Introduction Computer/Technology Industry The computer/technology industry has many key players with two of the major competitors being Dell and HP. The computer industry has come a long way since its first inception with the invention of Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer in 1946. This industry is comprised of many items such as computers‚ monitors‚ printers‚ scanners‚ mainframes‚ servers‚ electronic computer components‚ networking and workstations to name a few. The industry started
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TEAM FINANCIAL ANALYSIS PROJECT SIC Code 3571 – The Electronic & Computers Industry Overview The electronic & computers industry consists of hardware‚ software‚ service and an endless array of products‚ our team chose to narrow the research to PC’s. Including as well computers and computer storage devices such as: DVD drives‚ and computer peripheral equipment‚ such as printers and scanners; communications equipment (wireless telephones and telephone switching equipment) and some others
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Microsoft Computers Financial Analysis Microsoft is currently the largest company in the computer industry. With a market capitalization of $291 billion‚ Microsoft has built an empire by dominating software sales for personal computers. Stock growth over the past 25 years has increased by more than 30‚000%. However‚ Microsoft’s growth has substantially decreased since the market collapse of 2001(Niemond 25 April 2007). From June 2004 to June 2005‚ Microsoft saw a 33% growth in net income
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life of the case‚ because HP acquired Compaq and almost doubled size of the company. In 2001‚ Dell’s ROA and ROE drop to the lowest point through the life of the case. This large drop is due to the net income declined (42.77%) in 2001 compare to 2000. In 2006‚ Dell’s ROA and ROE dropped almost 5% and 7%. This drop also is due to net income declined (27.69%) in 2006. In 2008 Dell’s ROA dropped 2% and ROE dropped 10%. This large drop is due to the recession in 2008. Using leverage to maintain higher
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and the convenience of not leaving my home and having the PC shipped directly to my door. When purchasing my computer I viewed the cons of purchasing direct being not able to have a knowledgeable sales person to help you incase you had a question‚ not being able to compare competing products side-by-side‚ and not being able to interact with the product. The advantages of purchasing a computer through a retailer would include being able to use the PC‚ compare them‚ find one that meets my needs‚ and
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Dell Computers1 Introduction Dell Computers was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and has its corporate headquarters in Round Rock‚ Texas. Michael Dell’s winning idea was to sell computer systems directly to customers‚ allowing him and his company to understand customer needs well and therefore to provide the customer with the most appropriate computing solutions. Dell still practices the direct business model‚ saving time and cost by bypassing retailers and passing on the cost savings to the
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Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Paper Dell Incorporated (Inc.) and Apple Inc. are two of the biggest names in the computer industry. From laptops to accessories‚ both companies offer a wide range of products. In order to differentiate between the two companies and review the current financial health of their organizations‚ the financial statements will be analyzed. Dell and Apple will be compared based on operating profitability‚ asset utilization and risk management. Ten ratios comparing
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Dell Case Study - Harvard Business Pregunta 1: Capital de trabajo ventaja competitiva de Dell- Una de las mayores ventajas que tiene Dell es su ventaja competitiva en no tener que gastar tanto capital en su inventario y almacenamiento. Dell construye sistemas informáticos después de que la compañía recibe órdenes de compras de sus clientes. Como resultado de esta práctica prudente‚ el trabajo de Dell‚ en el proceso (Wip) y el inventario de producto terminado como un porcentaje del
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Dell Computer Corporation Embry Riddle Aeronautical University October 6‚ 2012 Dell Computer Corporation The Dell Computer Corporation was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell from his dorm room at the University of Texas at the age of 19 with $1000. The original name of the company was PC’s Unlimited. The corporation was started with a simple premise as its basic foundation: so that personal computers could be built and sold directly to customers and by doing this‚ Dell could address their specific
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BACKGROUND On January 24‚ 1984 Apple introduced the first commercially successful personal computer using a mouse and a graphical user interface[i].Since then the war between PC and Mac users has lived. Claims have been made that Apple is too expensive and PC’s are too slow and of cheap quality. After the introduction of Microsoft’s Windows in 1985 the PC market has been dominated due to Microsoft’s Windows operating system[ii]. The domination of the market is largely due to the flexibility of Windows
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