Overview Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) is one of the leading providers of software and storage products and services. The company is engaged in developing‚ manufacturing‚ licensing‚ and supporting software products worldwide. Coupled with these activities Microsoft also offers Project Management consultancy services. As one of the largest technology firms in the world Microsoft is at the cutting edge of new technology development and innovation‚ and as such both existing and potential shareholders
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shows that the current of ratio of Ford is 120 percent while the current ratio of GM is 89 percent. The current ratio measures the company’s ability to pay short term and long term obligations. As Ford has the higher current ratio over GM‚ it depicts that Ford is more capable of paying its obligations to the creditors. The quick ratio of Ford is 110 percent while GM has 73 percent. Quick ratio is an indicator of company’s short-term liquidity. As Ford has the higher quick ratio over GM‚ it shows that
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Apple Reports Second Quarter Results Best March Quarter Revenue and Earnings in Apple History CUPERTINO‚ California—April 22‚ 2009—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter ended March 28‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $8.16 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.21 billion‚ or $1.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion‚ or $1.16 per diluted share‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross
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Company Analysis - Apple TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 5 Introduction 5 Brief History & Current Happenings 5 Apple Products & Services 7 Business Strategy 9 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Industry Overview 13 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 16 Short-Term Liquidity Analysis 16 Current ratio 16 Acid Test (or Quick Test Ratio) 16 Accounts Receivable Turnover
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Outline: I. Introduction II. Finance statement analysis 1. Common-size 1.1 Balance sheet 1.2 Income statement 2. Financial ratio analysis 2.1 Liquidity ratio 2.2 Efficiency ratio 2.3 Leverage ratio 2.4 Profitability ratio 3. DuPont analysis 4. Cash flow analysis III. Conclusion IV. References I. INTRODUCTION Apple Inc.‚ formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics
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Lorris Benhamou MBA Student September 4th‚ 2012 United State of America vs. Microsoft Corporation No 98-1232 TPJ (DDC July 1‚ 2002) In this case Microsoft Corporation is suited by the United State of America‚ this case concerns the Antitrust and trade regulation topic of the law‚ Microsoft is suited for illegal thwarting and violation of the Sherman act section 1 and 2. Some elements are required to be qualifying of a violation of the Sherman act‚ for the Section 1‚ three elements are necessary:
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Sony vs. Microsoft Sony and Microsoft make a similar product game consoles the xbox360 with Microsoft and the ps3 with Sony the consoles are similar. Sony offers a free network but Microsoft requires you to pay first. The price of the Xbox is 200$ while the ps3 is at about 240$. Government decisions do not affect these companies because the consoles are imported. Both companies are targeting teenagers and adults under 50. Government decisions do affect what games come into country like man with
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contrast between Apple and Microsoft With the rapid development of the technology‚ especially electronic industry‚ some companies are developing well‚ especially Apple INC and Microsoft. Apple and Microsoft have been competitors for a long time‚ their development direction is different and they had different performance. Their strengths and weaknesses are reflected in three parts which are operating systems‚ research and development concept of products and the market. In a word‚ apple is more humility
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to bring out the similarities and differences between Microsoft and Apple. It is evident that rivalry is the mother of innovations in the contemporary world. The rivalry between Microsoft and Apple to dominate the technological industry and markets has seen major developments in the industry. Their achievements have been tremendous in the past years‚ and in 2012‚ according to the Fortune list‚ Apple was perched at position 17 while Microsoft was at 37 (Noga 20). Many people tend to think that the
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following paper is a Financial Analysis of Apple‚ Inc. The paper is an unorthodox Financial Analysis of Apple‚ but will cover all the key aspects of a Financial Analysis - albeit in a different way. The first section of the Financial Analysis will have preconceived notions of Apple (what an individual thinks of Apple‚ without the facts in his hand - in this case the Financial Analyst of this paper)‚ the Financial Analysis - which includes stock performance‚ various financial ratios‚ dividend payout‚
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