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ASX share review: Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES)

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) is one of the largest listed companies in Australia with over 500,000 shareholders. In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Rask discuss what Wesfarmers does, the management team and take a look at the financials.

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Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) is one of the largest listed companies in Australia with over 500,000 shareholders. It’s also probably a company you own through your Australian shares ETF or through your super.

Kate & Owen provide a high level overview of WES, including what they do, some of their key business units (including Bunnings & Kmart) and the management team, alongside a quick walkthrough of some of the financials.

“The primary objective of Wesfarmers is to provide a satisfactory return to its shareholders.” ~Wesfarmers Website

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a recommendation from Kate, Owen or the Rask Team. We have no previous or current recommendations on WES, and the data was sourced on 06/04/2023.

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