Westfield Corporation (WFD) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

March 2018 | 43 pages | ID: W12431202E0EN
GlobalData

Abstracts

Westfield Corporation (WFD) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

• Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
• Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
• SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
• Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
• Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
• Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
• Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
• Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
• Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
• Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
• Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
• Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

Westfield Corporation (Westfield) is a retail property group. It owns and manages a portfolio of shopping centres. It carries out design, construction, development, property management, funds and asset management, ownership, and leasing and marketing of various retail properties. Its integrated retail destinations include leisure, fashion, lifestyle, entertainment, technology, and food category. The company owns a portfolio of 35 retail malls which includes 17 flagship properties and 18 regional properties with investments in 6,565 shopping centres in the UK and the US across a gross lettable area (GLA) of 44.5 sq ft. The company’s assets under management have a total value of US$34.5 billion. Westfield is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Westfield Corporation Key Recent Developments

Aug 16,2017: Westfield announces half year 2017 results
Mar 03,2017: Westfield announces board changes
Feb 23,2017: Westfield annual net profit down

Key benefits of buying this profile include:

You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.

• The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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• The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.

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Scout for potential investments and acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.

• Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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• Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.

Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company

Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

Westfield Corporation - Key Facts
Westfield Corporation - Key Employees
Westfield Corporation - Key Employee Biographies
Westfield Corporation - Major Products and Services
Westfield Corporation - History
Westfield Corporation - Company Statement
Westfield Corporation - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
Westfield Corporation - Business Description
Business Segment: Property Development and Project Management
Overview
Performance
Business Segment: Property Investments
Overview
Performance
Key Strategies
Key Stats
Westfield Corporation - Corporate Strategy
Westfield Corporation - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Westfield Corporation - Strengths
Westfield Corporation - Weaknesses
Westfield Corporation - Opportunities
Westfield Corporation - Threats
Westfield Corporation - Key Competitors

SECTION 3 – COMPANY FINANCIAL RATIOS

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts

SECTION 4 – COMPANY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Aug 16, 2017: Westfield announces half year 2017 results
Mar 03, 2017: Westfield announces board changes
Feb 23, 2017: Westfield annual net profit down

SECTION 5 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Westfield Corporation, Key Facts
Westfield Corporation, Key Employees
Westfield Corporation, Key Employee Biographies
Westfield Corporation, Major Products and Services
Westfield Corporation, History
Westfield Corporation, Other Locations
Westfield Corporation, Subsidiaries
Westfield Corporation, Key Competitors
Westfield Corporation, Ratios based on current share price
Westfield Corporation, Annual Ratios
Westfield Corporation, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
Westfield Corporation, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
Westfield Corporation, Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Westfield Corporation, Performance Chart (2013 - 2017) 33
Westfield Corporation, Ratio Charts 35

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