Analyse the financial performance and position Wetherspoon plc

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Analyse the financial performance and position Wetherspoon plc for the year ended 24 July 2016 compared to the previous year. Critically comment on the strategy of the company and discuss the strategic financial management techniques that are essential to successfully achieving it.
Ratios shown for 2 accounting periods for Wetherspoon plc in a user-friendly format (showing all your workings in an appendix). You will need to calculate
profitability ratios (including and excluding exceptional items, where relevant), liquidity ratios, efficiency ratios, and the gearing ratio and investment ratios.
Analysis of the financial performance and position (encompassing profitability, liquidity, efficiency, gearing and investment) of Wetherspoon Plc for the year ending in 2016 compared to the previous year. Your discussion should include an introduction to the group and an explanation of the impact of any exceptional items on financial performance, Discussion of strategy for the business and relevant financial management strategic techniques that you would expect the company to adopt to achieve its objectives.
To calculate relevant ratios, you will need to give detailed consideration to:
? The Income Statement – page 14
? The Statement of Financial Position ? page 16

Use: Buisness Acconting & Finanace: Third Edition by Catherine Gowthorpe (2014)