Project Task:
Choose any commercial company operating in UAE (not bank) and procure its financial statements for the last two years. Compare and analyze the financial statements using the tool of financial ratios.
1. Analyze the Financial Statement by computing the most significant financial ratios like: Liquidity Ratios, Asset Management Ratios, Profitability Ratios, Debt Management Ratios, and Leverage Ratios.
2. Interpret the results of analysis.
3. Calculate the Cash Conversion Cycle for two years and comment which year is better.
Working Guidelines for Term Project
A. Project Structure
It is recommended that your project report have the following structure in the order provided here.
1. Title page
The studentsâ details should be filled in the cover page provided.
2. Abstract / Executive Summary
The Abstract consists of the project title and about half a page concise summary containing the scope and results of your study.
3. Acknowledgements
In this part, you award thanks to those who have been of useful assistance during your project.
4. Table of Contents
Table of contents should contain titles and page numbers for the main sections and subsections of your report. The table of contents should also include entries for any appendices in your report.
5. Report Body
This is the central and main part of the project which contains the actual work done during the project. The main requirement is that you need to structure the report so that it is clear and structured in a way that makes sense. Grammar and spellings count.
6. Conclusions
The project's conclusions should list the things which have been learnt as a result of the work you have done.
7. Appendix
Appendices should be used for all additional supplementary materials. For example: survey data, interview summaries, diagrams or graphs. Individual appendices are lettered (e.g. Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.)
8. References
You are responsible for appropriately citing material and methods that you use. Give references for the data collected from a text book, a magazine or a website identifying its sources while using the appropriate form. In the references section, references should be in a numbered list, ordered alphabetically by the last name of the first author.
B. Project Submission
- Project submission date is 1 May 2017
- In addition to the hard copy, students are required to submit the report in soft copy also through the Turnitin system which is available online at www.turnitin account. High âsimilarity indexâ will result in low marks for the project submitted.
- Attach the financial statements of the company as appendix in your final report, do not submit through turnitin.
