Priyanka ??: This assignment should be completed in groups of up to five people. Each group is required to select an Australian listed company from a company list provided on UTSOnline. It is required that groups should be finalized by the end of week 1 and a company is chosen by the end of week 2.Perform macroeconomic analysis, industry analysis, business strategy analysis and accounting analysis based on the chosen company, and produce a professional group report as though you were a prospective management consultant. The analysis should be informed by various sources of publically available information such as the official website of the company and industry reports, andshould be supported by ABS data or other statistical information.
The report has a total mark of 20and should cover:
Macroeconomic Analysis: Describe the company’s economic environment and evaluate how this has impacted historic firm performance and is likely relevant to future performance. (allocated 4marks)What has been going on in the global economy and the individual economies that affect your company over the last 5 years? What is predicted to happen? How is it related your company?
Identify and analyse at least five relevant economics factors that have significantly influenced your company’s performance. These five economic factors must include GDP, inflation and interest rate. Additional two economic factors may include but not limited to foreign exchange rates, oilprices, population growth, consumer demands, etc.Industry Analysis: Evaluate the level of competition in the industry or industries that your company operates in using Porter’s Five Forces framework. (allocated 5 marks)Form a conclusion for each force and for the industry overall. That is, the level of competition is high, moderate or low.Business Strategy Analysis: Identify and discuss the key success factors and the key risks of the company’s strategy. Also evaluate the sustainability of profits generated by the strategy in the future.(allocated 5 marks)Accounting Analysis: Use the six-step accounting analysis framework to assess the degree to which the firm’s accounting reflects the underlying business reality. Identify any accounting distortionsif there is any and evaluate their impact on profits and the sustainability of profits. (allocated 4marks)Overall Report Quality: The report should be readily comprehensible, condensed and within theword limit. Information should be collected from various reliable sources to inform analysis andreferences are properly cited. Tables and graphs should be used to effectively present information.(allocated 2 marks)If the company operates in several economic regions, industries or has several business segments,only include material business operations in the analysis. It is material if it generates or will generatemore than 10% of thecompany’s total sales revenue.[9:21 AM, 7/30/2018]
Priyanka ??: Length: 5000 words (exclusive of references and appendices). +/- 10% is acceptable. Appendices are limitedto a maximum of 10 pages. Please use a font size of 11, 2.5 cm page margins and a line spacing of1.5.
