Contents
Section A 3
Introduction 3
About the company 3
Financial performance of Polymetal International Plc 3
Profitability ratios 3
Liquidity ratio 5
Solvency ratio 6
Market based ratio 6
Conclusion 7
Section B 8
Critical reflection on the company 8
Evaluation of the corporate governance of the company 8
Assessing investment opportunity of the company 9
References 11
Annexure 1 13
Annexure 2 15
Description
Financial statement is a quantitative reflection of the financial status of an organization. The analysis of financial statement assists to evaluate the company’s outlook and associated uncertainties occurred in the process of decision making in the business (Franco, Kothari, & Verdi, 2011). Thus in the present paper we will analyze and compare the financial performance of Polymetal International Plc and BHP Billiton Plc with the help of their balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statements.