ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Good understanding of the relevant concepts Competency in a

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Good understanding of the relevant concepts
Competency in applying the specific techniques
Ability to apply analytical and crucial evaluation where appropriate
Structure/Presentation
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The assignment is based on the case of Alpha Ltd. a manufacturer of casual and leisure clothes aimed particularly at the younger, higher income market. The firm is current facing a financing problem and is considering short-run funding solutions. You are expected to analyse the financial data provided in the case using the appropriate techniques in order to evaluate its performance.
Specifically, you should conduct an analysis of the company’s financial reports using ratios
You may also apply other techniques (horizontal and vertical), however, you are NOT required to do SO.
Based on your evaluation, you should recommend appropriate actions that would help the company
overcome the weaknesses you nave identified and to sort out its cash constraint.
Assignments should not exceed the length of 1,500 words (excluding excluding computational work and executive summary
Following the guidelines of the “Students Handbook”, reports should be written using the Century Gothic font at a size of 12 and with 1.5 spacing between lines. There should be clear spacing between paragraphs, sections and subsections.
Students are expected to follow the below report structure (indicative – you should adjust the structure according to the type of your coursework report):
1) Executive summary
2) Table of Contents
3) Brief Introduction
4) Computational Work (You need to show your computations)
4) Analysis – based on the computational work you should provide an analysis or me company’s financial performance
5) Recommendations: Based on the analysis suggest specific actions which can help the company to alleviate its problems and put it back on track.
6) Conclusion(s)
7) Bibliography – you must utilise the Harvard  8) Reference System
9) Appendices – if needed
!!! In this assessment you are not permitted to use GenAl at all. Suspected use of Generative Al will be investigated under the Use of Unfair Means Policy as stated in the Regulations !!!
The case of Alpha Ltd. is attached!