Tasks:

Please should be required to conduct a financial statement analysis of a publicly listed company (PLC) from the following list:

• Brick Brewing Company Limited
• Big Rock Brewery
• Jean Coutu Group
• Indigo Books and Music Inc.
• Magna International Inc.
• Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
• Metro Inc.
• Mitel Networks
• Saputo Inc.
• Second Cup Coffee Company
• SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
• CGI Group Inc.
• WestJet Airlines Ltd.
• Cineplex Inc.
• Cara Operations Limited
• George Weston Limited
• Loblaws Company Limited
• Celestica Inc.
• Leon's Furniture Ltd.
• Jean Coutu Group Inc.
• Roots Ltd.
• Canadian Tire Corporation
• Air Canada
• National Canadian Railways
• High Liner Foods Inc.
• Tim Hortons Inc. (uses the name Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership - uses US GAAP, which I will allow for this assignment)
• Rogers Communications
• Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

The analysis should be divided into the following three parts:

Part I: Knowledge of the Client's Business and Risk Assessment (500 words)

• You should provide an overview of the company's business, its industry, its products/service, its geographical presence and the details of the company's top management.

Part II: Analytical Review and Calculation of Critical Financial Ratios

• You should conduct financial ratio calculation and interpretation for the latest year-end numbers. No need to show calculations, and only the final result and its interpretation/analytical insights are required.
• Calculate and provide analytical insights into various ratios under liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios.
• Perform horizontal common-size financial statement analysis using 2017 as the base year and provide analytical insights.

Part III: Audit Report and Risks ( 800 words)

• Go into the Annual Report and look for management's risk analysis - most companies will assess the future business risks of their company.
• Describe one risk facing the company that is interesting and different from all other types of companies - i.e., it is specific to its business - DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING TO DO WITH SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY AS THIS IS COMMON TO ALL COMPANIES
• Go to the Independent Auditor's Report and identify the company's auditor and determine if the company receives a clean opinion? How do you know?
• All references (including, for instance, the company's annual report) you use for this paper must be provided on a references page and written in APA style. In-text citations must also be provided using APA throughout the document

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