Financial Statement And Business Decisions

Running Head: GLESSION PLC 1
GLESSION PLC
Sabiha Saiyed
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GLESSION PLC
Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................... 3
Overview of company....................................................................................................... 3
Analysis and Interpretation................................................................................................. 3
Profitability ratios......................................................................................................... 3
Liquidity ratios............................................................................................................ 4
Working capital............................................................................................................ 4
Solvency.................................................................................................................... 5
Shareholder return........................................................................................................ 5
Efficiency ratios.............................................................................................................. 6
Overall performance...................................................................................................... 6
Conclusion and Recommendations....................................................................................... 6
References..................................................................................................................... 7

GLESSION PLC
Introduction
Financial analysis which is also termed as accounting analysis is a process under which there is a
full assessment of profitability, stability and overall performance of the business. This process is
handled by people apply ratio analysis techniques to get an insight of how well the company is
performing and what measures shall be taken to improve and enhance the performance.
Extracting the information is necessary as the users of the financial statements access the
financial statement to make necessary viable business decisions. In this report, an in-depth
analysis is undertaken of MJ Glession Plc (Ehrhardt and Brigham, 2016).
Overview of company
Founded In the year 1903, one of the most renowned companies specializes in urban
regeneration and land development. This company is listed on London Stock Exchange and since
company was founded by Michael Joseph Gleeson, hence, the name of the company has been
decided as same. The headquarters of the company are situated in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
(Glession Plc, 2019).
Analysis and Interpretation
The financial analysis has been undertaken with respect to different areas and the areas that have
been scrutinized are given below.
Profitability ratios
The profitability ratios are the ratios that help in analyzing the ability of the company to generate
income relative to revenue and settle down the operating costs. The left over are given to the
shareholders and in that case the profitability is analyzed in detail. The ratios that have been