Case 1.1 Industry and Strategy Analysis a. Apply Porter’s five forces framework to the specialty coffee retail industry. 1. Rivalry among Existing Firms. Direct rivalry among existing firms is often the first order of competition in an industry. Starbucks competes with a broad scope of coffee beverage retailers‚ including fast-food chains‚ doughnut chains‚ and convenience stores associated with many gas stations. Also‚ there are a number of companies that were growing chains of retail coffee
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Running Head: RATIO ANALYSIS Starbucks Corporation & McDonalds Corporation McDonald’s Corporation McDonald’s Corporation operates in the food service industry. The company has its restaurants in more than 100 countries of the world. McDonald’s‚ the world’s largest food chain is headquartered in U.S. having an employee population of 390000 (About McDonald’s...‚ 2008). Starbucks Corporation Seattle based‚ Starbucks Corporation is the leading coffeehouse chain in the world. The company has
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RATIO ANALYSIS Financial ratios are useful indicators of a firm’s performance and financial situation. Most ratios can be calculated from information provided by the financial statements. Financial ratios can be used to analyze trends and to compare the firm’s financials to those of other firms. In some cases‚ ratio analysis can predict future bankruptcy. Financial ratios can be classified according to the information they provide. The following types of ratios frequently are used: 1. Liquidity ratios
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Profitability Ratios Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) or Return on Equity (ROE) Numerator – the net profit or income‚ usually taken before tax. Capital Employed or Shareholders Equity - Designed to indicate the effective use of the shareholders capital in the business with respect ot the net profits that they have generated over the period of concern. Net Profit/Income Percentage or Return on Sales Helps to identify the impact of administrative‚ selling and distribution costs on profit
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LIQUIDITY Liquidity ratios are used to determine a company’s ability to meet its short-term debt obligations. Investors often take a close look at liquidity ratios when performing fundamental analysis on a firm. Since a company that is consistently having trouble meeting its short-term debt is at a higher risk of bankruptcy‚ liquidity ratios are a good measure of whether a company will be able to comfortably continue as a going concern. Working Capital Working capital is the amount by which the
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http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/liquidity-measurement/default.asp LIQUIDITY RATIOS: The first ratios we’ll take a look at in this tutorial are the liquidity ratios. Liquidity ratios attempt to measure a company’s ability to pay off its short-term debt obligations. This is done by comparing a company’s most liquid assets (or‚ those that can be easily converted to cash)‚ its short-term liabilities. In general‚ the greater the coverage of liquid assets to short-term liabilities the
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instances‚ its total investment. Financial leverage percentage= ROE-ROA 2011 2010 2009 Financial leverage percentage 1.69% 2.48% 1.22% In year 2009‚ the company have the lowest leverage ratio among the three years‚ thus it suggests that it utilizes relatively lowest debt in its capital structure this year‚ which indeed means Toyota has been investing most effectively (earning a high return on investment) or borrowing more effectively (paying
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Activity Ratios‚ which will be 19 key ratios. Secondly‚ these ratios will be interpreted to evaluate the current performance of the company with its historic figures of prior three years. Lastly‚ all these ratios will be compared with Cosmetics and Beauty Industry average and its competitor L’Oreal in 2012. Table # 1 Summary of Key Financial Ratios of Estee Lauder Estee Lauder Financial Ratios | RATIOS | (MRQ)2012 | FY 2011 | FY 2010 | Industry | L’Oreal SA. | Profitability Ratios % | |
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Financial ratios are very important tools that users of the financial statements can utilize to assess an organizations financial health. This paper thoroughly analyzes the performance of the Universal Health Services and assesses the its current financial health. In this regard‚ key financial ratio will be suggested which can be utilized to assess the Universal Health Services financial condition. Universal Health Services ability to meet both its short as well as long-term financial obligations
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Ratio | Industry benchmark ratio | Woolworths’ ratio | Brief Comment | Current Ratio | 1.2:1 | 0.80:1 | The current ratio ofWoolworth is considerablybelow industry average themovement from it is 33.33% (1.2-0.8)/1.2*100) Which is not really good for business | Liquid ratio | 0.7:1 | 0.34:1 | The Liquid ratio of Woolworth is considerably below industry average. The movement is 51.43 %. It is showed that the business may have problem in paying their debt.(0.7-0.34/0.7*100) | Gross Profit ratio
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