two supermarkets for a long-term investor, who wishes to know whether supermarkets are still a good long term investment. The investor is looking for both capital growth and income from this investment.
The report should include
o Calculation of ratios,
o Interpretation of ratios, cash flow statement and other information researched, as you see is relevant
o Demonstration of your understanding of the limitations of ratio analysis, with particular reference to information in this case and the needs of the long term investor. (Marks will NOT be awarded for general limitations of ratios, as described in accounting text books)
oConclusion and any recommendations which include details of any further information needed, both financial and non-financial.
(80%)
Tutors Marking: Seminar tutors
SUBMISSION DATE/TIME AND METHOD:
Your report should be submitted via Studynet by 9.30m on Monday 29th February 2016. A hard copy must also be submitted at the coursework submission point at the same time. Please note that HBS will upload your report to Turnitin - there is no need for you to do this separately.
The first two pages of your submission MUST be pages 1 and 2 of the feedback sheets, included as an appendix here and separately on Studynet, with your student number completed – do not include your name.