Paying FGs for someone to do this for me/give me potential ideas on what to write about. I don't fully understand the question and I don't want to do it wrong as it is part of a group project so over to you JSP:
It is only meant to be about 200-300 words for the question so shouldn't take that long.


You are part of a team of financial analysts a multinational corporation. The Chief Executive Officer is looking to make acquisitions and has asked your team to review the financial statements of potential FTSE 100 target companies. Choose a FTSE 100 company and examine the latest annual report. Using specific examples, discuss the potential pitfalls of using the financial data in the annual report.


The company my chose was G4S but I am pretty sure this is irrelevant. PM me prices/time or just PM any advice/report and I'll pay you accordingly.

Many thanks!

a financial report is a snapshot in time, and markets or market outlooks may have changed

if you are looking at an M&A situation, financial ratios would be looked at. These ratios give indications of the situation and pricing of the firm, but does not say alot about the underlying reasons of WHY.
Also, who do we compare the ratios with? industry average? would we be interested in buying an average firm?
also, it says very little about the intangible assets within the company, and also things such as corporate culture, morale, level of human capital etc

This post was edited by Simens on Oct 29 2013 05:22pm

you asking for advices or whole analysis?
also, which level?