My topic is BlueScope Steel LTDhttp://quotes.wsj.com/AU/XASX/BSL/financials
BUS106 Accounting for Business Task 2 Requirements Due Friday 11 May, Midnight The assignment requires you to prepare a business report using the template that has been provided on blackboard. The assignment must be your own individual work, i.e. it is not a group assignment. If it is believed that a student has copied material from another student or any other source without appropriate referencing, the necessary action will be taken under the University’s Student Academic Integrity - Governing Policy: (http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures/student-academicintegritygoverning-policy). Therefore, it is critical that you provide complete referencing for any and all sources of information that you use in preparing your assignment. This includes both in-text references and a list of references at the end of your assignment. Other general points about the assignment: • The assignment should only be submitted electronically via Safe Assignment on the BUS106 Blackboard site. If you wish to apply for an extension to your submission date, please email the course coordinator (Kirsty Dunbar
[email protected]) to explain the circumstances and attach any necessary supporting documentation in your request. • Late penalties will be applied to all assignments submitted after Friday 11 May 2018 by midnight (Week 8) without an approved extension. When submitting your assignment, you must copy your submission code as proof of submission. More details on late penalties are provided in the course outline. • It is not necessary to include an overall conclusion for the assignment. • The suggested total word count is approximately 1,500 words. Your assignment should therefore be between 1,300-1,800 words. The executive summary, tables and references are not included in the word count. • Your assignment word document can be formatted using 12pt font in either Ariel or Times New Rowman with 1.5 line spacing. Additional requirements are listed in the template. • This assignment requires that you have a minimum of 5 references (including your textbook). Task Information You have randomly been assigned an Australian publicly listed company. This list is located on blackboard under the Task 2 assessment folder. You are required to access the financial statements of this company for the last two reporting financial years and complete the following requirements: Requirement 1: Provide a brief description/ overview of your company in your own words. Requirement 2: Calculate the ratio for your company for the last two reporting years and show all your workings: · Current Ratio · Quick Ratio · Gross Profit Margin · Return on Equity · Return on Assets Requirement 3: in your own words, using appropriate references, provide a definition of each of your ratios. Requirement 4: State what each of these ratios say about your company with reference to appropriate benchmarks identified above in your definitions. Requirement 5: Choose two other companies within the same industry as your company. How does your company’s performance compare to the others? Provide an overview of your company’s financial performance for the last two reporting years. For example, how does last year compare to the year before? How would their investors be viewing the current financial position? Would you recommend this company as a good investment? What are other factors that should be considered other than financial statement analysis? Student Name: Student ID: Date Submitted: Mark: /35% BUS106 Accounting for business Task 2 Business Report Issue / Criteria Excellent HD (>85%) Very Good DN (75%-84.9%) Good CR (65%-74.9%) Satisfactory PS (50%-64.9%) Less than Satisfactory FL (<50%) calculation,="" definition="" and="" interpretation="" of="" ratio="" 1="" (11="" marks)="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" no/="" 1="" mistake/s.="" demonstrated="" and="" astutely="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" limited="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" some="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" 50%-64.9%="" of="" these="" figures="" being="" correct.="" demonstrated="" and="" partially="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" incorrect="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" and="" figures="" incorrect.="" wrote="" generally="" about="" the="" topic="" and="" lacked="" evidence="" of="" knowledge="" on="" the="" topic.="" calculation,="" definition="" and="" interpretation="" of="" ratio="" 2="" (11="" marks)="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" no/="" 1="" mistake/s.="" demonstrated="" and="" astutely="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" limited="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" some="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" 50%-64.9%="" of="" these="" figures="" being="" correct.="" demonstrated="" and="" partially="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" incorrect="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" and="" figures="" incorrect.="" wrote="" generally="" about="" the="" topic="" and="" lacked="" evidence="" of="" knowledge="" on="" the="" topic.="" calculation,="" definition="" and="" interpretation="" of="" ratio="" 3="" (11="" marks)="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" no/="" 1="" mistake/s.="" demonstrated="" and="" astutely="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" limited="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" some="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" 50%-64.9%="" of="" these="" figures="" being="" correct.="" demonstrated="" and="" partially="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" incorrect="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" and="" figures="" incorrect.="" wrote="" generally="" about="" the="" topic="" and="" lacked="" evidence="" of="" knowledge="" on="" the="" topic.="" calculation,="" definition="" and="" interpretation="" of="" ratio="" 4="" (11="" marks)="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" no/="" 1="" mistake/s.="" demonstrated="" and="" astutely="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" limited="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" some="" mistakes.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" 50%-64.9%="" of="" these="" figures="" being="" correct.="" demonstrated="" and="" partially="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" incorrect="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" and="" figures="" incorrect.="" wrote="" generally="" about="" the="" topic="" and="" lacked="" evidence="" of="" knowledge="" on="" the="" topic.="" calculation,="" definition="" and="" interpretation="" of="" ratio="" 5="" (11="" marks)="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" no/="" 1="" mistake/s.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" limited="" mistakes.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" some="" mistakes.="" correct="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" executed="" correctly="" with="" 50%-64.9%="" of="" these="" figures="" being="" correct.="" incorrect="" use="" of="" ratio="" analysis.="" calculations="" and="" figures="" incorrect.="" demonstrated="" and="" astutely="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" demonstrated="" and="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" demonstrated="" and="" partially="" applied="" knowledge="" of="" topic.="" wrote="" generally="" about="" the="" topic="" and="" lacked="" evidence="" of="" knowledge="" on="" the="" topic.="" discussion="" and="" comparison="" of="" company="" with="" another="" in="" the="" same="" industry="" while="" using="" at="" least="" 3="" methods="" of="" comparison="" that="" the="" student="" has="" chosen.="" (25="" marks)="" demonstrated="" the="" ability="" to="" compare="" and="" contrast="" company="" performance="" with="" the="" use="" of="" creative="" and="" critical="" thinking.="" demonstrated="" the="" ability="" to="" apply="" discipline="" knowledge="" and="" make="" comprehensive="" recommendations.="" demonstrated="" the="" ability="" to="" compared="" and="" contrast="" company="" performance="" and="" applied="" discipline="" knowledge="" to="" make="" very="" good="" recommendations.="" demonstrated="" the="" ability="" to="" compare="" and="" contrast="" the="" company="" performance="" and="" applied="" discipline="" knowledge="" to="" make="" good="" recommendations.="" demonstrated="" partially="" ability="" to="" compare="" and="" contrast="" company="" performance="" and="" applied="" some="" discipline="" knowledge="" to="" make="" recommendations.="" wrote="" generally="" about="" the="" topic="" and="" lacked="" evidence="" of="" knowledge="" on="" the="" topic.="" presentation="" of="" word="" document="" (i.e.="" table="" of="" contents,="" line="" spacing,="" headers,="" footers,="" page="" numbers),="" writing="" structure,="" grammar="" &="" spelling="" (5="" marks)="" report="" presents="" well="" with="" all="" business="" report="" requirements.="" demonstrated="" exceptional="" use="" of="" grammar="" and="" spelling.="" report="" presents="" well="" with="" 75%-="" 84.9%="" business="" report="" requirements="" included.="" demonstrated="" very="" good="" use="" of="" grammar="" and="" spelling.="" report="" presents="" well="" with="" 65%-74.9%="" of="" business="" report="" requirements="" included.="" demonstrated="" good="" of="" grammar="" and="" spelling.="" report="" presents="" well="" with="" 50%-="" 64.9%="" of="" business="" report="" requirements="" included="" with="" or="" without="" grammar="" and="" spelling="" issues.="" report="" incomplete="" with=""><50% of business report requirements included with or without some grammar and spelling issues. introduction and executive summary (5 marks) purpose, scope and limitations correctly identified with comprehensive knowledge about the task. executive summary included all items within the report. purpose, scope and limitations with a sound understanding about the task. executive summary included 75%-84.9% of the items within the report. purpose, scope and limitations identified with an identification of some understanding of the task. executive summary included 65%-74.9% of the items within the report. purpose, scope and limitations identified correctly with limited understanding of the task. executive summary included 50%-64.9% of the items within the report. purpose, scope and limitations not clearly identified. executive summary was not present or included little about the items within the report. referencing minimum of 5 references using the harvard style throughout. all references from academic sources correctly identified in the reference list. (5 marks) the correct use of harvard referencing system. 5 or more academic references used. correct/some minor errors in use of harvard system. 5/less than 5 academic references used. correct/some minor errors in of="" business="" report="" requirements="" included="" with="" or="" without="" some="" grammar="" and="" spelling="" issues.="" introduction="" and="" executive="" summary="" (5="" marks)="" purpose,="" scope="" and="" limitations="" correctly="" identified="" with="" comprehensive="" knowledge="" about="" the="" task.="" executive="" summary="" included="" all="" items="" within="" the="" report.="" purpose,="" scope="" and="" limitations="" with="" a="" sound="" understanding="" about="" the="" task.="" executive="" summary="" included="" 75%-84.9%="" of="" the="" items="" within="" the="" report.="" purpose,="" scope="" and="" limitations="" identified="" with="" an="" identification="" of="" some="" understanding="" of="" the="" task.="" executive="" summary="" included="" 65%-74.9%="" of="" the="" items="" within="" the="" report.="" purpose,="" scope="" and="" limitations="" identified="" correctly="" with="" limited="" understanding="" of="" the="" task.="" executive="" summary="" included="" 50%-64.9%="" of="" the="" items="" within="" the="" report.="" purpose,="" scope="" and="" limitations="" not="" clearly="" identified.="" executive="" summary="" was="" not="" present="" or="" included="" little="" about="" the="" items="" within="" the="" report.="" referencing="" minimum="" of="" 5="" references="" using="" the="" harvard="" style="" throughout.="" all="" references="" from="" academic="" sources="" correctly="" identified="" in="" the="" reference="" list.="" (5="" marks)="" the="" correct="" use="" of="" harvard="" referencing="" system.="" 5="" or="" more="" academic="" references="" used.="" correct/some="" minor="" errors="" in="" use="" of="" harvard="" system.="" 5/less="" than="" 5="" academic="" references="" used.="" correct/some="" minor="" errors="">