Accounting Project - Company SWOT & Recommendations

This is for MBA project. Company SWOT & Recommendations. Company : Persona Metro Holdings Berhad 1. Review and report on the SWOT analysis of the company (explain below facts) SWOT - Strengths -reduced labor costs -experienced business units SWOT - Weaknesses -taxes SWOT - Opportunities -global markets -growing demand -new products and services SWOT - Threats -increasing costs -tax changes -external business risks Industry specific SWOT analysis (Relevance/Importance) What happens in the underlying industry? Factors and trends affecting the overall industry and their implications for this business: Strengths -We see low barriers of market entry. -Access to comparable industries is possible. -This is a global industry. -The industry shows a strong diversification. -The industry is more robust than the economy in general. Healthy balance sheet; Expecting strong growth for FY17; and Building up recurring income portfolio. Weaknesses -We see high investments in research and development. (17%, 32%) Opportunities -New trade agreements between countries are possible. (49%, 27%) -We see global growth opportunities. (35%, 12%) -The market changes fast. (53%, 13%) -Global markets are available. (10%, 21%) Threats -New products and technologies change demand. (19%, 52%) -Increasing costs might be possible. (11%, 50%) Escalation of prices of construction resources; Shortage of construction resources; and Delay in the acquisition of SEP Resources (M) Sdn Bhd. 2. Recommendations - write a report based on financial analysis and results of SWOT analysis - include if to buy the shares, or hold and justify the answer. Total words for both articles : about 1000 words