Applied Financial Skills Financial Analysis: Marks & Spencer Submitted to: Charles Sandilands Leeds Metropolitan University Business School Submitted by: Craig Slater Date of submission: 23rd January 2003 Introduction This report analyses the financial position of Marks & Spencer, one of the UK's leading retailers of clothing, foods, home ware and financial services, serving 10 million customers a week in over 300 UK stores. The Company also trades in 30 countries worldwide, and has a Group turnover in excess of £8 …showed first 75 words of 1822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1822 total…p(0.2)p Diluted earnings per share5.4p(0.2)p Adjusted earnings per share16.3p11A Bibliography Primary Research Telephoned Marks & Spencer Head office and requested an information pack. Secondary Research Books Financial Analysis, John Arnold 1994 Accounting Concepts, John Myers, 1999 Financial Accounting, Arnold Hope 1994 Accounting practice, Mathew Lynch 1998 Financial Results, Marks & Spencer 2002 Annual Report, Marks & Spencer 2002 Collins Dictionary, 1997 Online Resources marksandspencers.com financeresource.co.uk accounting4dummies.co.za lmu.ac.uk google.com