1 Chapter 01: Discussion Questions 1. Qian‚ who has just completed his first finance course‚ is unsure whether he should take acourse in business analysis and valuation using financial statements‚ because he believes that financial analysis adds little value‚ given the efficiency of capital markets. Explain to Qianwhen financial analysis can add value‚ even if capital markets are efficient. The efficient market hypothesis states that security prices reflect all available information‚ as if such
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Company 3 Industry History and Analysis 3 Major Competitors 4 NAICS Numbers 4 Relative Sales 4 Relative Returns 5 Product Life Cycle 5 Stock Performance 6 Financial Analysis 7 Ratio Analysis 8 Pro forma 8 Assumptions 8 Growth Rate of Sales 9 Asset Acquisitions 9 Financing Needs 9 Conclusion 9 Appendices 10 Income Statement 10 Sources 14 Uses 15 Firm Ratios 16 Industry Ratios 17
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Qualitative Analysis 3 1. Company Profile 3 2. Analysis of the Company’s Accounting Policies 10 Part 2: Quantitative Analysis of Financial Statements 17 1. Scope of the Analysis 17 2. Examining Credit Worthiness of IBM 17 2.1.1. Short Term Paying Ability 17 2.1.2. Long Term Solvency 22 3. Examining IBM Stock as a Investment Opportunity 23 Part 3: Conclusion 25 References 27 Appendix 1: Calculations for Financial Analysis 28 Part 1: Qualitative Analysis 1
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The analysis of stock prices and financial information 1. Financial Statements For Foxconn Technology Co Ltd (2354) 1.1 Income statement analysis Year over year‚ Foxconn Technology Company Limited has seen revenues shrink from 136.7B TWD to 131.5B TWD‚ though the company was able to grow net income from 7.6B TWD to 8.0B TWD. A reduction in the percentage of sales devoted to income tax expense from 1.47% to 0.41% was a key component in the bottom line growth in the face of falling revenues
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CFIN4 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/21/15 CHAPTER 2 1 1. 2. Describe the basic financial information that is produced by corporations and explain how the firm’s stakeholders use such information. Describe the financial statements that corporations publish and the information that each statement provides. 2 © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied‚ scanned‚ or duplicated‚ in whole or in part‚ except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product
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margin • Return on assets • Return on equity • As they are interested in the long term health and thus ability to repay that the firm has. 2) Explain how the Du Pont system of analysis breaks down return on assets. Also explain how it breaks down return on stockholder’s equity. Profit margin is Net Income / Sales Asset Turnover is Sales / Total Assets Return on Assets is Profit Margin
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Finance is one of the most important parts of any business largely because suggested solutions in financial decisions are measured. As the world is moving close to competition‚ it is very essential for Yum brands to handle the economic downturn and insulate itself against the impacts at the highest levels possibilities so that there is minimal effect on their sales growth and profitability. Current financial figures of companies greatly affect future forecasts because if actual
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to assets ratio is equal to46% debt/total assets A). Briefly discuss the operating performance and financial position of Sepracor. Industry averages for these ratios in 2007 were: ROA 3.5%; return on equity 16%; and debt to assets 75%. Based on this analysis would you make an investment in the company’s 5% convertible bonds? Explain. Sepracor Industry ROA
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1) The First Question: The size of global wine industry ranged from 130 billion to 180 billion in retail sales. Three categories‚ table (< 14% alcohol volume) dessert or fortified (>14%) and sparkling (champagne). Table wine consumption stands for the dominate market share. There’re 5 segments‚ jug or commodity (< $3)‚ popular premium ($3-$7)‚ super premium ($7-$14)‚ ultra and luxury (>$25). Jug wine consumption is nearly 38% of case sale but only 13% of the retail sales. The economics
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for my research project is “Topic No-8 - Business and financial performance over a three year period”. My choice for organization is “Lloyds Banking Group (LBG)”. I’ve made comparing LBG with its competitor Barclays Group to be meaningful analysis. 1.1.2 Reason for choosing topic area During my ACCA study‚ I like F7 (financial reporting) and P3 (Business Analysis) more than any other subjects. I’ve selected “Business and financial performance over 3 years periods” as my research project
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