analyse Next Plc Annual report
Paper instructions:
ANNUAL REPORT
You are required to analyse the 2013 Annual Report of Next plc (web address: www.nextplc.co.uk) in order to provide an overview of the business and its financial performance.
The assessment examines three specific factors:
Analysis
Interpretation, and
Presentation
Your submission will use key financial ratios to analyse the financial statements in the Annual Report i.e.
Consolidated/Group Balance Sheet (or Statement of Financial Position)
Consolidated/Group Income Statement (or The Profit and Loss Account)?
With specific regard to:
Operational performance, and
Financial structure
The behaviour of the ratios should be commented on with regard to perceived areas of concern.
Please note:
Calculations must be shown for ALL ratios used and should be incorporated into the main body of the analysis (occasionally some of the ratios may already be included in the annual report – you must still prepare your own calculation and comment on your own results)
The following statements from the Annual Report should be submitted electronically as appendices to the assignment:
Consolidated/Group Income Statement
Consolidated/Group Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)
Any figures used in your analysis which are not shown in the above statements must be clearly referenced.
Do not submit the complete Annual Report