Business 22743 BUSINESS VALUATION AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Group Assignment OCTOBER SESSION Report to: PROFESSOR ZOLTAN MATOLSCY Case Study: Woolworths Prepared by: Student Name Student Identification Brent HENLEY 10388039 Peter HOWE 02130033 Christian ORITZ 03005802 Zhiming YE 10669428 ASSIGNMENT DUE 21 October 2009 Table of Contents Woolworths Limited: Case Study 3 Executive Summary 3 Restating Financial Statements 3 Industry and Business Strategy Analysis 4 1. Industry Analysis 4 2
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The retailer that I have chosen to conduct my research on is Woolworths‚ which is an established chain of retail stores founded in South Africa. Whilst they operate predominantly in this country‚ they have a substantial number of franchises and business dealings overseas. Their vast product range includes but is not limited to variable groceries‚ clothing‚ homeware and financial services‚ all of which are superior in quality. [Question 1 – The Existing Gaps Between The Producer and The Consumer]
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Share 1 August 2013 supermarket Coles and Woolworths‚ account for around 75 per cent of Australia’s sales of packaged groceries. by Graeme Samuel and Stephen King Is the Australian retail grocery sector concentrated? Yes! Coles and Woolworths‚ account for around 75 per cent of Australia’s sales of packaged groceries with Metcash-supplied stores accounting for another 20 per cent. These market shares fall if we include fresh grocery items‚ such as meat‚ fruit and bread. However‚ they are still
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1. By dropping prices and increasing product range‚ is Woolworths diluting its value proposition? Woolworths is not diluting its value proposition by dropping prices as they still intend to deliver good quality products‚ superior packaging and excellent customer relations. They still intend to deliver on that promise and ensure that the consumer prefers its products and services above their competitors in the long run‚ thus maintaining the key to a sustainable competitive advantage (Hough‚ 2011)
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Abraham Maslow proposed a theory called “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”. This theory explains that every person has a hierarchy of 5 needs‚ which are physiological needs‚ safety needs‚ social needs‚ esteem needs and self-actualization needs as shown in the figure above. At the bottom of the hierarchy are the physiological needs. Physiological needs are a person’s basic needs for food‚ drink‚ sex‚ air and other physical requirements. An organizational example of physiological needs is a comfortable
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In 1943‚ Abraham Maslow developed a theory in psychology known as the Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is mostly often used as a pyramid‚ as shown on the title page. One of the many interesting things that Maslow noticed‚ is the layers of physiological needs‚ safety and security needs‚ the needs for loving and belonging‚ esteem needs‚ and self-actualization‚ in that order(working from the bottom layer of the pyramid up). The physiological needs include the basic needs that are
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs “According to humanist psychologist Abraham Maslow‚ our actions are motivated in order achieve certain needs. Maslow first introduced his concept of a hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" and his subsequent book Motivation and Personality. This hierarchy suggests that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other‚ more advanced needs.” (Cherry‚ n.d.) I am going to attempt to illustrate the relevance of Maslow’s
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Executive Summary This report provides a price analysis and valuation of the Australian Security Exchange (ASX) listed company‚ Woolworths Ltd (WOW). Historical data is utilised with the Retention Growth Model to estimate the expected perpetual semi-annual growth rate of the company’s dividends. The Capital Asset Pricing Model is used to estimate the required rate of return for this company and the current expected share price is calculated using the Constant Dividend Growth Model. All data can
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs was proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1968‚ it is his theory that a person’s basic needs must be satisfied before we can focus on those that are more abstract (Wood‚ 2013). The Hierarchy is usually displayed as a pyramid with the basic needs at the bottom and the more complex needs at the top. The bottom starts with an individual’s physical needs such as air‚ food‚ water the things needed to survive. As humans communication is also needed to survive‚ because it helps us to
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation".[2] Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans’ innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology‚ some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is often portrayed in the shape of a pyramid with the largest‚ most fundamental levels of needs at the
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