Financial Analysis of Dalian Wanda Group

Siyu Liu

Bachelor's thesis

Anotácia:

The topic of this thesis is financial analysis of Dalian Wanda Group. Financial analysis is a very important process for managers and investors to evaluate a selected company’s financial position. If we carry it out exactly, we can take favorable actions largely about the selected company. The objective of this thesis is to analyze the financial position of Wanda Group during selected years, especially the financial performance of Wanda Commercial Properties. Wanda Group is one of the largest conglomerates in China. As one of its core subsidiaries, Wanda Commercial Properties is the world's largest commercial properties enterprise. However, because of some special economic situation in China, properties enterprises had staggered from 2011 to 2015. Wanda Commercial Properties still developed better than most of other properties enterprises. Through analyzing its financial position, we can learn more about how this company could stand out from the rest. This thesis includes five chapters. In Chapter 1, there is an introduction about the whole thesis. This part mentions the topic and objective of this thesis and makes a brief introduction about each chapter. Chapter 2 describes methodologies of financial analysis. We will discuss purposes of financial analysis and introduce three basic financial statements. Then, we can use some financial methods to analyze the data which we get from financial statements. There are three main methods which are common-size analysis, financial ratios analysis, and DuPont analysis. It is a theoretical-methodological part. In Chapter 3, there is an introduction about characterization of Dalian Wanda Group. We can know some basic information about Wanda Group, such as its overview, major events, industries, and so on. In Chapter 4, we will use methods of Chapter 2 to analyze the financial performance of Wanda Commercial by its financial statements and make some partial results about the operating conditions of it during selected periods. In Chapter 5, we will summarize main work of the whole thesis.

Abstract:

The topic of this thesis is financial analysis of Dalian Wanda Group. Financial analysis is a very important process for managers and investors to evaluate a selected company’s financial position. If we carry it out exactly, we can take favorable actions largely about the selected company. The objective of this thesis is to analyze the financial position of Wanda Group during selected years, especially the financial performance of Wanda Commercial Properties. Wanda Group is one of the largest conglomerates in China. As one of its core subsidiaries, Wanda Commercial Properties is the world's largest commercial properties enterprise. However, because of some special economic situation in China, properties enterprises had staggered from 2011 to 2015. Wanda Commercial Properties still developed better than most of other properties enterprises. Through analyzing its financial position, we can learn more about how this company could stand out from the rest. This thesis includes five chapters. In Chapter 1, there is an introduction about the whole thesis. This part mentions the topic and objective of this thesis and makes a brief introduction about each chapter. Chapter 2 describes methodologies of financial analysis. We will discuss purposes of financial analysis and introduce three basic financial statements. Then, we can use some financial methods to analyze the data which we get from financial statements. There are three main methods which are common-size analysis, financial ratios analysis, and DuPont analysis. It is a theoretical-methodological part. In Chapter 3, there is an introduction about characterization of Dalian Wanda Group. We can know some basic information about Wanda Group, such as its overview, major events, industries, and so on. In Chapter 4, we will use methods of Chapter 2 to analyze the financial performance of Wanda Commercial by its financial statements and make some partial results about the operating conditions of it during selected periods. In Chapter 5, we will summarize main work of the whole thesis.

Kľúčové slová

Financial analysis, Dalian Wanda Group, Financial statements, Common-size analysis

Keywords

Financial analysis, Dalian Wanda Group, Financial statements, Common-size analysis, Financial ratio analysis, DuPont analysis, Wanda Commercial Properties

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 5. 5. 2017

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 5. 6. 2017
• Vedúci: Tomáš Tichý
• Oponent: Ingrid Petrová

VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

Ekonomická fakulta

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Hospodářská politika a správa / Finance