Analysis for Competitive Advantage

Running head: ANALYSIS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Analysis for Competitive Advantage
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ANALYSIS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE1
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Company Research..........................................................................................................................2
Briefly outlining the profile of the companies.................................................................................2
Adopting a multi perspective SPMS................................................................................................3
Examining the disclosure from publicly available reports..............................................................3
Analysing financial performance of the companies........................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

ANALYSIS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE2
Introduction
Strategic performance measurement system is useful for an organisation as it helps in
influencing the overall performance of an organisation in their normal course of business. In this
study, two ASX listed companies has been taken into consideration which are BHP Billiton and
Commonwealth Bank that provides different kinds of products and services to the customers.
Company research has been analysed which would help in adopting the multi perspective of
strategic performance measurement system.
Company Research
Briefly outlining the profile of the companies
The research of the companies includes the outlining the profile of the companies that
would help in meeting the targets. The first company that has been chosen is BHP Billiton which
is Australian multinational mining company. BHP Billiton has been formed in the year 2001 by
merging two companies which are Broken Hill Proprietary and Billiton. The company deals with
different kinds of operation which includes different types of metals such as aluminium,
uranium, nickel, iron ore and others. The company has it’s headquarter in Melbourne and
registered in Australian stock exchange (Bhp.com, 2019). It has been derived from their annual
report that in the year 2010 the company has earned around $ 166 billion as market
capitalization, net operating cash flow for $ 17.9 billion and $ 52.8 billion as total amount of
revenue.
The other company that has been chosen is the Commonwealth bank which is an
Australian multinational bank that has it’s headquarter in Darling Harbour, Sydney and the
company is registered in Australian stock exchange. The type of industry its falls that is banking