I. Point of View This group takes the point of view of Mr. Ricardo Sarmiento‚ Vice President for Finance of First Farms Corporation (FFC for brevity). Mr. Sarmiento will present to the Board the financial performance and financial position of the company from 1993 to 1995. In the process‚ he will also make recommendations as to the feasibility of the proposed expansion. II. Case Context In 1995‚ FFC raised P1.1 billion from its initial public offering. P500 million of the proceeds was used as working
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Executive Summary First Farms Corporation started as a small animal feeds manufacturing in 1950s. The company has expanded to other agribusiness products and set up nationwide facilities. Though the company has performed well‚ it has a dilemma – a huge deficit in the operating cash flows of Php 719 million despite increasing revenues. Also‚ return on equity (ROE) is decreasing. In analyzing the case‚ the group is taking the point of view of the Vice President for Finance – addressing the
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First Farm Corporation (A) Time Frame: 1993-1995 Point of View: This case study deals with the point of view of Ricardo Sarmiento‚ the Vice President for finance of First Farm Corporation. Statement of the Problem: Why does First Farm Corporation have deficit operating cash flow despite of increase of 40% in sales‚ 89% in net income and improvement in liquidity? Objectives: To give Mr. Sarmiento an explanation and recommendation. Areas of Consideration: Internal Environment Strengths
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Chapter I ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND Business Profile Wheeltek Motor Sales Corporation is located at Lawaan‚ Roxas City. The company is using manual operation in storing the forms that Costumers fill up and brochure for the Costumer to choose the motorcycles they wanted. The Wheeltek Motor Sales Corporation sells only branded motorcycles such as Honda‚ Kawasaki‚ Suzuki and Yamaha. Those brands have different models. At present‚ the said company has 136 branches all over the Philippines. The main
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The Sales Budget The sales forecast provides the framework for the detailed planning presented in the master budget of an organisation. Based on planned strategies and its best business judgment‚ management converts a sales forecast into a sales plan through the commitment of resources and the establishment of control mechanisms. The sales budget provides an evaluative tool by presenting monthly indexes of volume of units and returns as hard targets for the sales team. Deviations from these indexes
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to the conclusion the best option for Oliveology is to be an S Corporation. There are many benefits of this entity status. One of the largest benefits is no double taxation. The shareholders are only taxed at the shareholder level. Also‚ unlike a partnership‚ where all the partners are subject to self-employment tax on income from the firm‚ only wages earned are subject to a self-employment tax in an S corporation. In an S corporation shareholders may be employees‚ and the wages paid are deductible
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The profitability ratio of First Farm Corporation (FFC) shows that the Net Profit Margin of the company improved due to the increasing Net Sales and Net Income in the year 1995. The said improvement is due to the increasing sales in the chicken and feeds business as oppose to the fair increase in the cost of goods and operating expenses. Also‚ this improvement can be directed to the launching of the new line of extruded aquaculture feeds and the company’s entry to the fast food business. Return
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than expected in the budget‚ or * Revenue/profits were higher than expected By contrast‚ an adverse variance might arise because: * Costs were higher than expected * Revenue/profits were lower than expected What causes budget variance? There are four key reasons and it is important that good managers recognise the differences‚ because the action required is may be completely different in each case. The four reasons are: 1. Faulty Arithmetic in the Budget Figures 2. Errors in
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their way to the storeroom at Fort Haldane‚ where the munitions to defend the town of Port Maria were kept. After killing the storekeeper‚ Tacky and his men stole nearly 4 barrels of gun powder and 40 firearms before marching on to overrun the plantations at Heywood Hall and Esher. By dawn‚ hundreds had joined Tacky. At Ballard ’s Valley‚ the rebels stopped to rejoice in their success‚ as one a slave from Esher decided to slip away and sound the alarm. An Obeahman who they believed could not be killed
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