Operating Profitability
When looking at the operating profitability of Collegiate Funding Service and H&R Block we will be comparing the 2004 and 2005 financial statements. In 2005 H&R Block made total revenue of $4,420,019. In 2004, H&R Block made total revenue of $4,247,880. Looking over the past couple of years it seems that H&R Block 's revenue continues to increase each year. The majority of the revenue comes from H&R Block 's tax services, Mortgage services, and Business services. Only $242,392 came from Investment services and Corporate in 2005. Collegiate Funding Service made $162,337 in 2005. However, in 2004 Collegiate Funding Service made revenue of $198,386 which is a difference of $36,049 from the year prior. Collegiate Funding Service makes the majority of its revenue from interest, income and processing fees. In 2004, the interest income and fees accounted for $199,341 of the total revenue. Both H&R Block and Collegiate Funding Services have continued to make a profit for their organizations.
Asset Utilization Asset Utilization is the measure of the difference between what an asset is capable of producing and what it actually produces. (Ellis, 2006) One way to measure asset utilization is to use a current ratio. Current ratio measures the company 's ability to cover the current debt with the current assets. A ratio of one or higher shows that a company has enough assets to cover the current liabilities. A company that has a ratio below one may not have the assets necessary to cover the debt if bankruptcy were to occur. However, companies need to make sure that that number does not go too high because it could mean that they have too much idle cash and should be investing. The current ratio for H&R Block in 2004 was 1.20 and 1.39 in 2005. These numbers show that H&R Block 's assets are greater then the debt. Collegiate Funding Services ratio for 2004 was .99 and 1.004 in 2005.
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