RESEARCH PROJECT

A. FILES TO BE UPLOADED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RAP (6,500 words max) (MS Word) SLS (2,000 Words max) (MS Word) List of References (No word limit) (PDF) PowerPoint Presentation (No word limit) (PPT) Appendices (No word limit) (PDF) Reproduced Financial Statements of Co. (3 years) & competitor (1 year) Ratios Sheet Formula Sheet Sample Questionnaire & its response

B. TOPIC Analysis of Business & Financial Performance of a Company of your choice over a three-year period Company: Lucky Cement Ltd (LCL) Year ended Year ended Year ended 30 June 2011 30 June 2010 30 June 2009 (FY2011) (FY2010) (FY2009)

Competitor: DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd (DGKCL) Year ended 30 June 2011 (FY2011)

Business Analysis

SWOT PORTERs PEST

Any two

Financial Analysis

RATIOs

C. SKILLS THAT WILL BE ACQUIRED THROUGH THIS PROJECT Analytical Skills Research Skills Report writing skills IT Skills [MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel (Graphs/ Spread Sheets)] Inter personal & communication skills (Three meetings with mentor, Interview with Co. Personnel, Questionnaire)

D. SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Primary Sources Interviews Questionnaires

Secondary Sources Internet Annual Reports News papers Business Magazines/ Trade Journals Analysts Reports BPP/Kaplan Books Reference books on Accountancy & Finance Student Accountant

E. CALCULATION OF RATIOS/ PREPARATION OF TABLES AND GRAPHS Write Formula Show Numerator and Denominator Compare your ratios with those in Annual Reports and highlight the differences Sales Analysis FY 2009 Sales. (Rs) Sales Revenue Growth (%) Sales Volume (in units i.e. tones) Sales Volume Growth (%) Source: Annual Report LCL FY 2010 DGKCL FY 2011

FY 2011

Chart Title Y-axis Rev. growth Vol. growth Series:

LCL FY 2011

LCL FY 2010 Years

LCL FY 2009

DGKCL FY 2011 Source: Annual Reports

Profitability G.P (Rs.) G.P Margin (%) PBT (Rs.) PBT Margin (%) ROCE (%) [PBIT/ Capital Employed x 100 (i.e. Equity + L.T. Loans including Current portion of L.T. Loans)] ROA (%) (PAT/ Total Assets x 100)

GP% PBT % ROCE % ROA %

LCL FY 2009 Liquidity & Working Capital Management Current Ratio Quick Ratio [(Current Assets Stocks Stores, Spares & Loose tools Current Liabilities)] Debtors (Days) Stock (Days) Creditor (Days) C.R Q.R Debtors, Stocks and Creditors Days

LCL FY2009

LCL FY09

LCL FY10

LCL FY11

Capital & Debt Structure Gearing [(D (D + E)] If the answer is 0.6, it would be written as 60 : 40 Interest coverage (PBIT Interest Expense)

D E LCL FY09 Investors Ratios MVPS (Rs) DPS (Rs) EPS (Rs) Dividend Yield (%) P/E

D E LCL FY10

(Any one graph)

F. THINGS TO DO 1. Read Sample Projects 2. Download Annual Reports 3. Calculate Ratios (On Register and computer) and prepare Tables + Graphs (On Computer)