Limitations of Ratios used for analysis: 1. Inflation will distort a firm’s balance sheet and a trend analysis may not give a true picture of the firm’s financial performance. 2. Different fiscal year‚ example‚ a firm may have a fiscal year that ends on June 30‚ whereas another company in the same industry may have a fiscal year ends on 31 . 3. Financial analysis is performed on historical data mainly for the purpose of forecasting future performance. The historical relationships may not continue
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Price/Earnings Ratio Model (P/E) The P/E looks at the relationship between the stock price and the company’s earnings. The P/E is the most popular metric of stock analysis. A valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings. For example‚ if a company is currently trading at $60 a share and earnings over the last 12 months were $2 per share‚ the P/E ratio for the stock would be 30 ($60/$2). The earnings multiplier can be computed as follows: P/E Ratio = Current Market
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1. (TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT? (Points : 10) One of the disadvantages of a sole proprietorship is that the proprietor is exposed to unlimited liability. It is generally easier to transfer one’s ownership interest in a partnership than in a corporation. One of the advantages of the corporate form of organization is that it avoids double taxation. One of the advantages of a corporation from a social standpoint is that every stockholder has
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Title: Finding the Ratio of Mole of Reactants in a Chemical Reaction Purpose of Lab: To find the coefficients of two chemical reactants that appears in a balanced chemical equation using the continuous variations method. Pre Lab Questions: 1. 2AgNO3(aq) + K2CrO4(aq) → 2KNO3(aq) + Ag2CrO4(s) 2. There is enough to make a valid conclusion because‚ on the graph‚ one can clearly see that the two lines intersect. Thus‚ one can also determine the mole ratio. The mole ratio is approximately
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Describe the different types of gear systems. • Describe a simple gear train. • Describe a compound gear rain. • Describe three types of epicyclic gear boxes • Solve gear box ratios. • Calculate the input and outputs speeds and torques of gear boxes. • Calculate the holding torque on gear box cases It is assumed that the student is already familiar with the following concepts. • Angular motion. • Power transmission by a shaft. All these above may be found
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Finding the Ratio of Moles of Reactants in a Chemical Reaction Purpose: The goal of the lab is to determine the mole ratio of two reactants in a chemical reaction (AgNO3 and K2CrO4). However‚ the formulas for the products are unknown. Introduction: When determining the molar ratio of a chemical equation‚ usually the formulas of the reactants and the products are known. With that information‚ it is particularly easy to determine the ratio. However‚ since the products and the formulas for
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Question 2a: Discuss the importance of ratio analysis for inter-firm and intra-firm comparisons including circumstances responsible for its limitations .If any Answer: Ratio analysis implies the systematic use of ratios to interpret the financial statements so that the strength and weaknesses of a firm as well as its historical performance and current financial position can be determined. With the help of ratio analysis conclusion can be drawn regarding several aspects such as financial health‚
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Ratio analysis of financial statements EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For the purpose of ratio analysis of financial statements ‚ we have choosed 6 cement industries i.e. ➢ Lucky cement ➢ Fauji cement ➢ Bestway cement ➢ Dadabhoy cement ➢ Maple leaf cement ➢ Attock cement We have calculated following categories of ratios: 1. Liquidity ratios 2. Asset management ratios 3. Debt management ratios
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How ratio analysis benefits the stakeholders of a company Ratio analysis is a type of financial information that always prepared to satisfy in some way the needs of various interested parties (stakeholders). Below are some of the benefits that the stakeholders can get from the ratio analysis: Planning and Forecasting Management uses the ratio analysis to identify the future trends of its financial performance. With those information‚ its provide opportunity for the management team in planning
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Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Paper Operating Profitability When looking at the operating profitability of Collegiate Funding Service and H&R Block we will be comparing the 2004 and 2005 financial statements. In 2005 H&R Block made total revenue of $4‚420‚019. In 2004‚ H&R Block made total revenue of $4‚247‚880. Looking over the past couple of years it seems that H&R Block ’s revenue continues to increase each year. The majority of the revenue comes from H&R Block ’s tax services
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