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Westar Energy Inc (WR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

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  • 45 Pages
  • March 2019
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 2114191
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Westar Energy Inc (WR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:
  • Business description - A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.

  • Corporate strategy - Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.

  • SWOT Analysis - A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.

  • Company history - Progression of key events associated with the company.

  • Major products and services - A list of major products, services and brands of the company.

  • Key competitors - A list of key competitors to the company.

  • Key employees - A list of the key executives of the company.

  • Executive biographies - A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.

  • Key operational heads - A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.

  • Important locations and subsidiaries - A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.

  • Detailed financial ratios for the past five years - The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.

  • Interim ratios for the last five interim periods - The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.


Highlights

Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar Energy) is a vertically integrated energy utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company owns and operates a generation portfolio of coal-fired, nuclear, natural gas-based, renewable and diesel-based power plants. It also procures electricity from third party utilities to meet the energy requirements in the region. It supplies electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company’s service area spans Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina and Hutchinson in central and northeastern Kansas. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kansas Gas and Electric Company, it provides services in south-central and southeastern Kansas, including the city of Wichita. Westar Energy is headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, the US.

Westar Energy Inc Key Recent Developments

Mar 06, 2019 Baldwin City, Westar Energy break ground on solar project
Feb 21, 2019 Evergy announces 2018 results and declares quarterly dividend
Dec 10, 2018 New technology created to protect wind turbines from lightning
Dec 06, 2018 Landis+Gyr announces project updates with Evergy subsidiaries

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Table of Contents

Section 1 - About the Company
  • Westar Energy Inc - Key Facts

  • Westar Energy Inc - Key Employees

  • Westar Energy Inc - Key Employee Biographies

  • Westar Energy Inc - Major Products and Services

  • Westar Energy Inc - History

  • Westar Energy Inc - Company Statement

  • Westar Energy Inc - Locations And Subsidiaries

  • Head Office

  • Other Locations & Subsidiaries


Section 2 - Company Analysis
  • Company Overview

  • Westar Energy Inc - Business Description

  • Westar Energy Inc - SWOT Analysis

  • SWOT Analysis - Overview

  • Westar Energy Inc - Strengths

  • Westar Energy Inc - Weaknesses

  • Westar Energy Inc - Opportunities

  • Westar Energy Inc - Threats

  • Westar Energy Inc - Key Competitors


Section 3 - Company Financial Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios

  • Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios

  • Performance Chart

  • Financial Performance

  • Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios

  • Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts


Section 4 - Company’s Power, Oil & Gas Financial Deals and Alliances
  • Westar Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2013 to YTD 2019

  • Westar Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Type, 2013 to YTD 2019

  • Westar Energy Inc, Recent Deals Summary


Section 5 - Company’s Recent Developments
  • Mar 06, 2019: Baldwin City, Westar Energy break ground on solar project

  • Feb 21, 2019: Evergy announces 2018 results and declares quarterly dividend

  • Dec 10, 2018: New technology created to protect wind turbines from lightning

  • Dec 06, 2018: Landis+Gyr announces project updates with Evergy subsidiaries

  • Nov 26, 2018: City to enter renewable energy agreement with Westar

  • Nov 20, 2018: KU becomes a renewable energy leader with 20-year wind purchase agreement

  • Nov 19, 2018: Baldwin City adds solar to energy portfolio

  • Nov 05, 2018: Kansas Businesses enroll in Westar’s new green energy program

  • Nov 05, 2018: Washburn University commits to 20-year contract to purchase 80 percent of its electricity from new Westar wind farm

  • Sep 05, 2018: McPherson BPU purchases 50mw of additional wind capacity


Section 6 - Appendix
  • Methodology

  • Ratio Definitions

  • About the Publisher

  • Contact Us

  • Disclaimer


List of Tables
  • Westar Energy Inc, Key Facts

  • Westar Energy Inc, Key Employees

  • Westar Energy Inc, Key Employee Biographies

  • Westar Energy Inc, Major Products and Services

  • Westar Energy Inc, History

  • Westar Energy Inc, Other Locations

  • Westar Energy Inc, Subsidiaries

  • Westar Energy Inc, Key Competitors

  • Westar Energy Inc, Ratios based on current share price

  • Westar Energy Inc, Annual Ratios

  • Westar Energy Inc, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)

  • Westar Energy Inc, Interim Ratios

  • Westar Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2013 to YTD 2019

  • Westar Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Type, 2013 to YTD 2019

  • Westar Energy Inc, Recent Deals Summary

  • Currency Codes

  • Capital Market Ratios

  • Equity Ratios

  • Profitability Ratios

  • Cost Ratios

  • Liquidity Ratios

  • Leverage Ratios

  • Efficiency Ratios


List of Figures
  • Westar Energy Inc, Performance Chart (2014 - 2018)

  • Westar Energy Inc, Ratio Charts

  • Westar Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2013 to YTD 2019

  • Westar Energy Inc, Power, Deals by Type, 2013 to YTD 2019

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