Corporate Finance Term Project - Fall 2011; Course Instructor: Maryam Masnoon Shahid

Select a KSE listed company Study its financials to trace its ‘capital structure’ and ‘dividend policy’, and (optional) any other

financial policy or practices that you can link with your knowledge from this course Develop a questionnaire to interview key finance personnel of that company regarding these

policies, include all the relevant factors and issues pertaining the above policies in that questionnaire, develop proper scales and assign due weight-ages. Get the questionnaire approved by me, prior to taking it for the interview. There are marks for the quality of questionnaire)

Report your findings and analysis in a comprehensive and cohesive fashion Present your work to a panel of experts. The panel of examiners will comprise your course

teacher, senior finance faculty members and an industry expert, like a financial analyst or investment banker.

Important Dates:

Submit: Selected Company, Group composition, Task Division, Timeline of Project Completion specifying contribution of each member

2nd November

Questionnaire Submission for Approval 28th NovemberFindings of Interview with designation and contact details of Interviewee

12th December

Final Report 19th DecemberPresentation/Viva Date will be communicated later as per

availability of all panel members

The report should include, and not necessarily limit to, the following sections:1. Acknowledgement (Max half page) Give due acknowledgements to the people and

entities who have contributed, cooperated and guided you to conduct this study2. Summary (Max. One page)3. Introduction (2 pages) (Brief introduction of the industry, company, the policies and

practices to be covered in this report) 4. Secondary Data Analysis (Historical Annual Reports of the company, news articles about

that company, Analyst’s reports, etc.) (3-4 pages, if need be, quote relevant article/table etc in appendices)Make sure it is your analysis of the secondary data; do not just reproduce the content from these secondary sources, rather connect the data with your conceptual understanding. Make sure you cite relevant sources of secondary information

5. Primary Data Analysis (3-4 pages) Connect the data gathered through interview, with the concepts, theories and models discussed in the class, and present your findings in a meaningful manner. Include sub-headings to organize your findings and analysis.Document your correspondence with the interviewee (eg. emails exchanged, time and date of meeting etc. to include in the appendices)

6. Conclusion/Final Word (Max 1.5 pages)7. References/Sources –Include all secondary data sources, necessary details of the

interviewee

8. Appendices –Include your questionnaire, financial statements, news releases, articles, analyst reports etc. that were analyzed for the study, your correspondence with the interviewee (eg. emails exchanged, time and date of meeting etc. to include in the appendices)

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