1 Index page Index page… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..… . Introduction… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . Background… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..… Findings Section 1… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … Section 2… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … Section 3… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … Conclusion… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. Reference… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 2 Introduction Background SSP plc is a company operating in the food manufacturing industry. It is engaged in food processing, supplying all the main supermarket chains with first class process meat products. During the last few years the company has been difficult because of the BSE and Foot and Mouth disease made a declining demand for meat product. The bad outstanding achievement stopped in 2004 and a partial rebound in the market produced an increase in turnover by nearly 15%. It is expected that this rebound in the market will gather momentum over the coming year and the SSP plc is planning to take even greater strides forward by opening a new processing plant in Glasgow. As requested in the chief executive’s memo of 30 December, here is my report summarising and analysising the financial position of the SSP plc for the year 2003 and 2004. Outline The main body of the report will evaluate five parts: Part 1--- Analyze the users of financial information and the purpose of using. Part 2--- State of financial source and categorize with their characteristics. Part 3---Explain the cash flow statement of SSP plc. Analyze the recent financial pe...
