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The data below has been extracted from the financial statements of Barclays Bank Plc for a 10-year period [2004-2013]

The data below has been extracted from the financial statements of Barclays Bank Plc for a 10-year period [2004-2013]

Order Description

Task 1: Use relevant graphs to represent each of the following and examine them:
(i) RSF ; ROCE and RTA
(ii) ROCE and LQR
(iii) Admin Exp. And PAIT
(iv) PAIT and Tax
Task 2:Perform a correlation analysis for RSF; ROCE and RTA and examine the strength of relationship between these profitability ratios.

Task 3: Using profit after interest and tax (PAIT) as the dependent variable, perform a linear regression analysis with administrative expenses and amount paid for the year as tax obligation as the explanatory variables.

Assignment Question:
The data below has been extracted from the financial statements of Barclays Bank Plc for a 10-year period [2004-2013]

Year    RSF(%)    ROCE(%)    RTA(%)    LQR(X)    ADMIN EXP(£’m)    PAIT (£’m)    TAX (£’m)
2013    4.73    4.16    0.22    1.04    30384    963    1577
2012    0.16    0.15    0.01    1.03    18189    -723    483
2011    9.62    8.52    0.38    1.03    19447    3616    1928
2010    10.27    9.43    0.41    1.03    19967    4172    1516
2009    8.15    5.28    0.33    1.05    27142    3512    1047
2008    14.65    7.98    0.29    1.03    21100    5249    786
2007    23.79    13.36    0.58    1.03    17456    5126    1981
2006    28.31    1.26    0.72    0.33    16231    5256    1941
2005    23.43    0.99    0.57    0.36    13468    3872    1439
2004    25.24    16.23    0.88    1.04    10152    3277    1289
Source: FAME (2015), Barclay Bank Plc,  Available at: https://fame2.bvdep.com/version-201525/Report.serv?_CID=182&context=2W1YA0YV748SNF9&SeqNr=1 [Online] Accessed on 6th February, 2012 at 17:02pm
Key
RSF (%)    Return on Shareholders’ Funds
ROCE (%)    Return on Capital Employed
RTA (%)    Return on Total Assets
LQ (X)    Liquidity Ratio
ADMIN EXP    Administrative Expenses
PAIT (£’Millions)    Profit After Interest  and Tax
TAX (£’Millions)    Taxation

Required:
Task 1 : Graphs (Descriptive statistics)
Use relevant graphs to represent each of the following and examine them:
(i)    RSF ; ROCE and RTA
(ii)    ROCE and LQR
(iii)    Admin Exp. And PAIT
(iv)    PAIT and Tax

Task 2 : Correlation Analysis
Perform a correlation analysis for RSF; ROCE and RTA and examine the strength of relationship between these profitability ratios.

Task 3 : Regression Analysis
Using profit after interest and tax (PAIT) as the dependent variable, perform a linear regression analysis with administrative expenses and amount paid for the year as tax obligation as the explanatory variables.
Report Writing
1.  Introduction [300 words]
o    The objectives/ rationale for the assignment should be captured
o    The key highlights should be captured etc.

2.  Graphical Analysis [600 words]
o    Use relevant software tools to draw suitable graphs as specified in the Task 1
o    Discuss the nature of the relationship from the resulting graphs
o    Your discussion should be supported with some relevant literature

3.  Correlation Analysis [800 words]
o    Use relevant software to produce a correlation matrix as specified in Task 2
o    Examine the strength of relationship between the ratios
o    Use relevant literature to support your discussion

4.  Regression Analysis [800 words]
o    Use relevant software to perform the regression analysis as specified in Task 3
o    Examine the resulting model using the relevant mechanisms such as goodness of fit; significance; the model and its interpretation etc.
o    Use relevant literature to support your discussion

5.  Conclusion and Recommendations [500 words]
o    Provide a suitable conclusion and recommendation for the entire discussion
o    Ensure your conclusion represents a reflective summary for the discussion

6.  Referencing
o    Use Harvard referencing style should be strictly followed.
o    Ensure your reference list include all citations in the text and others which may not be in the text (bibliography)
o    Ensure that your references are coming from quality sources such as articles; textbooks and other peer-reviewed journals

Note: Reference List ; Tables and Figures are not part of the word count

Some Recommended Text
o    Curwin J. and Slater R. (2007) Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions, (5thedn)  Chapman& Hall

o    Wisniewski, M (2010) Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers, (5th edn) FT Prentice Hall

o    Lucey T (2002) Quantitative Techniques, Thomson Learning

o    Oakshott L (2006),Essential Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance, (3ndedn) Palgrave Macmillan

o    Swift, L, Piff, S. (2010) Quantitative Methods for Business, Management and Finance, (3rd end) Palgrave

o     Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS. Sage publications.

o    Sekaran, U. (2006). Research methods for business: A skill building approach. John Wiley & Sons.

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