Learning Objective:
This discussion question will enable the students understand the implication of the concepts related to “Financial Statement Analysis and its related Techniques”.
Discussion Question:
Ali is the newly hired CEO of Alpha Manufacturing Company (AMC) and he wants to check the overall financial performance of AMC during the year. He asked Osman – the finance manager, to prepare a fresh analysis of the current year financial statements.
Osman came up with large number of reports containing ratio analysis, time series analysis, peer analysis, vertical and horizontal analysis, Du-Pont Analysis, industry analysis etc. Ali checked these reports but he did not have enough time to deeply analyze the reports. So, he again directed Osman to make a brief and to the point analysis showing the AMC’s major aspects of overall performance for the current financial year.
Now, Osman is in a confusion that which analysis he should use that represent comprehensive information about the company current financial performance. Being a Finance student, discuss which type of specific analysis Osman should perform to find out the major aspects of financial performance of the company? Support your answer with conceptual rationale.
Important Instructions:
1. Your discussion comments must be based on logical facts.
2. Your comments should be brief and to the point. Avoid unnecessary details.
3. The GDB will remain open for 2 working days / 48 hours.
4. Do not copy or exchange your comments with other students. Two identical / copied comments will be marked Zero (0).
5. Obnoxious or ignoble comments should be strictly avoided.
6. Questions / queries related to the content of the Discussion Board, which may be posted by the students on MDB or via e-mail, will not be replied till the due date is over.
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