Financial Results FIN/571 July 22‚ 2013 Interpreting Financial Results Liquidity: Current Ratio Parrino‚ Kidwell‚ & Bates (2012) detail the current ratio as current assets divided by liabilities. The current ratio identifies a firm’s potential to pay short-term liabilities; higher liquidity is a good sign for potential creditors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012). At the same time‚ however‚ the current ratio should not greatly exceed benchmarks of other competitors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012). This could be
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is one of the techniques of financial analysis where ratios are used as a yardstick for evaluating the financial condition and performance of a firm. Analysis and interpretation of various accounting ratios gives skilled and experienced analyst a better understanding of the financial condition and performance of the firm than what he could have obtained only through a perusal of financial statements. Types of ratio’s 1. Profitability ratio 2. Leverage ratio
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are better known as ratio analysis. Ratios are among the more widely used tools of financial analysis because they provide clues to and symptoms of underlying conditions.2 Ratios help measure a company’s liquidity‚ activity‚ profitability‚ leverage and coverage.1 These five measured sections show how ratio analysis is used in decision-making‚ how a firm can measure its financial situation and financial performance‚ and the strengths and weaknesses of the company. The term ratio analysis can be broken
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Coursework Ratio Analysis of Tesco and Sainsbury Introduction This report details the results of a ratio analysis of two of the largest retailers in the UK: Sainsbury and Tesco based on their audited financial statements for the financial years ending 2011‚ 2012‚ and 2013. The two companies are compared with each other based on their profitability and liquidity ratios. This report then critically interprets the results of the ratio analysis calculations and then discusses the weaknesses of ratio analysis
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RATIO ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR DETERMINING CORPORATE PERFORMANCE ( A STUDY OF SELLECTED BANKS IN NIGERIA) RATIOS ANALYSIS AS A TOOLS FOR DETERMINING CORPORATE PERFORMANCE :( A STUDY OF SELECTED BANKS IN NIGERIA) BEING A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ZARIA NIGERIA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION‚
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ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET (to be completed by the student) AIB student ID number: Student name: Course name: Subject name: Subject facilitator: Teaching Centre: No. of pages: Word count: DECLARATION A12855 ADRIAN MARK BISRAM MBA FINANCE 712 SFI – STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ISSUES MS. RENEE POPPLEWELL SCHOOL OF HIGHER EDUCATION LIMITED 9 1638 I‚ the above named student‚ confirm that by submitting‚ or causing the attached assignment to be submitted‚ to AIB‚ I have not plagiarised
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Ratio analysis 1. Liquidity ratio The liquidity ratios measure the company’s ability to meet its short-term debt obligations (Intermediate accounting- Kieso‚ D.E.‚ J.J. Weygandt and T.D. Warfield). These ratios include current ratios‚ quick ratios‚ and cash ratio. Current ratio: the current ratio of GM has increased from 1.29 in 2012 to 1.30 in 2013. With a higher ratio in 2013‚ it’s better for GM to meet its short-term obligation. Quick ratio: the quick ratio of GM has improved from 0.79 in 2012
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[pic] Basics of Economics Submitted to: Ms. Deepa Bhaskaran Submitted By: Sahil Bansal Venkat Batra Saurabh Satija Ravikant Gupta NANO CASE Q-1 Identify target market for nano ? Ans- The target market for nano would be The group of people that belongs th the lower-middle class
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Ratio | Industry benchmark ratio | Woolworths’ ratio | Brief Comment | Current Ratio | 1.2:1 | 0.80:1 | The current ratio ofWoolworth is considerablybelow industry average themovement from it is 33.33% (1.2-0.8)/1.2*100) Which is not really good for business | Liquid ratio | 0.7:1 | 0.34:1 | The Liquid ratio of Woolworth is considerably below industry average. The movement is 51.43 %. It is showed that the business may have problem in paying their debt.(0.7-0.34/0.7*100) | Gross Profit ratio
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RATIO ANALYSIS Ratio analysis is a key dimension of financial management‚ suggesting a relationship between profit and loss as mentioned in the balance sheet of an organization. In Latin ‘ratio’ means reason. In English ‘ratio’ means relationship. Ratio analysis is defined as “the establishment of a reasoned relationship” of a fixed variable character between measurements of certain phenomenon having some kind of linkage. A ratio shows the arithmetical relationship between two figures
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