Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers Limited

Trade name	Wesfarmers
Company type	Public
Traded as	ASX: WES S&P/ASX 200 component
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Headquarters	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Area served	Australia India Ireland New Zealand
Key people	Michael Chaney (Chairman) Rob Scott (CEO)
Revenue	$30.8 billion (2020)[1]
Net income	$1.6–2.1 billion (2020)[1]
Total assets	$25.4 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees	107,000 (2020)[1]
Subsidiaries	Bunnings Group: Bunnings Warehouse, Bunnings, Bunnings Trade, Tool Kit Depot, Beaumont Tiles Kmart Group: Kmart, Target Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers: CSBP, CSBP Ammonia, Ammonium Nitrate and Industrial Chemicals, CSBP Fertilisers, Australian Vinyls, Australian Gold Reagents (75%), Queensland Nitrates (50%), Evol LNG, Kleenheat, Covalent Lithium (50%) Officeworks: Officeworks, Geeks2U Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety: Blackwoods, NZ Safety Blackwoods, Coregas, Workwear Group Health: Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, Priceline and Priceline Pharmacy, Clear Skincare, Soul Pattinson Chemist, Club Premium, Pharmacist Advice, Pharmacy Best Buys Catch OneDigital: OnePass Other: flybuys (50%), BWP Trust (25%), Gresham Partners (50%), Wespine Industries (50%)
Website	wesfarmers.com.au
Footnotes / references Subsidiaries according to the Wesfarmers 2023 Annual Report[2]

Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It has interests predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, operating in retail, chemical, fertiliser, industrial and safety products. With revenue of A$43.5 billion in the 2023 financial year,^[2] it is one of Australia's largest companies by revenue. Wesfarmers is also one of the largest private employers in Australia, with approximately 107,000 employees.^[2]

Wesfarmers was founded in 1914 as a co-operative to provide services and merchandise to Western Australian farmers. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1984 and grew into a major retail conglomerate.