Description

Each group is required to download any TWO (2) most recent annual report of TWO (2) companies (similar industry) from Bursa Malaysia website. Choose the companies and state your chosen companies in the listing template provided to your class representative. The chosen company will be based on ‘first-come, first-serve’ basis

1) Perform SIX (6) ratio analyses for the recent two years of financial statements (Year 2019 and 2018). Select two ratios each from liquidity, profitability and solvency ratios. 

2) Explain and interpret each ratio for both years. 

3) Compare and comment the performance from year 2018 to 2019. 

4) Provide your overall opinion/assessment on the liquidity, profitability and solvency of the companies. 

5) Based on the opinion/assessment that you have provided in 

(4) above, suggest and explain TWO 

(2) ways to improve the current condition of the company. 

6) Based on the overall comparison, assume if you were making a decision to invest in one of the two companies, which company would you choose? Justify your answer. (Your answer must include some financial issues, but need not be limited to a discussion of such financial issues).