Corporate Finance Analysis: Business Profile, Financial Insights & Operating Cycle, Assessment 2, Singapore

Assignment Brief

The assignment is done individually. You are to select a listed company (any country) for your discussion.

Introduction and Objective:

Upon completion of this assignment, you will be able to determine the four main areas of finance and explain the purpose of Corporate Finance.

Required:

(a) Provide an introduction to the company, including a brief profile that covers its business activities, financial objectives, size, growth rate, and a discussion of the company’s role to its industry and/or its impact on the economy as a whole. Use graphs where appropriate to illustrate key points [suggested word count: 800 words].

(b) Discuss the three core questions of corporate finance and explain how they relate to specific areas of the company’s balance sheet [suggested word count: 900 words].

(c) Determine the operating cycle of this listed company. You may assume there are 365 days in a year [suggested word count: 300 words].