BAFB1013 Principles of Finance Assignment Report | UIU

Published: 18 Jun, 2025

Category	Assignment	Subject	Finance
University	UNITAR International University	Module Title	BAFB1013 Principles of Finance

BAFB1013 Principles of Finance

This is an individual assignment.
This assignment consists of TWO (2) parts.

Part 1

A list of companies will be given to students. All the companies are listed in Bursa Malaysia.
Each must first decide ‘Sector’, e.g construction, and update in the Link given (CN).
Go to the Bursa Malaysia website and search for the 2024 Annual Report for all companies in the sector.
Download the company's annual report and look for the financial statement report.
The accounting period for the analysis must be two years' financial statements, and using information on “group” or some report, use “consolidated” financial statements in the presentation of the annual report.
Based on the Statement of Comprehensive Income and Statements of Financial Position, you need to calculate financial ratios (show your workings). Based on your calculation, interpret, and analyse the company's performance for the years 2023 and 2024, based on the following categories of ratios:Liquidity:

i.	Current ratio
ii.	Quick ratio

Asset Management:

i.	Inventory turnover
ii.	Receivables turnover
iii.	Total assets turnover
iv.	Average collection period

Debt Management

i.	Total debt ratio
ii.	Times interest earned ratio.

Profitability

i.	Net profit margin
ii.	Return on assets.
iii.	Return on equity.

Assignment

BAFB1013 Principles of Finance

Part 2

Once completed the task in Part 1, you need to compile all the financial ratios (for each company) together.

Using industry comparative analysis, assess how each company stacks up against its peers. Compare the performance of all the companies for the year 2024, based on the following categories of ratio: Liquidity:

i.	Current ratio
ii.	Quick ratio

Asset Management

i.	Inventory turnover
ii.	Receivables turnover
iii.	Total assets turnover
iv.	Average collection period

Debt Management

i.	Total debt ratio
ii.	Times interest earned ratio.

Profitability:

i.	Net profit margin.
ii.	Return on assets.
iii.	Return on equity.

C. Based on Your Analysis in Part 2 (b)

Make a recommendation and choose one (1) company to invest in. You need to support\ justify your decision with two (2) reasons.

This is a typewritten assignment.

Font 11, Arial.

Assessment

BAFB1013 Principles of Finance

Marks allocated for the report are as follows:

Part 1 (Assumption 4 companies)

Ratio	Marks	Total
Liquidity:
i. Current ratio	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8 2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
ii. Quick ratio	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8 2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
Asset Management:
i. Inventory turnover	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
ii. Receivables turnover	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
iii. Total assets turnover	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
iv. Average collection period	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
Debt Management
i. Total debt ratio	2 MarkS*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
ii. Times interest earned ratio.	2 MarkS*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
Profitability:
i. Net profit margin.	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
ii. Return on assets.	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
iii. Return on equity.	2 Marks*	2 Marks X 4 companies = 8
Total		88 Marks

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Part 2

Ratio	Marks	Total
Liquidity:
i. Current ratio	2 Marks	2 marks 2 Marks
ii. Quick ratio	2 marks
Interpretation and comparative analysis of liquidity performance:	2 Marks
Asset Management:
i. Inventory turnover	2 Marks	2 marks 2 Marks 2 marks 2 Marks
ii. Receivables turnover	2 marks
iii. Total assets turnover	2 Marks
iv. Average collection period	2 marks
Interpretation and comparative analysis of Asset Management:	2 Marks
Debt Management
i. Total debt ratio	2 Marks		2 marks 2 Marks
ii. Timesinterest earned ratio.	2 marks
Interpretation and comparative analysis of debt Management:	2 Marks
Profitability:
i. Net profit margin.	2 Marks	2 marks 2 Marks 2 marks 5 Marks
ii. Return on assets.	2 marks
iii. Return on equity.	2 Marks
Interpretation and comparative analysis for profitability:	2 marks
Recommendation
Justification and explanation must be given to support your recommendation	5 Marks		5 Marks
Overall format
i. Table of contents		5 Marks
ii. Paging
iii. Font Style: Time new roman
iv. Font size: 11
v. line spacing: 1.5 spacing
vi. References: must be included at the end of the report
vii. Neat and presentable (writing of the text enhances the readability of the essay and the flow of ideas).
viii. Include the company’s financial report in the appendix
Total		32 Marks

BAFB1013 Principles of Finance

Part 1: 88 Marks

Part 2: 32 Marks

TOTAL: 120 Marks

If the assignment had been plagiarised, copied, and pasted from any sources (without clearly citing them),
The lecturer/tutor reserves the right to assign zero marks.
No late submission and any submissions other than the CN platform will be entertained.

120 / 120 x 20% = 20%

List of Companies

Sector	Companies
1 CONSUMER PRODUCTS& SERVICES	1. MAGMA GROUP BERHAD 2. BONIA CORPORATION BERHAD 3. 99 SPEED MART RETAIL HOLDINGS BERHAD 4. CAB CAKARAN CORPORATIONBERHAD 5. DRB-HICOM BERHAD
2 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS	1. AVANGAADBERHAD 2. TASCO BERHAD 3. CHIN HIN GROUP PROPERTY BERHAD 4. TIONGNAM LOGISTICS HOLDINGS BERHAD 5. SEALINK INTERNATIONAL BERHAD
3 UTILITIES	1. YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 2. MEGA FIRST CORPORATIONBERHAD 3. MALAKOFF CORPORATION BERHAD 4. SALCON BERHAD 5. PBA HOLDINGS BHD
4 ENERGY	1. PERDANA PETROLEUM BERHAD 2. DAYANG ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS BERHAD 3. HIBISCUS POTRELEUM BERHAD 4. KINERGY ADVANCEMENT BERHAD 5. UZMA BERHAD
5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA	1. ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 2. STAR MEDIA GROUP BERHAD 3. GREEN PACKET BERHAD 4. AMTEL HOLDINGS BERHAD 5. SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD
6 PLANTATION	1. FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD 2. GENTING PLANTATIONS BHD 3. BLD PLANTATION 4. HSP PLANTATION BHD 5. INNOPRISE PLANTATION BHD 6. KL KEPONG BH
7 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS& SERVICES	1. VELOCITY CAPITAL PARTNER BERHAD 2. BINTAI KINDEN CORPORATIONBERHAD 3. BERJAYA CORPORATION BERHAD 4. SKB SHUTTERS CORPORATIONBERHAD 5. RESINTECH BERHAD
8 CONSTRUCTION	1. IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 2. EKOVEST BERHAD 3. GABUNGAN AQRS BERHAD 4. AGESON BERHAD 5. VIZIONE HOLDINGS BERHAD
9 Technology	1. MY E.G. SERVICES BERHAD 2. DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD 3. INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 4. SNS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 5. GENETEC TECHNOLOGY BERHAD