Introduction Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Leicestershire, England, Breedon Group is a UK-based independent aggregates business with integrated businesses centered on processing aggregates from different quarries and producing finished construction products (Breedon Aggregates 2015). Throughout the UK, the company is regionally respected because it is among the most visible independent aggregate businesses in the country (Smith 2016). Breedon’s main area of specialization is in the production of cement, asphalt, and other materials used in the construction process. It has three main divisions that include Breedon Southern Limited, Breedon Cement Limited, and Breedon Northern Limited (Breedon Aggregates 2015). The three entities create a revenue stream of more than 318.5 million Euros (Breedon Aggregates 2015). Independent estimates also show that the company has a market capitalization of more than $1 billion and is currently enjoying a decade of financial prosperity (Smith 2016). This report provides financial analysis and corporate governance review of Breedon Group throughout the last five years 2012-2016. The financial analysis includes a review of key financial ratios, which are the rate of return (ROI), P/E ratio, net profit margin, current ratio, quick ratio, asset turnover, inventory turnover, return on equity, dividend yield, and earnings per share. Part of this report also involves a general analysis of the organization’s internal environment through an investigation of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) and a review of the external environment through an examination of the political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) forces underpinning it. An investigation of the company’s internal environment through a SWOT analysis appears below. Analysis of Internal Environment (SWOT Analysis) Strengths One of the main strengths of Breedon Group is its strong growth forecast that is firmly underpinned in a positive trajectory in sales numbers that experts predict would be sustained in the coming years (Godbold 2017). This projection is also supported by annual appraisals, which point towards an improvement of earnings per share forecasts every fiscal year (Godbold 2017). Breedon’s strong growth forecast is also expected to increase the company’s sales numbers because it currently enjoys high margins from its operations (Breedon Aggregates 2015). The positive financial projections are also partly supported by the rise in the company’s stock prices, which are usually categorized as “buy” or “overweighted” stocks (Smith 2016). Breedon’s other strength is its huge financial reserves. The company has enough capital put away for its daily operations and the financing of its growth plans (Smith 2016). Unlike other companies that are suffering from low liquidity levels, Breedon Group has enough cash flow that is currently bankrolling an elaborate expansion plan hinged on a well thought out acquisition strategy (Pegden 2017). Another strength underpinning Breedon’s operations is a strong asset backing strategy that has seen the company benefit from having an adequate supply of materials that it uses for its production processes (Breedon Aggregates 2015). Some obse