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Running Head : Agrium Inc

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Introduction

The organization that has been selected for this report is Agrium Inc that is one of the leading companies in Agriculture Chemical Industry in US . This report will take into account several aspects in to see why it is beneficial for investors to invest in this organization . The data that has been used in this research has been collected from a number of reliable online resources that provide information about companies

, their stock and ratio analysis along with information about their competitors as per the daily movements of stock markets in US

This report will first of all take a brief insight into the major operations of the company in to see what actually is the business of the company , how many segments is it based on and what share do each segment contribute in the operations of the company . Moving on , the report then covers information about competitors of the company and compares there ratio and market conditions with the company so that we can support our decision more deeply (Andersen , 2007

This section of the report will also compare the operations of Agrium and its competitors in terms of their market shares

Further more the report will then analyze the opportunities , strengths and growth prospects for Agrium in the future by keeping in mind the current market conditions and predictions regarding the future market scenario . This section will also talk about some other market factors that also support this report 's recommendation regarding the company being promising in the future

In the end the report will summarize all the valuations and factors discussed above in to come up with reasons that support the report 's recommendation regarding the promising future and bullish trends of the company for both short term and long term investments

Business Pro Segments

The company is a major retailer of agricultural goods and apart from having its major operations in US the company is also operating in Argentina as well . The company is also a multinational organization that produces markets and wholesales nutrient chemicals for agricultural and other industrial markets across the globe . The company has five major operating segments out of which one is non operating segment for inter segment and corporate eliminations . There are two major regions of operations that have two segments each . One , the North America and the Second being South America division . These divisions are have then two segments each operating under them that can be classified into Retail unit and the Wholesale unit

The company has 444 retail centers through out US out of which the company is currently providing fertilizers , crop nutrients , crop protection products , seeds and other services in around 30 states of the country . Apart from US the company also owns around 21 retail farms and service operation centers in Argentina as well in addition to two in Bolivia and four in Chile

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