MBS546

To evaluate the performance of a firm and its share’s value a financial analyst must be able to analyse the firm’s financial statements. When analysing these statements, the analyst must focus on cash flows of the firm because ultimately it is changes in the cash flows of the firm that determines its value. This is also a market consensus. Hence understanding how and why cash flows change is an indispensable component of valuation of securities.

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Question: Assignment requirements: 1. Download all available financial data for Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX Code: FMG) from DataAnalysis. 2. Give a brief description of FMG. 3. Explain the purpose of financial statement analysis. 4. Analyse the firm’s current operation using its financial statements (i.e. income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow statement). You should also take into account supply and demand factors (i.e. you need to loo

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Task: Assignment requirements: 1. Download all available financial data for TELSTRA CORPORATION LTD (ASX Code: TLS) from DataAnalysis Premium (Murdoch library’s databases). 2. Give a brief description of TLS. 3. Explain the purpose of financial statement analysis. 4. Analyse the firm’s current operation using its financial statements (i.e. income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow statement). You should also take into account supply and deman

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You are required to design your own evaluation form for your group assignment. The evaluation should assess whether your group has achieved your stated goals in completing the assignment.

22 Other / Other Murdoch University / MBS546 18 Nov 2020