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Step 1: Select a company that is not listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
Step 2: Prepare a short statement explaining why the company was selected.
Step. 3: Do research on the company.
- Annual Corporate Reports [3 to 5 years]
- Industry Data
- Articles about company, industry and general economic developments
- Anything else you may consider of financial and economic relevance.
Step 4: Analyse the Company’s performance
- Trend Analysis
- Vertical Analysis
- Ratio Analysis
- Benchmarking/comparison to Industry Standards, etc.
- Evaluation of recent information [articles, investment analysis/ratings, etc.]
Step 5: Evaluate Company
Assume you have ¢200 million. Based on the information you have gathered, will you buy shares of this company? Why?
 
Step 6: Preparation of Final Report
Your final report must include the following:
(a) A title page
(b) The body of the report;
 A description of the industry
 A description of the company
 Identification of significant accounting policies
 What is impressive about this company?
 Analysis of financial performance [see step 4 above]
 Evaluation [see step 5 above]
(c) A bibliography and appendixes.