Patrick Wright - National Australia Group Operations

Elected by the shareholders, the National Australia's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: National Australia inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of National. The board's role is to monitor National Australia's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. National Australia's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, National Australia's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right preferred stock is not an easy task. Is National Australia a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

National Australia financial ratios help investors to determine whether National Preferred Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in National with respect to the benefits of owning National Australia security.