Choose a Multinational Enterprise (MNE) listed on an internationally recognised Stock Exchange (including for example, London, Dublin, New York or Paris). You are required to:

a. Critically discuss how recent developments in the international financial environment have impacted on your chosen company’s recent performance and development. Analyse how these developments likely to impact on the company in the near future. (20 marks)
b. With reference to your chosen Multinational Enterprise (and using the most recent annual report published), analyse the financial performance (in terms of profitability, liquidity and efficiency) of the company in the two most recent consecutive financial periods, e.g. two years 2015-2016. for example), using 6 different accounting ratios (prior year comparative figures will be available in the annual report). (marks 30)

c. Discuss three key elements of the MNE’s international financial strategy and how they appear to have affected the financial performance of your chosen company (e.g. sources of finance, capital structure, earnings/dividend policy, risk management etc) (25marks)

d. Discuss the risk management strategy for your chosen company, including strategies used by the company to mitigate currency risk. (25 marks)