CPA Australia GSL case studies
CPA Australia GSL · Put your knowledge to work in context.
CPA Australia's Global Strategy and Leadership (GSL) subject sits within the CPA Program, which the source page describes as being made up of four compulsory subjects and two electives. GSL is the capstone-style subject for candidates who have progressed through the compulsory core and are ready to work at the level of organisational and competitive strategy rather than technical compliance. The CPA Australia GSL case studies are 5 cases and about 4,915 words.
1GrainSense: Choosing an Entry Mode into Southeast Asia with AUD 11 Million in Cash
GrainSense Pty Ltd is a Toowoomba-based maker of precision-agriculture soil sensors. Revenue is AUD 38 million, 62% of it from Australia, with an EBITDA margin of 16%.
973 words, about 5 min2Coastline Bank: Deceased-Estate Fees, the FAR, and What to Tell ASIC
Coastline Bank Ltd is an ASX-listed regional bank with AUD 28 billion in assets and 1.9 million customers. In February a journalist's enquiry revealed that for six years the bank had kept charging monthly account fees to the estates of deceased customers: 9,300 accounts, AUD 4.2 million.
1,006 words, about 5 min3Kelvin Haulage: Build a Platform or Save the Contract?
Kelvin Haulage Group is a third-generation family transport business: AUD 310 million revenue, 1,400 staff and 400 owner-drivers under contract. Two customers generate 62% of revenue.
964 words, about 5 min4Norvex Medical Australia: Global Mandate, Local Opportunity, ATO Query
Norvex Medical Australia is the local subsidiary of a German medical technology group: AUD 480 million revenue and 620 staff, split between capital equipment sales, service contracts (41% of revenue but 61% of profit) and consumables. The parent has moved to a global product-line P&L.
1,016 words, about 5 min5Ardent Advisory and Kestrel Analytics: Why the Cross-Sell Thesis Failed
Ardent Advisory is an Australian mid-tier firm with 900 staff and AUD 210 million revenue across audit, tax and transactions. Eighteen months ago it acquired Kestrel Analytics, a 140-person data analytics firm with AUD 38 million revenue and 22% EBITDA, for AUD 46 million plus a three-year earn-out worth up to AUD 18 million.
956 words, about 5 min