This assessment is to be done with a group of a maximum of four students. The group's task is to report on Wesfarmers Ltd whose shares are listed in the Australian Stock Exchange (code: WES). The group is to take on the perspective of a management consultant hired by Wesfarmers Ltd to identify and analyse key financial issues regarding its business situation and performance in the last five years (Years ending 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020). Key issues would refer to profitability, asset efficiency, liquidity, and capital structure and market performance. The analysis should likewise refer to the company's stated strategy and actual progress during the five year reporting period. Students are expected to include other necessary performance measures as well. To have a clear view of the business situation, the group needs to evaluate the companys recent past, and current performance through processing information contained in company annual reports, the company website, analyst reports, and other business media. It is expected that the company's half yearly report for /2020 would have been published by end October 2020. Reference to the financial information provided therein would be helpful to assess the company's present situation. The report must include horizontal and vertical financial analysis with a summary of relevant ratios in the last five years. Prepare graphs of trends. The group should also report on share price movements over the last five years and comment on the extent company developments have impacted the share price predictio