The objective of this study is to analyze and evaluate the current and prospective profitability, liquidity and financial stability of Pos Malaysia Berhad and on its competitors’ GD Express Sdn Bhd within five years of historical financial statement on both companies. Both companies are incorporated in Malaysia, listed in Bursa Malaysia and in the same industry with are postage services.
The time frame for five year historical financial statement both companies that we used as a sample to our study is within 2008 to 2012. The financial year end is different between both companies. Pos Malaysia Berhad financial year end is on 31 December each year. In year 2011, financial year end for Pos Malaysia Berhad had change to 31 March each year due to changing in CEO. During that year, the company recorded 15 month performance for 2011/12. Meanwhile GD Express Sdn Bhd financial year is on 30 June each year.
Methods of analysis used for this study include trend, horizontal and vertical analyses as well as ratios. All calculations on vertical analysis, horizontal analysis and ratio for both companies can refer in the appendices.
The report also investigates the fact that the analysis conducted may have its financial distress and the abilities of the company in order for them to survive. This study also includes interpretation on Pos Malysia Berhad and GC Express Sdn Bhd performances based on quatitative and qualitative aspects.
2.0 Pos Malaysia Berhad
2.1. Company Profile
POS has gone through a long journey in its postal business that can be traced back to the 1800s. Its identity as the national postal service provider remains strong even until today. POS had become a corporate entity in 1992 followed by a corporate exercise that made it part of the listed entity, Pos Malaysia and Services Holdings Bhd. Started as a medium for the transmissions of letters, newspapers and business documents, the postal service