Your task is to analyze a listed company of your choice. The company should be

Your task is to analyze a listed company of your choice.
The company should be a constituent of a major stock market index such as the FTSE250, CAC40 among others to ensure that sufficient information is in the public domain.
The analysis needs to include the following components: (1) financial analysis based on annual reports, (2) adjustments of financial statements (NOPLAT, IC, among others), (3) benchmarking (e.g., using multiples or value drivers), and/or (4) a valuation model.
You should use the following data sources: (1) annual reports, (2) analysts’ reports, and (3) DataStream (or similar providers if needed).
Your analysis needs to include a recommendation for a hypothetical investor. You might also consider synergies (costs and revenues) and value creation potential.
You should produce a written report, and an Excel document that details your calculations.
There must be a word count at the end of your report. Any attached appendices (except Excel models) or photocopies of tables will be ignored – so don’t include them – but note that I do expect tables / graphs / diagrams in this assignment (embedded in the main text).
Your report/essay should have page numbers, be in 12-point typeface with 1.5 line spacing.
A full reference list must be submitted at the end of the report following Harvard Referencing System https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/documents/guides/qgcit002.pdf. This reference list is not included in the page/word limit for the assignment. Penalties will be applied at the discretion of the class lecturer to anyone that fails to follow these guidelines.