Contents
- Introduction
- Analysis of Tesco and UK Retailing Industry
- Benchmarking Tesco with Morrison and Sainsbury
- Analysis of Tesco’s Financial Performance
- Strategic Analysis of Tesco through Appropriate Framework
- Limitations of Financial Analysis and Analytical Models
- Analysis and Interpretation of Issues
- Conclusion and Recommendations
- Spreadsheet Scenario testing
- References
- Appendix
Description
The analysis of Tesco Plc in the given business analysis project is performed in a sequential manner, whereby initially there will be a brief analysis of Tesco itself and the retailing industry within UK. This is followed by a comparison of Tesco’s performance with two other major retail players within the retailing industry through benchmarking. Since this business analysis project is aimed at analysing Tesco, the analysis is mainly performed in the form of financial as well as strategic analysis. The financial performance analysis is carried out through considering important financial ratios, whereas the strategic analysis is aimed at identifying strategic issues through applying various strategic models. A critical analysis is then performed regarding the overall performance of the company and this is followed by the development of certain recommendations for effectively overcoming the identified issues as faced by Tesco.