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Financial Management
Individual Assignment 1
Requirements
You work for JB Hi Fi (ASX code: JBH). Executive management has asked you to prepare an analysis of its most recent financial performance and position.
Using JB Hi Fi’s June 2023 full-year financial statement information and June 2022 full-year financial statement information, you need to submit a report containing the following:
1. A ratio analysis of 2022-2023 and 2021-2022 focusing on:
a. profitability
b. financial risk
c. liquidity
d. asset productivity
2. Using your analysis, evaluate and draw conclusions about JBH's s overall performance and position in 2023. In your evaluation, highlight main strengths and any areas of weakness relative to its 2022 performance and position.
3. Outline any limitations to your analysis process. Bonus:
4. Describe how JB Hi Fi could leverage one of the six shifts in the future of lending in 50 words maximum.
Assignment Submission and Due Dates
Please compile your assignment as a single PDF file and submit it using the Turnitin function on Canvas by the due date.
The deadline for online submission of this assignment is 10:59pm, 12 March 2024.
Additional Information
Include in your main text relevant tables and figures containing results of your ratio analysis.
Also include an appendix that contains a list of the ratios you used, how you defined them and the raw information (e.g., numerator and denominator) for each of the two years. Please keep other appendices to a minimum – containing supporting rather than primary information. The word limit of 1,000 words excludes appendices.
Financial information sources
You will need to refer to the JB Hi Fi website for their financial information.
https://investors.jbhifi.com.au/annual-reports/
Specifically look for the Financial Report for full year 2023 and 2022 Financial Year Annual Report.
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Criteria |
High Distinction |
Distinction |
Credit |
Pass |
Fail |
Application of ratio analysis |
Demonstrate excellent and complete application of financial ratio analysis and thorough knowledge about its uses and limitations. |
Demonstrate very good and complete application of financial ratio analysis and good knowledge about its uses and limitations. |
Demonstrate good application of financial ratio analysis, although minor errors/gaps exist, and good knowledge about its uses and limitations. |
Demonstrate correct application of financial ratio analysis, although errors/gaps exist, and adequate knowledge about its uses and limitations. |
Demonstrates predominantly incorrect application of financial ratio analysis and insufficient knowledge about its uses and limitations. |
Use of research to support arguments |
Utilises a diverse range of sources that provide excellent support for arguments. |
Utilises a diverse range of sources that provide strong support for arguments. |
Utilises a range of sources that provide good support for arguments. |
Utilises a minimum number of sources that provide some support for arguments. |
Utilises no sources to support arguments. |
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Demonstrates excellent |
Demonstrates very good |
Demonstrates good |
Demonstrates reasonable |
Demonstrates basic or |
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quality and in-depth |
quality and in-depth critical |
analysis. Shows some |
analysis. Presents |
limited analysis, |
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critical analysis. Shows |
analysis. Shows |
depth of insight and |
conclusions and |
conclusions and/or |
Quality and depth |
outstanding depth of |
considerable depth of |
attempts to synthesise |
recommendations (where |
recommendations (where |
of the analysis |
insight and well |
insight and synthesised |
conclusions and/or |
appropriate) with limited |
appropriate). |
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synthesised conclusions |
conclusions and/or |
recommendations |
attempts at synthesis. |
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and/or recommendations (where appropriate). |
recommendations (where appropriate). |
(where appropriate). |
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Written communication and presentation |
The writing is clear, concise, and free of errors. The work is extremely well structured and presented. |
The writing is clear, concise and generally free of errors. The work is well structured and presented. |
The writing is clear, concise with limited errors. The work is well structured and presented. |
The writing is sound with some error. The work is adequately structured and presented. |
The writing is unclear with frequent errors. The work is poorly structured and presented. |