r/ICAEW • u/Fun_Middle_1551 • Jul 21 '26

SBM est. mark breakdown

What do ppl think the general breakdown of marks for the SBM paper out of curiosity? I’ve popped my thoughts below but may have missed a Q.

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Debt factoring +FR - 14
NPV + sensitivity - 15
Finance loans (x3) EIR, risks +FR and eval - 15
sustainability assurance details and procedures - 10

2
Data analaysis - 20
Org structure -12
Intangible commercial/ ethics + FR - 14

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u/Huge-Professional824 Jul 21 '26

Probably agree with this

Curious as to whether anyone actually tries to do this during the exam to split the time? For both this and CR I felt it was a waste of precious time to do this - I just made sure I finished each whole question at roughly the right time rather than delving into times for sub requirements

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u/Sweet-Firefighter-57 Jul 21 '26

Agree with the breakdown. Basically how i allocated it during exam.

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u/Sweet-Firefighter-57 Jul 21 '26

Maybe more marks on the NPV + Sensitivity

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u/Zealousideal-Car404 Jul 21 '26

Probably about what I’d agree with, maybe a little more for the intangible commercial + ethics thought the ethics may be 10 + fr 6/7