Financial Management 4 group assignment 1

ALL ASSIGNMENT MUST BE TYPED

ANY FORM OF COPY WORK WILL BE PENALISED.

Groups MUST be between 6 to 5 members.

LATE SUBMISSION WILL BE PENALISED

ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE HANDED IN CLASS, NO EMAILS PLEASE

 

Theme: JSE company review

 

Instructions in detail:

• Log onto the JSE and browse the companies listed in each industry;
• Select a company listed on the JSE: using financial ratio analysis for shareholders and by reading the companies reports, select a company for your group to invest in;
• Visit the listed company’s website and download a copy of the company’s most recent set of financial statements. It is advisable to download the full integrated report, as this report includes all the information you need;
• Purchase your R100 000 (you have to include fees as well) worth of shares and calculate the share fees involved in the purchase, you should use the JSE website to obtain share prices at the time of purchase; visit https://securities.standardbank.co.za/ost/ for the detailed cost involved in buying and selling shares)

• Monitor the movement in your shares daily by calculating and interpreting the main financial indicators of the shares invested. You can do this by building a scorecard which shows movements in share price, any dividends paid out, and a summary of any SENS reports released. The monitoring of the company must also include any media releases or media reports of the company selected;
• After a three-week period you need    to   sell   your   notional investment (don’t    forget   to calculate the fees on the sale) and calculate whether you made a profit or a loss in your investment;

• You need to prepare a report in which you explain:

Why   you chose the industry and  company selected   using financial and non-financial indicators, using shareholder ratios based on the company’s latest financial statements which you will find on their website;

A summary of the weekly  performance  of   the   company captured   for   a   three week period;

A summary of the SENS reports (if any issued) as well as any media coverage of the company over the last six months;

A loss that you’re the company managed to generate over the three week period.

Calculated the growth amount, growth percentage of your investment, return on investment and simple growth percentage

 

Submission Format:

Your overall project needs to be presented:

• In detail in a comprehensive document including the two reports prepared as per the detailed instructions (± 12 pages);
• Briefly, in a 10-minute class presentation (± 5–10 slides).