Theories on Financial Analysis The landmark study of financial analysis is “Security Analysis” by Benjamin Graham (an investment manager) and David Dodd (professor of finance at Columbia). The first edition was 1934‚ about the worst period in the financial history of America. Despite being in the middle of the Great Depression‚ their analysis and recommendations were professional and hard boiled. They distinguished investment from speculation‚ but considered most investments in common stock as speculative
Premium
Financial AnalysisTCS & HCL October 23 2010 CF ASSIGNMENT1 SUBMITTED BY: Amrita Pratap (043009) Hitaishi Gupta (043026) SaurabhDugar (043049) Analyzing the Profit and Loss Account‚ Share price and Balance Sheets of the two companies and understanding the condition of the companies in terms of its top and bottom line. Financial Analysis-TCS & HCL Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a Software services consulting company headquartered in Mumbai‚ India. TCS is the largest provider of
Premium Financial ratios Balance sheet Financial ratio
plant outputs‚ contributes to running the business profitably. Sasol has marketing offices and production facilities around the world as well as key joint ventures to explore and develop growth opportunities in Africa and increasingly in Europe‚ the Americas‚ Asia and Australasia. SASOL HISTORY The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It was realised then that‚ because South Africa did
Premium Board of directors Natural gas Chief financial officer
number of mergers & acquisitions to become the world’s largest‚ most diversified aerospace company‚ Boeing enterprise now include: North American Aviation‚ McDonnell Douglas‚ Rockwell International‚ Hughes Space & Communications‚ and Jeppesen. Financial Analysis 1. As you can see from the graphs‚ over the last three years‚ Boeing has achieved great performance in its revenue and profit. From 2004 to 2006‚ Boeing’s revenue increased by $10.13 billion while its profit increased by $3.7 billion. Also
Premium Boeing Airbus
completing a financial statement analysis of a publicly traded company and I have chosen to use Wal-Mart. I chose Wal-Mart because it is the only major company that is in my home town. There are a few small hardware stores but nothing as big as Wal-Mart. I also happen to enjoy going to Wal-Mart to do my food shopping and to get everyday household supplies. There is so much to learn about the financial aspects of a business through accounting. It is important to understand financial reports and how
Premium Wal-Mart Supermarket Sam Walton
PNC Bank Analysis Course Project Gloria Guzman FI564 Management of Financial Institutions Professor Tracy Thompson June 16‚ 2012 This comprehensive paper will analyze the financial standing of PNC Bank. In the first part o we will look at PNC Bank’s profile‚ mission statement and future direction. An analysis of PNC’s strengths and weaknesses based on PNC’s financial statements and ratios will be conducted. PNC will also be compared to the industry and to Bank of America. The Federal
Premium Financial ratio Financial ratios Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
CHAPTER NO: 1 Introduction of NBP 1.1 Introduction National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is one of the largest commercial bank operating in Pakistan. It has redefined its role and has moved from a public sector organization into a modern commercial bank. While it continues to act as trustee of public funds and as the agent to the State Bank of Pakistan (in places where SBP does not have a presence) it has diversified its business portfolio and is today a major lead player in the debt equity
Premium Financial ratio Financial ratios Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund- TRBCX 1. This fund is classified as a growth fund and invests in Large-Cap Growth Stocks and is an Open-End Mutual Fund (which means new shares are allowed to be created). 2. The goal of the fund is long-term capital growth with a secondary goal of income. It invests a majority of its assets in large to medium sized companies. 3. There are no loads involved for investing in this fund. There are‚ however‚ other expenses associated with investing in the fund
Premium Investment Hedge fund Stock market
II. Alternative Decision Criteria Payback Period‚ IRR‚ Profitability Index NBA6060‚ Spring 2014 Hyunseob Kim 1 Which investment decision criteria to use? NBA6060‚ Spring 2014 Hyunseob Kim 2 1 Potential interview question: “What’s the difference between IRR and NPV?” NBA6060‚ Spring 2014 Hyunseob Kim 3 Alternatives to NPV rule • The NPV rule leads to investment decisions in the shareholder’s best interest. • But‚ alternative investment rules have been
Premium Net present value Internal rate of return
BBA 1002 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT NAME:ANG KOK SENG I/C NUMBER:910420-10-5945 H/P NUMBER:+6012-7895400 STUDENT ID:201059 NAME OF LECTURER:MR. LOH YONG CHIANG SUBMISSION DATE:2nd OCTOBER 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Compare Cash Flow statement and Balance sheet. Describe the accounting process in preparing a balance sheet. How are balance sheet and Accounting equation related and what is T account? Describe the steps in analyzing financial statement
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles