ASX Reports Samples For Students

The Australian stock exchange has been established to economically assist the investors by bring to together in one market the investors who have the capital and the companies in need of capital in a highly liquid and well regulated market. In this case the companies are assisted to raise capital while the investors are given the chance to create and accumulate their wealth. Investors have a pool of more than 2000 listed companies to invest in. Amcor ltd, APA ltd, amp ltd, ASX ltd, Asciano ltd and Suncorp ltd are some of the companies listed in the ASX; each operates in ...

Executive Summary
This report aims at analyzing the options available to ASX with the view to come up with a plan of action that could not only maintain the profitability of the company but could also help the company to preserve its core values owing to which ASX is considered to be the best in the industry for what it does.ASX, in the present situation is experiencing multiple problems in relation to profitability, strategic management and cultural aspects. The purpose of this report is not to merely chalk out a cost cutting strategic plan but to also streamline the management ...

INTRODUCTION:

There has been increasing and ongoing focus on corporate governance and sustainability of the business. Owing to rapidly changing business environment and conditions it has become important for the organizations to implement effective and efficient corporate governance strategies and frameworks. This in turn will allow the organizations to carefully monitor and regulate the business operations and their impact on different stakeholders and environment. Apart from this corporate governance is also being given additional information because of the increasing pressure on the organizations regarding the ethical behavior and operations on part of the different regulatory bodies and consumers. Also it ...

Part 2- Company Research/Graphs/investor Information

Commonwealth bank
Newcrest Mining Limited is a gold mining company is in the Resource sector. It deals with mining of gold.
Managing directors name, Greg Robinson.
Managing Directors share.
Total assets for the year 2010 was $6,334
Dividends given- 20% per share for the year ended 30th June.

Numbers of employees are over 16000 in all the countries the company operates in.

Total share price was $1,762,200
It is in the service provider sector and financial services to the people of Australia. These services are like offering of loans, credits, managing of accounts etc

Managing director and chief executive officer is Ian Nerev.

Dividends given- $1.37 per each share.
The total shares are ...

Profitability ratios

Gross profit margin =Gross profit/Net sales
The formulae used in the calculations are listed in the appendix. ("Growth, Profitability, and Financial Ratios for Myer Holdings Ltd (MYR) from Morningstar.com," n.d.)

Commentary

- Profitability

Generally, profitability ratios give someone an idea on how the company is utilizing resources to make the profit.

Myer has a lower gross profit margin compared to David Jones. The gross profit, net profit margins for Myer decline over the two-year period, 2012 and 2013. During the same time, David Jones improves marginally on the margins. This is an indication of changing fortunes in the industry, where one company gains as the other declines.
The two companies have a similar tax environment as tax expense ...

Introduction:

The report is based on the quantitative results derived from the regression analysis conducted between the excess returns of two stocks and the excess return of S&P-ASX 200(market index) over risk free return( 30 day bank accepted bill(BAB) rate). Our findings revealed the average returns, risks, beta and R-square multiple for each stock.

Stocks Analyzed

As noted from the above table, West Bank Corporation has a higher risk multiple with standard deviation of 7.42% and is thus offering a higher return of 1.75%. On the other hand, Metcash Limited which although has a lower risk than WBC, but offering a negative return even ...

- Introduction
The report describes the process of the analysis of two stocks which has been done using the Single Index Model. It includes collecting and sorting the data, analysis this data using the SIM and regression analysis and the explanation and the evaluation of the results. The findings are useful for decision making in the financial planning.
- Stocks Analyzed
The table above contains the information about two analyzed stocks: the company name, stock code, relevant sector, the average return and the standard deviation of the return. Last two points have been computed using the ...

One of the main points from BHP Billiton Corporation’s annual report about their corporate governance structure can be summarized by the following statement given by the company’s chairman himself:
“At BHP Billiton, we have a governance framework that goes beyond an interest in governance for its own sake or the need to comply with regulatory requirements. Instead, we believe that high quality governance is good business, and our approach is to adopt what we consider to be the better of the prevailing governance standards in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States” .
As of July ...

Table of contents
1. Outline
2. Introduction
3. Recent issue facing corporate governance
4. Relationship between corporate governance and business ethics
5. Review on ASX Corporate Governance Council’s “Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations”. The key principles that focus on ethics
6. Summary.

In many large and well established businesses and enterprises, corporate governance is a common term used when in any conversation or explanation that may include the company’s operation and governance. The term corporate governance refers to a wide aspect the processes, law, or rules by which a business is regulated, controlled, and ...

Introduction:

The concern and financial objectives of the old lady can be met on the basis of a sound financial plan. The lady is investing her money in saving bank account but because of really low interest rates, she is now preferring her investment in ABC supermarket which she considers good for her portfolio.
Another consideration that cannot be overlooked is her concern for dividends as the lady relies on regular income. Thus my decision at then end will be based on sound financial considerations and objectives of the old lady where i shall be comapring current situation in supermarket industry ...

Introduction

For the purpose of analyzing the governance structure of a business in New Zealand, Mighty River Power has been chosen. Mighty River Power is a New-Zealand headquartered electricity generation company, which was formed in the year 1999 after splitting from the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. On May 2013, the firm was partially privatized by the government, with the government retaining 51.78% stake and the remaining 48.22% of the stake held by private investors. They generate electricity in a number of ways; which also includes hydroelectric power and geothermal plants located in various parts of the country. They are a major source of ...