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C/F/1321. Analysis of the financial Performance of BP and Shell

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DATE:
2011
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This paper carries out a financial analysis on Shell and BP, two oil companies, and focuses on the years 2008-2010. The objectives are to evaluate external and internal factors that affect the Royal Dutch Shell business, to evaluate the competitive position of the company in the oil industry, to assess the strategy of the business and whether it contributes to the shareholders’ wealth maximization, to find out whether Royal Dutch Shell has performed better than its closest rival BP during the last three years, and to make recommendations on how to maximise shareholders’ wealth in the future. The paper carries out a detailed ratio analysis, as well as a SWOT, PEST, and Porters five forces analysis. The paper concludes by providing recommendations.

 

KEYWORDS: Financial analysis, Shell, BP, oil industry, shareholders, Royal Dutch Shell, SWOT, PEST, Porters five forces,

 
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