The Assignment on Company Analysis

Running Head: COMPANY ANALYSIS
COMPANY ANALYSIS
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY
AUTHOR NOTE

Running Head: COMPANY ANALYSIS
Executive Summary
The study will revolve around the company analysis and for which the company
Woolworth has been selected. The study will focus upon to bring the background of the
company and to comment on its financial health. All this part will be partly covered in this
assignment.

Running Head: COMPANY ANALYSIS
Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Company Background and Mission...........................................................................................4
Horizontal and vertical analysis.................................................................................................4
Income Analysis.........................................................................................................................5
Capital Structure Analysis..........................................................................................................6
Prospective Analysis..................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References................................................................................................................................10

Running Head: COMPANY ANALYSIS
Introduction
The report is the analysis of the company. The company chosen for the analysis is the
woolsworth (Australia). Therefore the report will cover the part of background of the
company and its financial health there will be different analysis that will be done and proper
results of the analysis will be conveyed in order to analyse the financial health of the
company.
Company Background and Mission
The beginning of the Woolworth marked on the day of 5th December 1924 in Sydney.
Percy Christmas who was the founder has said that every country need a Woolworth and
Sydney has is now. Even after 92 years this words still have the significance and woolworth
is now one of the largest retailer in the southern hemisphere. In the year 2013, wools worth
has become the part of the Australian stock exchange (Christ, Rao and Burritt 2019). The
mission of the company from the very start has been to provide the best in convenience,
deliver better quality and value to the customers and this is what they are still carrying
forward with. Their vision is to be the world’s most responsible retailers
(Woolworthsholdings.co.za, 2020). Woolworth serves nearly 29 million customers and are
partners with thousands of farmers and manufacturers.
Horizontal and vertical analysis
Horizontal analysis is used for the evaluation of the data series over the period of time
and to find out whether there has been any percentage change in the financial statement
items, it’s basically the analyzing of the trends of the business activities. It helps in
comparing with the other financial year and providing the results related to the increase or
decrease trend. The following can be ascertained by the below analysis:-