Report on Australian Company Wesfarmers

   

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1Name:Course Professor’s nameUniversity nameCity, StateDate of submission
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2Executive summaryThis report seeks to analyze an Australian company that is publicly trading in the ASX and to know its financial position in the last two years. Wesfarmers in the company in profile, it has done well in terms of profitability and liquidity and the management team has led it to become the biggest company in terms of revenue collection. The report is intended to advise a potential investor on the best strategy of investing in the company. Wesfarmers is a good bargain for investing as it is a highly profitable conglomerate(Elliott and Elliott, n.d.).
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3Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Divisional performances..................................................................................................................5Current business strategies and point of difference in target market...............................................6Skills required..................................................................................................................................6Strengths of management team........................................................................................................7Profitability ratio..............................................................................................................................7Liquidity ratio..................................................................................................................................8Current management structure.........................................................................................................9Remuneration trends......................................................................................................................11Non wage related benefits for employees......................................................................................12Conclusion and Recommendation.................................................................................................13References......................................................................................................................................14
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4IntroductionWesfarmers is an Australian Company and a conglomeration of other companies with vast interest in coal mining, fertilizer manufacturing, chemical, industrial and safety products manufacturing. Wesfarmers is the largest company in Australia by revenue collection. In the year2016, it received revenue of AU$ 65.98 billion overtaking rival company’s such as Woolworths and BHP Billiton. It is also listed at no. 171 in the fortune 500 companies in the world making it one of the biggest company in Australia and globally(Insights into IFRS, 2016).Wesfarmers was founded in the year 1914 to help west Australian farmers in services and merchandise. It was listed in 1984 in the Australian Securities Exchange. The company is headquartered in Perth, West Australia and also has interest in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Bangladesh and Ireland. In 2001, Wesfarmers became a freely traded company with open ownership; it diversified its interest by acquiring other activities and businesses (Improving
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