Finance and Strategic Management: Analysis of Pan Africa Resources PLC

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
1. Corporate governance status and challenges:........................................................................2
2. Evaluating the company’s capital investment:.......................................................................3
3. Company’s sources of finance:..............................................................................................4
4. Financial ratios of the organisation:.......................................................................................5
5. Share performance of the organisation:...............................................................................11
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................12
Recommendation:....................................................................................................................12
References and Bibliography:..................................................................................................14

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Introduction:
The overall assessment aims in detecting the current financial performance of Pan
Africa Resources PLC for the financial year of 2016 and 2017. The financial ratios have been
taken into consideration, which helps in depicting the level of progress that has been made by
the organisation over the fiscal years. In addition, the corporate governance status of the
company is also evaluated to understand the current operations that have been conducted by
the company over the period. Further evaluation has been conducted regarding the current
capital investments, which has been conducted by the organisation over the fiscal years.
Moreover, the source of Pan Africa Resources PLC is also evaluated, which has been used by
the management in smoothly conducting their operations. The share price performance and
evaluation is also conducted with the help of technical analysis tool such as moving averages,
which help in detecting the investment opportunity within Pan Africa Resources PLC.
1. Corporate governance status and challenges:
Pan Africa resources has a relatively been one of the compliant organization, which
utilizes the UK Companies Act coding and provide the listing of corporate governance
activity that has been conducted by the management over the financial years
(Panafricanresources.com, 2018). The business of the organization is relatively conducted
with integrity and in accordance with the highest standards that needs to be practiced by the
management. The practice that has been conducted by the management has relatively allowed
organization to increase the trust of the stakeholders. The management of the organization
practices the best principle based on the indication that it will support the company and uplift
its image in the eyes of the stakeholders. Management takes the help of non-executive
director, which bring in the experience that is needed by the organization to improve its
growth structure. Furthermore, the guidance published by The Institute of Chartered

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Accountants in England and Wales has been used by the organization for their internal
control requirements. The organization has setup an adequate remuneration committee
comprising of non-executive directors, which relatively helps to determining the
remunerations of executive, and directors working for the interest of the shareholders. The
remuneration committee also decides the bonus payment and the grants that are provided to
the employees (Panafricanresources.com, 2018). The organization also has an Audit
committee, which takes responsibility for the financial performance, and evaluation that is
conducted on their current operations. The objective of the audit committee is to review the
financial report and the internal controls of the organization, which helps in depicting the
accurate financial position to their shareholders.
2. Evaluating the company’s capital investment:
Figure 1: Capital Investment of Pan Africa Resources PLC