24th August 2012‚ Apple won more than US $1 billion in a massive US court victory over Samsung‚ one of the biggest patent cases in decades – a verdict that could have huge market repercussions. A jury in San Jose‚ California awarded US $1.049 billion to the US tech giant‚ according to court documents. But analysts said the damages could be tripled because jurors found Samsung “willfully” infringed on patents. The decision was appeared to be an overwhelming victory for Apple but it was not immediately
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Financial analysis in the case of Ford Motor Co and Microsoft Corporation Each company must prepare financial statements to provide a comprehensive picture about its past performance and situation for the owners‚ the managers‚ the state and other stakeholders as well. In the case of enormous‚ international public limited companies like Ford and Microsoft these statements and data are public‚ so anybody can reach them through the internet. Moreover‚ we can also compute a lot of financial ratios
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Understanding the Concepts Professor Ingrid P. Nelson Fin 100 Introduction to Finance December 1‚ 2012 1. Imagine you are a small business owner. Determine the financial ratios that are important to the business. Compare your ratios with those that are important to a manager of a larger corporation. As a business owner‚ financial understanding is something that has to be studied before you decide that you are going to open or even start a new business. Small businesses in general run the finance
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Ratio analysis Track software‚Inc. ------------------------------------------------- Actual industy Average TS:Time series Ratio 2008 2009 2009 CS:Cross sectional | | | | Net working $21000capital | $58000 | $96000 | TS:ImprovingCS:Poor | Current 1.06 ratio | 1.16 | 1.82 | TS:ImprovingCS:Poor | Quick 0.63ratio | 0.63 | 1.10 | TS:ImprovingCS:Poor | Inventory 10.40Turnover
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ITGS-HL 04/09/12 Case Study on the Apple Lawsuit against Samsung: Intellectual property is defined as a work or invention that is the result of creativity‚ such as a document or a design‚ to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent/copyright/trademark. Apple has succeeded in winning a lawsuit against Samsung. This patent war between the two leading smart phone companies‚ ended up in Samsung having to pay apple more than $1bn in damages. This is a result of Samsung having
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UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE FACULTY : SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & FINANCE COURSE NAME : BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT : IMPLEMENTATION OF SAP TO REDUCE RISK AND DISSEMINATE INFROMATION AT PPC LIMITED COURSE CODE : MAN 747 LECTURER : BRIAN ABDOLL HAND IN DATE : 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 Plagiarism Declaration I declare that the work attached is my own‚ original work. I acknowledge that copying someone else’s assignment or essay‚ or part thereof‚ is wrong‚ and declare
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Ratio analysis provides an indication of a company’s liquidity‚ gearing and solvency. But ratios do not provide answers; they are merely a guide for management and others to the areas of a company’s weaknesses and strengths (Palat 1999). However‚ ratio analysis is difficult and there are many limitations. This section will identify and discuss the inadequacies of accounting ratios as tools of financial analysis. ACCOUNTING POLICIES. It is difficult to use ratios to compare companies‚ because they
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Microsoft needs world-class marketing professionals to drive our consumer and enterprise growth as well as to build and maintain our partner ecosystem. We are looking for agile and innovative thinkers to keep us at the forefront of technology‚ and the continuing integration of technology and marketing has created a huge opportunity for marketers to connect with our customers in new ways. Qualifications for associate Product Manager Pursuing a B.A.‚ B.S.‚ B.B.A. or M.S. in Economics‚ Business
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Hewlett-Packard Company and Microsoft Corporation Financial Analysis According to company financials for the 2012 fiscal year‚ HP current ratio is at 1.09 while Microsoft Corp. ratio is at 2.6 which make HP a lesser candidate to obtain a short-term credit. They would not have enough to pay its current liabilities. Also HP recorded inventories of $6.32B compared to Microsoft $1.14B. If sales for PC’s‚ tablets‚ phones and other products dropped‚ HP would have a difficult time selling its inventory
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OPERATING & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY PROFITABILITY RATIOS * Gross Profit marging Gross ProfitSales×100% 2010/2011 2009/2010 = (171‚325‚029/435‚759‚776) *100 = (59‚257‚454/327‚593‚843)*100 = 39.3164% = 18.0887% * Profit Margin = NPBT * 100 Sales 2011/2012 2010/2011 = (41‚896‚089/ 435‚759‚776)
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