Financial Statement Analysis - The Beach Energy Limited

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
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Executive Summary
The aim of the report is to analyse the current financial condition of the Beach energy limited
which is one of the largest oil and gas producing company in Australia. The report contain a
brief details of the SWOT analsyis of the company and try to evaluate the strategic
performance of the organisation . Two valuation methods are also explained in this report to
assess the proper value of the firm. In conclusion a recommendation is given regarding the
areas in which the company can make improvements in order to achieve sustainable growth.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................4
SWOT....................................................................................................................................4
Valuation methods.................................................................................................................9
Recommendation......................................................................................................................12
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
Refrences..................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
The beach energy limited is leading onshore oil producer with a main gas business in
Australia. Since its inception in the year 1961 beach has 5 producing basins in all over
Australia and New Zealand and it is the main supplier of gas in the east region of Australian
gas market.
The asset portfolio of the company includes the proprietary interest in strategic gas
and oil infrastructure some of these are the Moomba processing facility and the Otway gas
plant, the company has also a suit of highly potential exploration prospect. The mission of the
organisation is to maintain high safety for the workers that are working in the 5 basins from
which gas and oil is explored and also to look after the environment related issues that can
create adverse effect in the bio diversity of Australia. The company has developed a
international standard operated oil business centre in the western flank of the cooper basin
and through its efficient exploring capacity grown as a leading onshore oil producer of the
country.
The drilling programme of the organisation is focused on the major areas of the
western flanks and trying to develop another one in the copper basin. Apart from its drilling
programme breach also have a gas business which comprises the operating and non-operating
on shore and offshore assets located in five different basins in Australia and New Zealand.
From these basins the organisation supply gas to a large market of the east coast market and
the market of the New Zealand. The company contribute almost 15% of the total demand of
gas in Australia from its copper basin, offshore Otway basin and bass basin producing assets.
The company has also get permission to explore in the onshore and offshore Otway basin and