to have similar financial make-ups. This is because companies within an industry face many of the same economic forces. Some of those economic forces would include government regulation‚ consumer sentiment towards the product or service‚ consumer demographics‚ and international appeal and competition. However‚ when you take a deeper look at the companies within the industry you will see differences in their financial statements because companies must tailor a competitive strategy to differentiate
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives The case presents the student with financial ratios for eight pairs of unidentified companies and asks them to mate the description of the company with the financial profile derived from the ratios. The primary objective of this case is to introduce students to financial ratio analysis—in particular‚ the range of ratios and the insights each one affords. This case presumes that students have already been introduced to
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business and financial performance of Primark stores limited over the three year period 2007 to 2009. This report highlights more on the operations‚ strategy‚ business and financial performance of Primark stores limited. This is written in comparison to one of its competitors‚ BHS Limited. REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS TOPIC The reason why I have chosen this topic is that‚ as a student accountant‚ business and financial analysis is very important as it will widen my understanding of financial analysis of
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Retaining its earning is considered as a cheap method of acquiring capital. When Marriot’s hotel utilizes leverage as a source of earnings‚ it means it would realize investments through borrowing funds. The hotel may decide to borrow capital and financial instrument to support its activities aimed at enhancing development project. Through leverage‚ Marriot hotel can finance various assets and thus realize its targets and objectives. When Marriot uses debts to finance its projects and operations‚ it
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MARKETING PROCESS 5 1.3 Links between Corporate Strategy and Strategic Marketing within the context of Tesco 6 Task 2: Understand the tools used to develop a strategic marketing strategy 2.1 APPROPRIATE MODELS USED TO EVALUATE STRATEGIC MARKETING IN MARKETING PLANNING 7 2.2 Links between strategic positioning and marketing tactics 8 2.3 Analysis of the merits of relationship marketing in a given strategic marketing strategy 9 Task 3: Be able to use strategic marketing techniques
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The financial controller’s function (the chief accountant) typically handles the accounting activities such as corporate accounting‚ tax management‚ financial accounting and cost accounting. The duties of a financial controller vary depending on the size of the entity‚ number of accountants in the company and the difficulty of the accounting and financial operations. Their basic role of a financial controller is to be accountable for the accounting operations of the company. In this light they have
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Financial Planning A process of money management that may include any or all of several strategies‚ including budgeting‚ tax planning‚ insurance‚ retirement and estate planning‚ and investment strategies. In effective financial planning‚ all elements are coordinated with the aim of building‚ protecting‚ and maximizing net worth. It is imperative for an organization to indulge in financial planning to asses its financial capabilities and chart out its corporate growth plan. The fact that
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The role of a financial manager is a complex one‚ requiring both an understanding of how the business functions as a whole and specialized financial knowledge. The head of the financial operations is called the chief financial officer (CFO). The structure of the company varies‚ but a financial manager is responsible for the same general things across the board. The manager is responsible for managing the budget. This involves allocating money to different projects and segments so that the business
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Company’s Perspective Of Financial Goals‚ Reasons and Effects The Financial Perspective examines if the company’s strategy will contribute to the bottom-line improvement of the company. The Financial Perspective represents the long-term strategic objectives of the organization and thus it incorporates the tangible outcomes of the strategy in traditional financial terms. The Financial performance is a lag indicator and provides the ultimate definition of an organization’s success and describes how
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Strengths include the well-designed products that the company puts out‚ such as the iPhone‚ iPad and Macintosh computers. Apple has loyal customers and the strength of its products allows it to charge more than its competitors. Weaknesses include Apple’s relative softness in the business market. Most of its products are bought by everyday consumers and aren’t widely used by businesses – PCs are more common computers to find in an office‚ and Research In Motion‚ which makes Blackberry phones‚ has
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