Determining Performance Of Foreign And Australian Stocks | Portfolio Returns

Determining percentage increase or decrease in each of the stock

The above table mainly represent the overall return that is provided by the portfolio over the period of 10 weeks. Majority of the stocks in the portfolio performed adequately, while Om Holding Limited portrayed exuberant returns in the [past 10 weeks, which led to a return of 136.72% from the stock. The overall portfolio provided a return of 171.22%, while some of the student’s portfolio only provided a return of 20.37%. this relevant decision was mainly conducted due to the market and industry in which the company conduct its operations.

The comparison BHP against the ASX mainly indicates the high performance conducted by the company during the past fiscal years. This company has provided higher return in comparison with the Australian index 

The evaluation of above figure mainly represents the overall performance of Harvey Norman stock against the ASX. The company has not performed in accordance with the ASX index, which indicates the low return provided by the company. The comparison indicates low capability of the company to generate high returns from investment as comparted to the Australian index.

The performance of OM holdings limited is compared with Bermuda index, which indicates the relevant return that is generated by the company. The graph indicates high performance achieved by the company during the fiscal year. The stock has outperformed the index exponentially by providing higher returns to its investors. 

The performance of Oil Search Limited is mainly restricted due to the low oil prices, which was present in the market. However, the performance mainly increased after September, where the index also rose, which directly helps in generating higher revenue for the investors.

The foreign stocks are not highly correlated, as one of the strock performed exponentially well in comparison with the other. However, both the stock provided adequate return from investment, while OM holding provided the highest return for its shareholders. This indicates that both stocks are not correlated with each other instead they are performing at their own space.

From the evaluation of the above figure it could be understood that the stock performance is not driven by the ASSX market. Instead the company’s performance has mainly increased their overall share price in the ASX market.  

The performance of the company is not at any point close to the performance of ASX index. This is mainly due to the higher performance of portrayed by the company overt the fiscal year. The company is achieving new performance height, which is increase its value in the capital market. Thus, it could be understood that the performance of the company is not subject to the increment in ASX value.

BHP Billiton mainly conducts its operations in USD all around the world, which helps in improving its revenue over time. The comparison of USD and AUD is conducted in the above figure, where the strengthening power of AUD can be seen against USD. This indicate the USD value is decreasing, while the actual return provided by the company during the period was relatively higher. This indicate that change rate has no effect on the performance of BHP Billiton.

The purchases conducted by the company is mainly based on USD, which has helped the company in reducing the overall cost incurred from purchases. However, the decline in USD positively affected the rate of return provided by the company. The overall return increased, while the actual value of USD in comparison with AUD declined. This provide a benefit for the company, as it paid low AUD to get its purchases. This indicates that the company has low impact of currency on its stock return.

The performance of Bermuda Dollar in comparison with AUD also declined, while actual return provided by OM holding relatively increased over the period. This indicates that the company’s overall performance mainly inclined over time, while value of its local currency declined in comparison with AUD. Therefore, it could be understood that the exponential performance of the organisation is not subject the changes in value of local currency.

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