Academic year / semester

2023/24

Module code and title

Financial Decision Making 7AC009

Module Leader

Dr Osagie Igbinigie

Assignment name

Financial Performance Evaluation Report

Assignment type

Coursework

Assignment weighting and size

2,000 (0%)

Assessment unpacking video location

Assessment Information and Support Page on Canvas

‘What’s my assignment?’ unpacking date (if applicable)

Formative submission date (if applicable)

24^th Nov. 2023 before 2pm

Formative submission method (if applicable)

Online in canvas

Formative feedback date (if applicable)

2 weeks after submission

Summative (i.e., final) submission date

Summative submission method

Assignment requirements

You are required to produce an individual report based on your own independent work. Your work will automatically be passed through Turnitin text matching software. Your work must be fully referenced in the Harvard referencing style.

The TWO questions are:

Question 1 (50%)

Produce a financial analysis of the profitability and liquidity of the organisation that you work with (or a UK FTSE 100 company of your choice) for the year 2022. You should use ratio analysis, prior year comparisons and peer company comparisons to reach a balanced conclusion. Critically discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using annual budgets and the Balanced Scorecard to manage an organisation performance.

Question 2 (50%)

For the same organisation critically evaluate what would be the most appropriate investment appraisal techniques for long-term large-scale investments. Critically discuss the different sources of financing large-scale projects. In your discussion, consider the factors you would consider in reaching a decision on the most appropriate sources of finance.

Please note: All analytical and written narratives must NOT exceed 4500 words (+/- 10%). All materials used in developing your report must be from credible sources such as journal articles from EBSCO, ScienceDirect, Web of science etc., and must be fully referenced in the Harvard referencing style.  Online sources such as Wikipedia and Investopedia must not be used as references.