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BPP School of Business and Technology

Programme: iMBA

Module: Finance

Coursework Assessment Brief

Submission deadline: 14th April 2020 at 23:59 hrs

Submission mode: Turnitin online access

1. General Assessment Guidance

• Your summative assessment for this module is made up of this coursework submission which

accounts for 60% of the marks. The other 40% is assessed in a closed-book exam. You must

pass both components (coursework and exam) to achieve an overall pass for the module.

• The deadline for submission is 14th April 2020 at 23:59 hrs. Please note late submissions will not

be marked.

• You are required to submit all elements of your assessment via Turnitin online access. Only

submissions made via the specified mode will be accepted and hard copies or any other digital

form of submissions (like via email or pen drive etc.) will not be accepted.

• For coursework, the submission word limit is 2,000 words. You must comply with the word count

guidelines. You may submit LESS than 2,000 words but not more. Word Count guidelines can be

found on your programme home page and the coursework submission page.

• Do not put your name or contact details anywhere on your submission. You should only put

your student registration number (SRN) which will ensure your submission is recognised in the

marking process.

• A total of 100 marks are available for this module assessment, and you are required to achieve

minimum 50% to pass this module.

• You are required to use only Harvard Referencing System in your submission. Any content which

is already published by other author(s) and is not referenced will be considered as a case of

plagiarism.

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• BPP University has a strict policy regarding authenticity of assessments. In proven instances of

plagiarism or collusion, severe punishment will be imposed on offenders. You are advised to

read the rules and regulations regarding plagiarism and collusion in the GARs and MOPP which

are available on VLE in the Academic registry section.

• You should include a completed copy of the Assignment Cover sheet. Any submission without

this completed Assignment Cover sheet may be considered invalid and not marked.

2. Assessment Brief

Introduction

You are a junior accountant for the Tesco Plc, a company listed on the London Stock

Exchange. The following items are to be discussed at the next board meeting and the directors

have asked you to write a report giving advice on the following areas. Nb: all areas should be

answered.

2.1 Financial Analysis

a) A shareholder has raised concerns regarding the financial performance of Tesco Plc

compared to its competitors. Using the 2019 Annual Report and any other relevant

research, and with the use of Financial Ratios, critically assess the financial and operating

performance of Tesco Plc. Your assessment should draw comparison to competitor(s) and

sector averages whilst also specifically addressing the shareholders’ pension concern. (You

need to choose two competitors).

All sources of information used in your analysis should be Harvard Referenced as per the

General Assessment Advice above. 25 marks

b) Discuss and explain FOUR possible limitations on the usefulness of ratio analysis as a

tool for making the above comparisons. 8 marks

2.2 Company Valuation

a) Using the Annual Report used in part one as a basis, calculate the value of Tesco Plc

using the following methods:

• Asset-based valuation;