Problem
Evaluate the relative historical financial performance of the company (Bega cheese limited) amongst it
Company: Bega cheese limited
Major competitors: Lactalis Australia and Saputo Dairy Australia Pty Ltd in the Milk and Cream Processing industry in Australia
Fonterra Co-op Group and Saputo Dairy Australia Pty Ltd in the Cheese Manufacturing in Australia
a) Identify the firm's major competitors and discuss why they have been selected
b) Identify, and explain the relevance of, five financial ratios of your choice (not to include ROE, Net Profit Margin, Total Asset Turnover or Financial Leverage) for the company and its peers over a historical period of five financial years.
c) Explain the performance of the company compared to its peers using this analysis
d) Analyse and explain the reasons for changes in these ratios over the past five years and compared to the average of the past five years