Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report Assignment: Financial Performance and Shareholder Insights (2024), Singapore

Assignment

The coursework involves an analysis of the annual report and accounts of VODAFONE GROUP pic. You will need to obtain a copy of the annual report for the year ended 31 March 2024 which you should be able to download from their website.

Schedule of Work

1. Introduce the company to the reader. Your introduction must include the principal activities of the company, products, markets and some key financial results to give an indication of size and trends within the business. (10% approx 300 words)

2. Using the annual report and accounts, calculate the percentage movement on the following figures. You should include the following table in your assignment.

3. Calculate, for BOTH the current and the previous year, FIVE financial ratios that help to highlight the company’s performance for the trading period. Show how you have calculated your ratios. You must show the formula and the workings for each of the ratios used.

4. Using the closing share price on 31 March 2024, calculate the P/E (use the reported basic EPS on the income statement) and the dividend yield (use dividend for year). (If the year end falls on a weekend when the markets are shut, you can use the closing price on the last Friday to calculate these ratios). Select a company in the same industry sector. How does this company’s P/E ratio compare to your company, giving reasons for any difference. What would your company’s share price be if the other company’s P/E was applied? Comment on this result. (12% approx 150 words)

5.

a) Calculate and comment briefly on the absolute share price performance, and the shares performance relative to the FTSE All Share index, of the shares of VODAFONE GROUP pic. between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024. You must include a graph of the share price and the index. You can find these on any of the websites given below: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/VOD/vodafone-group-plc/company-page https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOD.L?.tsrc-fin-srch

b) Calculate the percentage movement for the year and comment briefly on the absolute share price performance, and the performance of VODAFONE GROUP relative to the FTSE 250 index. (12% approx 200 words)

6. Your best friend is thinking of buying 5,000 shares in VODAFONE GROUP pic. Write a report to them analysing the performance and position of your company over the last trading period. You will be expected to make use of ALL RELEVANT percentage movements and financial ratios, NOT JUST the ones you may have calculated above. You should conclude the report with your advice on whether or not you think your friend should make the investment (40% approx 850 words)

7. The report should be word processed (Arial font size 12) and well presented. Referencing should use the APA 7th method (family name and date). A referencing guide is available on Moodle or via the website