What you have to do
Working individually, you are requested to submit an analyst report whereby you analyze a public company listed on Qatar Stock Exchange from an investor’s perspective and issue a recommendation for its stock.
In particular, you should address the following issues:
- Business description, industry analysis and competitive positioning of the company.
- Specify the tools and techniques that allow you to issue a recommendation for the company’s stock. (Performance area 1)
- Collect the relevant data and state the assumptions of your model (data sources, assumptions, metrics, etc.) (Performance area 2)
- Select the appropriate valuation model (dividend discount model or the relative valuation model) to value the company using at least two valuation ratios: P/E and P/B. (Performance area 3)
- Compare the obtained intrinsic value with company’s market price and issue a recommendation of its stock. The recommendation is either to buy, hold, or sell. (Performance area 4)
The recommendation bands are:
- Buy: Discount > 15%
- Sell: Premium > 15%
- Hold: Discount (or Premium) =< 15%
With Discount (or Premium)= (Current Share Price/Intrinsic Value) -1
Your report should be well-organized, concise, typed, double-spaced, and professional-looking.
Submission details
The online submission deadline is April 7, 2021 at midnight. You should convert your world file to pdf format before you upload it on Safe Assignment. Please make sure that all figures and interpretation are showing properly before you submit.
The recommended layout of your assignment is suggested to be as follows:
Cover page
Table of contents
Business description
Valuation
Recommendation
General Guidelines
- Reserve the first page (cover page) to group number and member names, student ID, course name, and University.
- You should write in Times New Roman font, size 12, with double space.
- Failure to submit the soft copy online or the hard copy in class by the due date is subject to mark deductions.
- Maximum similarity index allowed is 15%.
GOOD LUCK!
LO2. Apply appropriate problem-solving methodologies to the analysis and solution of financial problems
| Performance Area | 1: Does Not Meet Expectations | 2: Needs Improvement | 3: Meets Expectations | 4: Above Expectations | Score |
| Defining and understanding the Problem | Fails to understand or identify the problem. | Defines the problem but fails to identify the underlying elements necessary to solve the problem | Defines adequately the problem, but partially identifies underlying issues and elements necessary to solve the problem | States the problem clearly and identifies underlying issues. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Developing an approach to solve the problem | Fails to identify an approach to solve the problem | Identifies an inappropriate approach to solve the problem. | Identifies an appropriate approach to solve the Problem. | Identifies the best or most appropriate approach for solving the problem. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Applying appropriate procedures throughout the solution process | Fails to apply appropriate procedures and/or strategies throughout the solution. | Applies procedures and/or strategies to solve the problem with major errors or unnecessary steps throughout the solution. | Applies procedures and/or strategies to solve the problem with minor errors or unnecessary steps throughout the solution. | Applies appropriate and efficient procedures and/or strategies throughout the solution. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Solving the Problem | Fails to provide correct solution to the problem. | Provides a partially correct solution. | Provides a workable, and correct solution. | Provides an elegant, efficient, workable, complete, and correct solution. | 1 2 3 4 |
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