Accounting and Business Decisions Assignment 2014 1. General information As per the course…

Accounting and Business Decisions Assignment 2014 1. General information As per the course…

Assignment 2014

1. General information

As per the course description, this assignment constitutes 30 per cent of the total assessment in this course and is due inweek ten of the semester.

2. Purpose

Course BUACC1506 is concerned primarily with the use of accounting information. The main purpose of this assignment is to provide students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the semester to a practical task involving the use of ‘real-world’ accounting information. In particular this will enable you to gain insights into and information about the business of Billabong Limited, a merchandiser of surfwear and other outdoor action clothing, using the published financial statements of the company as your primary data source. This is intended to consolidate students’ accounting knowledge and skills. Students are required to complete the assignment in pairs and this is intended to foster the development of the co-operative work skills that will be of importance in most employment contexts.

3. Requirements

Students are to organise themselves into pairs to complete the assignment and do not have automatic entitlement to adopt some other arrangement (such as completing the assignment individually or in a group of three). Students who have difficulty finding a partner or who encounter other difficulties (for example, their partner withdraws from the course) should consult the course coordinator. There is no requirement that your partner be from the same tutorial group as yourself.

The basic requirement is to make a general analysis of the profitability, efficiency, liquidity, gearing (leverage), and investment performance of Billabong Limited using the information available in the company’s 2013 annual report available available at the following address:Billaboing Annual Report 2013

Students are to use the ‘Consolidated’ data in conducting their analysis. Note that the 2013 annual report contains comparative data for the year 2012. The assignment will contain two main elements:

Schedule(s) of relevant ratios and other useful calculations

The schedule(s) of relevant ratios and other useful calculations should be incorporated in one or more appendices. Ratios and other calculations should be presented so as to facilitate comparison between 2013 and 2012 data. Students are advised to show the calculations used in determining particular ratios and other figures.

A written report

The written report should:

· Explain briefly what is revealed by the ratios and other calculations in the context of the company’s profitability, efficiency, liquidity, gearing (leverage) and investment performance. In particular, any important changes from 2012 to 2013 should be identified, discussed and, where possible, explained.

· Provide an overall assessment of the company from the perspective of existing and potential equity investors (shareholders).

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