British University College, Multan

PSY RESEARCH P

Executive Summary On the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, you may see the stocks of Central Asia Metals PLC share displayed. The Company manufactures critical metals. The northern parts of Kazakhstan and Macedonia are home to these people. Trustworthy financial reporting, organizing, and strategic decision-making are the results of close collaboration between the finance and accounting teams of this corporation. The accounting group makes sure everything is in order financially by keeping records, making statements, validating tax compliance, and implementing internal controls. The financial department gives special attention to stakeholder interactions, risk management, investment analysis, and capital allocation. An examination of CAML's economic performance over the last two years reveals a drop in many key metrics, including return on capital invested, net earnings margin, present ratio, and creditor and debtor collection length. Although the Company's assets remain unchanged, investors may sound the alarm if cash flow and profitability indicators keep falling. In the next five years, CAML plans to expand the Company's activities into Uzbekistan. Given an expenditure of 120 million dollars, the project, as well as CAML's goals, rely on the prudent management of finances and the deployment of measures to avoid any risks. FDM 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2 Introduction......................................................................................................................................4 Task One..........................................................................................................................................4 Introduction to Central Asia Metals................................................................................................4 Definition of Accounting and Finance.........................................................................................5 Accounting...............................................................................................................................5 Finance.....................................................................................................................................5 Critical Evaluation of Accounting and Finance within Central Asia Metals (CAML) plc.............6 Role of the Accounts Department................................................................................................6 Role of the Finance Department..................................................................................................7 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8 Task Two.........................................................................................................................................8 Financial Statement Explanations....................................................................................................8 Income Statement.........................................................................................................................8 Statement of Financial Position...................................................................................................9 Calculations................................................................................................................................11 Performance of Central Asia Metals (CAML) plc........................................................................12 ROCE.........................................................................................................................................12 Net Profit Margin.......................................................................................................................12 Current Ratio..............................................................................................................................12 Creditors Collection Period........................................................................................................13 Debtors Collection Period..........................................................................................................13 Creditors Payment Period..........................................................................................................13 Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14 References......................................................................................................................................16 FDM 4 Introduction The primary goal of this study is to examine Central Asia Metals plc's (CAML) financial and accounting practices. Shares of the company trade on the stock exchange in London under the AIM ticker symbol. In this section, we will outline the roles of the accounting and finance staff and use CAML's financial statements to determine critical economic indicators. According to Happiay (2023), accounting for finances is the practice of extracting, evaluating, and reporting data about a company's financial transactions for stakeholder reporting, regulatory reporting, and decision-making. Debt and equity finance, investment research, and risk management are all part of the specialized area that focuses on structuring a company's available money (Happay, 2023). The CAML Company's Finance and Accounting Departments serve as its foundation and provide the groundwork for achieving its strategic objectives. Account