Resubmissions 1 and 2

[@folorunshoshodunke3455]

For topic 8, in the analysis and evaluation section, should the PESTLE and SWOT be applied to the sector? Or am I to use the PESTLE for the sector and SWOT for my main organisation?

[@bscappliedaccounting7796]

Hi I would recoomend using the PESTLE to analyse the sector and then the SWOT to hrelp analyse how management in your origanisation have responded.

[@marthasunmboye4490]

For topic 5, In chapter 3 for our business models, for example, swot analysis are we expected to do a SWOT analysis for comparator and main organisation and then evaluate and evaluate business performance of main company based on comparator(as a bench mark) or this applies to ratio analysis only .

[@bscappliedaccounting7796]

The swot analysis is for the main organisation - it helps identify the business environment and so helps with the interpretation of the financial performance. To evaluate the financial performance (identifying why it is strong), you use the comparator organisation. Remember it is 2 business models + financial analysis. A pestle might help you analyse the external environment in more detail.

[@marthasunmboye4490]

@@bscappliedaccounting7796 understood. I am choosing 5 Porter's forces for my second model.

[@folorunshoshodunke3455]

My main organisation is a company that prepares group accounts because they have other subsidiaries in other countries. However, my comparator has no subsidiary, so they don't prepare group accounts. In comparing, should I compare company to company or I can compare the group account with the other comparator.

[@bscappliedaccounting7796]

I think this deopends on what proportion of the group your company makes up. Unless you are comparing substantially the same business it will be difficult. I'm also not sure how easy it would be to disaggregrate your company's performance from the group

[@folorunshoshodunke3455]

@@bscappliedaccounting7796 The company accounts for 59% of the group revenue, 102% of the group PBT and 108% of the group PAT. The financial statement has the report of the company separated from the group. My main company operates in the same country as the comparator (the company and the comparator are in the same line of business) while the subsidiary of the main company that makes up the group are in different countries.

[@gautamwadhwa1567]

First Time Submission! Suppose my company year-end is 31 March and my OBU submission is for period 48 (May'24). So, what year financial statements I need to present in my OBU rap year ended March'21,22,23 or March'22,23,24 As company takes time to release financial statements and OBU submission is period 48 i.e May'24

[@bscappliedaccounting7796]

If you are aiming for a May 24 submission, then the financial statements you would use are March 21, 22 and 23. The March 24 ones are very unlikely to be available.

[@anzawaqar09]

do we have to pay the submission amount again in case we dont pass on first submission

[@bscappliedaccounting7796]

Yes the submission fee is payable at each attempt

[@muhammadirtaza4638]

First time submission, i am choosing a company which has already released its 2023 financial statements, but the competitors havent released their2023 financial statements. What f/s to use in this case

[@bscappliedaccounting7796]

You need to use F/S that are comparable - so you need to not use the 2023 financial statements of your main company.

[@muhammadirtaza4638]

@@bscappliedaccounting7796thank you so much for your swift response. Can you please also guide me if itnis acceptable to use the ms word automatic referencing. Ie. i use the insert citation option and include the relevant details like the author name, date etc Then i create a bibliography of all the references in the end. This bibliography is copied to a new word document which is the LIST OF REFERENCES