Company Overview Harvey Norman is an Australian-based retail chain with 230 stores in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Slovenia‚ Ireland‚ Northern Ireland‚ Malaysia‚ Croatia and Singapore‚ offering a huge range of electrical‚ computer‚ furniture and bedding goods. It is effectively a franchisor of other Australian retail chains including Domayne‚ Space Furniture‚ Ariston Appliances and Joyce Mayne. Financial Summary (Annual report for the year ended June 30‚ 2012) Favorable change A 5-year track record
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As we have mentioned in introduction‚ Harvey Norman (ASX. HVN) is a giant company‚ business cover Australia nationally‚ Asia in Singapore‚ Malaysia and Europe- Ireland. Core business specialized in retailing & franchising‚ in areas of electrical‚ computer‚ furniture‚ entertainment‚ bedding goods. In this part of assignment‚ we aimed to find out some non-quantitative factors that might leads to potential misstatement‚ which eventually overstated or understated specific accounts that shown in profit
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Executive Summary HN (Harvey Norman) (established in 1982) is recognised as one of the most efficient businesses in Australia at marketing their products predominantly in regard to knowledge and the implementation of their Marketing Plan and the necessity in regularly monitor the effectiveness of the marketing plan. The role of marketing is to connect a business with their consumer and the potential or future customer base. The role of marketing in HN is a huge part of its success story. Situational
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Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Current Strategic Position 4 Figure One: Financial Analysis for Harvey Norman 5 External Factors 6 PESTLE Analysis 6 Economic Forces 6 Technological Forces 6 Political-Legal Forces 6 Ecological/Environmental forces 7 Socio-cultural forces 7 Porters Five Forces 7 Figure Two: Porters Five Forces 7 Figure Three: External Factor Analysis Summary 8 Internal Analysis 8 Figure Four: Internal Factor Analysis Summary 9 Recommendations 10
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Significant Business Risk Factors 1. Limited Shelf Life Empirical evidence suggests that retailers must adapt to new product style trends in order to satisfy consumers and other key stakeholders (Ryan‚ 2011). In respect to Harvey Norman (HVN)‚ failure to adapt will entail lower consumer demand‚ hindering growth and profitability. It is important to note a limited shelf life of HVN’s products exists due to changing trends. This in turn gives rise to the risk of inventory becoming obsolete and
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By Russell Dymond‚ CEO‚ Dymond Institute of Business Recently I celebrated New Year’s Eve with a good friend – a small business owner in the automotive spray painting industry. We did the usual. Liberal doses of food and alcohol were consumed‚ and there was no shortage of laughter. During the course of the evening‚ my friend asked‚ “Why it is that some people have an apparent midis touch?” It’s a question I’m often asked. Is it purely luck‚ or is their success a result of something more cognitive
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Executive summary- The purpose of this report is to compare the financial report of the two ASX listed companies they are Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi. It provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and previous profitability‚ liquidity and financial stability of both companies. Methods of analysis include financial ratio analysis for example profitability and performance ratio‚ liquidity ratio‚ financial and stability ratio by reviewing the financial report of two companies. It also review
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KHATCHADOR Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd is a public company in the secondary sector engaged in selling products for households and offices they include Electrical‚ Computers & Communications‚ Small Appliances‚ Furniture‚ Bedding & Manchester‚ Home Improvements‚ Lighting and Carpet & Flooring. As a franchisor Harvey Norman grants franchisers to independent business operators‚ there are many stores in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Slovenia‚ Ireland‚ Singapore and Malaysia. Harvey Norman is Australia’s
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The main sources of revenue of the Harvey Norman Holdings company Pty ltd. (HVN) is sales revenue from the sales of goods‚ where other major revenue are from franchise‚ rent from the third party‚ interest received which is in increasing trend during 2010 to 2011 to 2012.Revenues come from the sale of products and services. The main expenses are marketing expenses‚ Administrative expenses‚ occupancy expenses‚ distribution expenses‚ ordinary activities expenses and interest expenses. All the expenses
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over a period of three years. Moreover‚ we will analyze strengths and weaknesses of these entities as revealed from Income statement. In the end‚ we will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the entities from cash flow perspective. Introduction of Companies: JB Hi-Fi Limited: The business was established in 1974 by Mr. John Barbuto (JB)‚ trading from a single store in East Keilor‚ Victoria. He had one simple philosophy: to deliver a specialist range of Hi-Fi and recorded music at
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