Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Year: 2023, Page: 27-58,
Received: May 8, 2023 Accepted: May 11, 2023 Published: May 22, 2023
This paper analyses the financial performance of Royal Dutch Shell plc. commonly known as Shell. The paper gauges the financial performance of Shell during COVID 19. The financial statements of Shell for the years 2020, 2019 and ratio analysis formed the basis of this paper. British Petroleum (BP)’s financial performance during the same period was used as a benchmark for comparative analysis. It was found that Shell had a bad year ending 2020 in terms of financial overview.
Keywords: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial performance, COVID-19 impact, Ratio analysis, Comparative analysis.
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BALEHOSUR M. EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC. IEMSJMR.2023;11(1):27-58