Financial analysis of the Stagecoach Group

Running head: ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Accounting and Financial management
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Table of Contents
Section A:...................................................................................................................................2
Introduction............................................................................................................................2
Brief background to the company..........................................................................................2
Financial analysis of Go-Ahead Group Plc............................................................................2
Financial analysis of the Stagecoach Group Plc....................................................................6
Financial analysis between Go-Ahead and Stagecoach Group Plc........................................8
Conclusion............................................................................................................................11
Section B:.................................................................................................................................12
References................................................................................................................................15

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Section A:
Introduction
The report is presented upon the equity investment on the Go-Ahead, which is one of
the leading public transport organization in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the
organization is to take care of the journeys of general public which helps them in enhancing
their lived across the world. The report does provide all the information about the Go-ahead
so that the investors does get a clear idea about the investments related to the mass transport
solutions. All the factors that include the strategic, operational and financial performance of
the company are evaluated and presented in this report, so that, it becomes much easier for an
investor to understand about the current situation of Go-Ahead.
Brief background to the company
The Go-Ahead does focuses on the transport of regional bus, London & International
bus and Rail. These are the three areas of the transport, and does have leading market share in
the London bus market share and in the regional bus sector, the Stagecoach is the leading
market share. In the financial year 2019, Go-Ahead group has resulted great and has resulted
above the expectations (Go-Ahead Group plc, 2020).
Financial analysis of Go-Ahead Group Plc.
There has been a great progress in the three strategic pillars, which includes firstly,
protection and growth of the core; secondly, getting new contract of the bus and rail and
lastly, the development upon the future of transportation. The profit that comes for the bus
operating services, which has got up by 4.7 % which does amounts to £95.7 million in current
year, if it is being compared to the previous year it was £91.4 million. There was
improvement that helps with a strong performance in the region of the London and also in the

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International division (Coppin 2017). Thus, the customers have voted the regional bus
achieved to a highest percentage satisfaction arte with more than 92 %. Also, in the rail
operating profit has been increased and amounts to £25.4 million that has been included prior
to the year of London Midland franchise. One of the goodwill aspect that Go-Ahead enjoys is
that it does has a greater customer satisfaction rate. It also has gained four new international
contracts, where two of the German rail contracts has started operating and there is also first
bus contract in Ireland. It does also offer dividend to the investors and shareholders of 102.08
p throughout the year.
Upon the discussion of non-financial information statement of Go-Ahead, the
organizations have complied with the sections of 414CA and 414BA of the Companies Act
2006. On governing for the polices and standards that the organization does follow related to
the environmental matters are on sustainability policy, environmental policy and energy and
climate change policy. It is one of the stable cash generative business in the United Kingdom
bus business, it does have a well-established regional bus that does focus on the urban buses
which does have an aim for growth. It is the leading bus operator in London that has been
strategically located depots that has a competitive advantage over the competitors (Bayliss
and Mattioli 2018). The operations are being supported by the consistent investment with a
high quality fleet. There are growing international operations of Go-Ahead which does