Finance and Strategic Management

UU-MBA-710-ZM: FINANCE AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Popoola Richard

TABLE OF CONTENT

1.        Introduction                                                                                

2.        Analysis                                                                                

a.        Corporate Governance status and challenges                                

i.        The board of directors                                                        

ii.        The Team                                                                            

iii.        Independence                

3.        Capital investments-existing and projected projects                                

a.        The Elikhulu Project                                                        

b.        Barberton mines sub-vertical shaft project at Fairview                        

c.        The 2010 Pay Channel project                                                

4.        Sources of Finance                                                                        

a.        Debt financing                                                                

b.        ACQUISITION OF THE UITKOMST COLLIERY 

c.        Instruments of debts

5.        Performance ratio                                                                        

i.          Current ratio                                                                        

ii.        Acid test                                                                               

iii.        Cash ratio                                                                        

b.        Financial leverage ratios                                                        

i.        Total debt ratio                                                                

.        ii.        Debt to equity ratio                                                                

c.        Profitability ratios                                                                 

i.        Profit margin                                                                        

ii.        Price earnings ratio                                                                

ii.        Return on assets                                         

iii.        Return on equity                                        

d.        Price ratios                                                                        

i.        Earnings per share                                                                

ii.        Price earnings ratio                                                                

6.        Appendix                                                                                

Appendix 1 – consolidated income statement of pan                                 

African resources plc 2013 to 2017

Appendix 2 – consolidated balance sheet of pan                                        

 African resources plc 2013 to 2017

7.        Summary

8.        References                                                                                

1. INTRODUCTION

This paper is focused on giving a legitimate report with sufficient assessment and examination to the hierarchical achievements of Pan African Resources PLC; its evaluated and current capital speculations, the wellspring of financing, existing status of its corporate administration and hindrances it has been facing from the year 2013 to 2017.

In examining the information recovered from the organization's profile, the report would concentrate on the qualities and shortcomings of the firm to find out its income, the execution of obligation and resources, liquidity, money related soundness and influence, productivity, financing sources and capital speculations, and corporate administration.

1. ANALYSIS

1. Corporate governance status and challenges

1. The Board of Directors

This board is tasked with the commitment to run the hierarchical dealings and issues of the organization, oversee and assume complete responsibility for its activities. The directorate are the key segments of the corporate administration the board of the firm, they hold fast to the corporate obligation of the firm and considers the ecological effects its tasks has in its surroundings as expressed in their business dealings.