B291: TMA – 2nd Semester 2017-2018
B291: TMA – 2nd Semester 2017-2018
Financial Reporting on the Internet
(Case study: Almarai)
The internet is a good place to get information that is useful to you in your study of accounting. For example, you can find information about current events, professional accounting organizations, and specific companies that may support your study.
Almarai was established in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1977 as a partnership between the Irish agri-foods pioneer Alastair McGuckian, his brother Paddy and Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer. Today, Almarai is the largest vertically integrated dairy company in the Middle East.
You can directly access the annual report on the below link:
https://www.almarai.com/en/investors/annual-reports
Download 2016 Annual report in PDF format.
Instructions
Use the 2016 Annual report of Almarai to answer the following questions:
1- Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Discuss at least two types of stakeholders and give examples from the Almarai annual report to justify your answer. Also explain the reason of their interest in the financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
2- As you learned in Unit 1, Session 3, the major environmental factors impacting on an organization can be grouped under four headings: political/legal, economic, social/demographic and technological (PEST analysis). Giving examples from the annual report, discuss the impact of each of the elements in the PEST analysis on Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
3- IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment identifies and describes two different models of accounting for tangible non-current assets. Discuss the importance of these two models and Identify the depreciation methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
4- In preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP, there are certain accounting policies that may require a judgment or estimation in their application. Give examples of Almarai estimates and assumptions reported in consolidated financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
5- Transaction takes place when one party exchanges or promise to exchange good or service with another party for money. Identify the difference between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure and provide the example from Annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
6- Explain why the going concern basis is important in understanding Almarai financial statement; Support your answer with evidence from Almarai annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
7- There are different basis approaches to valuing inventory that are allowed by GAAP, explain the principal’s methods of valuation required by IAS2 inventories, provide some evidence from annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
8- Explain the concept of allowances for irrecoverable receivable and analyze the Almarai allowances for receivables information given in annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
9- Classify the revenue recognition method(s) used by Almarai as discussed in annual report. Explain the rationale underlying the appropriateness of methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
10- Write a summary on Almarai financial condition, including information/data taken from financial statements and overall business condition. Your discussion should cover the basic elements of these statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
[Total Marks = 100]
Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Discuss at least two types of stakeholders and give examples from the Almarai annual report to justify your answer. Also explain the reason of their interest in the financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
As you learned in Unit 1, Session 3, the major environmental factors impacting on an organization can be grouped under four headings: political/legal, economic, social/demographic and technological (PEST analysis). Giving examples from the annual report, discuss the impact of each of the elements in the PEST analysis on Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment identifies and describes two different models of accounting for tangible non-current assets. Discuss the importance of these two models and Identify the depreciation methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
In preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP, there are certain accounting policies that may require a judgment or estimation in their application. Give examples of Almarai estimates and assumptions reported in consolidated financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Transaction takes place when one party exchanges or promise to exchange good or service with another party for money. Identify the difference between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure and provide the example from Annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Explain why the going concern basis is important in understanding Almarai financial statement; Support your answer with evidence from Almarai annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
There are different basis approaches to valuing inventory that are allowed by GAAP, explain the principal’s methods of valuation required by IAS2 inventories, provide some evidence from annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Explain the concept of allowances for irrecoverable receivable and analyze the Almarai allowances for receivables information given in annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Classify the revenue recognition method(s) used by Almarai as discussed in annual report. Explain the rationale underlying the appropriateness of methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Write a summary on Almarai financial condition, including information/data taken from financial statements and overall business condition. Your discussion should cover the basic elements of these statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
[Total Marks = 100]
B291: TMA – 2nd Semester 2017-2018
Financial Reporting on the Internet
(Case study: Almarai)
The internet is a good place to get information that is useful to you in your study of accounting. For example, you can find information about current events, professional accounting organizations, and specific companies that may support your study.
Almarai was established in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1977 as a partnership between the Irish agri-foods pioneer Alastair McGuckian, his brother Paddy and Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer. Today, Almarai is the largest vertically integrated dairy company in the Middle East.
You can directly access the annual report on the below link:
https://www.almarai.com/en/investors/annual-reports
Download 2016 Annual report in PDF format.
Instructions
Use the 2016 Annual report of Almarai to answer the following questions:
1- Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Discuss at least two types of stakeholders and give examples from the Almarai annual report to justify your answer. Also explain the reason of their interest in the financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
2- As you learned in Unit 1, Session 3, the major environmental factors impacting on an organization can be grouped under four headings: political/legal, economic, social/demographic and technological (PEST analysis). Giving examples from the annual report, discuss the impact of each of the elements in the PEST analysis on Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
3- IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment identifies and describes two different models of accounting for tangible non-current assets. Discuss the importance of these two models and Identify the depreciation methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
4- In preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP, there are certain accounting policies that may require a judgment or estimation in their application. Give examples of Almarai estimates and assumptions reported in consolidated financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
5- Transaction takes place when one party exchanges or promise to exchange good or service with another party for money. Identify the difference between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure and provide the example from Annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
6- Explain why the going concern basis is important in understanding Almarai financial statement; Support your answer with evidence from Almarai annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
7- There are different basis approaches to valuing inventory that are allowed by GAAP, explain the principal’s methods of valuation required by IAS2 inventories, provide some evidence from annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
8- Explain the concept of allowances for irrecoverable receivable and analyze the Almarai allowances for receivables information given in annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
9- Classify the revenue recognition method(s) used by Almarai as discussed in annual report. Explain the rationale underlying the appropriateness of methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
10- Write a summary on Almarai financial condition, including information/data taken from financial statements and overall business condition. Your discussion should cover the basic elements of these statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
[Total Marks = 100]
Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Discuss at least two types of stakeholders and give examples from the Almarai annual report to justify your answer. Also explain the reason of their interest in the financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
As you learned in Unit 1, Session 3, the major environmental factors impacting on an organization can be grouped under four headings: political/legal, economic, social/demographic and technological (PEST analysis). Giving examples from the annual report, discuss the impact of each of the elements in the PEST analysis on Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(300)]
IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment identifies and describes two different models of accounting for tangible non-current assets. Discuss the importance of these two models and Identify the depreciation methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
In preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP, there are certain accounting policies that may require a judgment or estimation in their application. Give examples of Almarai estimates and assumptions reported in consolidated financial statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Transaction takes place when one party exchanges or promise to exchange good or service with another party for money. Identify the difference between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure and provide the example from Annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Explain why the going concern basis is important in understanding Almarai financial statement; Support your answer with evidence from Almarai annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
There are different basis approaches to valuing inventory that are allowed by GAAP, explain the principal’s methods of valuation required by IAS2 inventories, provide some evidence from annual report of Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Explain the concept of allowances for irrecoverable receivable and analyze the Almarai allowances for receivables information given in annual report.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Classify the revenue recognition method(s) used by Almarai as discussed in annual report. Explain the rationale underlying the appropriateness of methods used by Almarai.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
Write a summary on Almarai financial condition, including information/data taken from financial statements and overall business condition. Your discussion should cover the basic elements of these statements.
[Marks (Words): 10(100)]
[Total Marks = 100]