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This 13 page paper looks at the performance of Royal Dutch Shell between 2006 and 2010. The performance of the firm is examined to assess the way that the recession, oil prices and industry events have impacted in that performance. The focus is on the revenue and profit and the share price movements. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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13 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEshellenvi.doc
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intentional firm, operating predominantly in the petrochemical industry with interests across the entire supply chain from exploration to retailing. The company headquarters are in The Hague in the Netherlands, but
as the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange the annual report is a combined annual report and 20-F to comply with US requirements. When looking at
the report which is compiled utilizing International Financial Accounting Standards (IFAS) it is possible to see the way in which different events has impacted on the company, and in turn
the way in which company performance and market conditions have impacted on the share price. Looking at the performance of the company over the last six years, starting the financial
accounts for 2006, it is possible to see that the company has had mixed results. For the majority of years there has been growth, but it is possible to see
both positive and negative influences in the company results. For example, the way in which issues such as the global recession, as well as concern over the industry which emerged
following BPs problems with the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster are reflected in the share price, and the recession had a significant impact on the financial performance of the company.
However, it is also possible to see the way in which the increasing oil prices are having a beneficial effect for the company, providing higher potential margins and helping the
organization to recover from the global recession. Looking first at the revenue over the last five years it is possible to see the difficulties that the company is phase,
particularly in 2009, the year in which the largest impact of the global recession was felt. Table 1 shows the way in which the revenue has moved over the last
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