major categories of ratios‚ and what questions do they answer? * Liquidity: Can we make required payments as they fall due? * Asset management: Do we have the right amount of assets for the level of sales? * Debt management: Do we have the right mix of debt and equity? * Profitability: Do sales prices exceed unit costs‚ and are sales high enough as reflected in NPM‚ ROE‚ and ROA? * Market value: Do investors like what they see as reflected in P/E and M/B ratios? 2. What is
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A high inventory turnover ratio is sometimes not a good thing for it reveals that the company may not have enough inventories to sell. People can analyze inventory turnover ratio with days in the inventory ratio. Nordstrom’s inventory turnover ratio in 2014 is 5.15 times which means the company turns over its inventory into sales 5 times a year‚ and the ratio in 2013 is 5.35 times. By comparing the inventory turnover ratio from 2013 with the ratio form 2014‚ we can conclude that Nordstrom’s
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Financial Statement & Ratio Analysis 7 3.1 Financial Statement 7 3.2 Ratio Analysis 7 3.3 Significance of Ratio Analysis in Financial Statement 8 3.4 Limitations of Ratio Analysis 9 4. Data Analysis 11 4.1 Liquidity Ratio 11 4.1.1 Current Ratio 12 4.1.2 Quick Ratio 13 4.1.3 Net Working Capital Ratio 14 4.2 Leverage Ratio 16 4.2.1 Debt Ratio 16 4.2.2 Debt Equity Ratio 17 4.2.3 Interest Coverage Ratio 19 4.3 Activity Ratio 20 4.3.1 Inventory turnover Ratio 20 4.3.2 Inventory Conversion
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Case Study on Carrefour’s failure in Singapore 1.0 Introduction In November 2012‚ France-based Carrefour SA (Carrefour)‚ the second largest retailer in the world and the pioneer of the hypermarket concept in Singapore‚ closed down its two megastores in Suntec and Plaza Singapura‚ marking Carrefour’s exit from the Singapore retail market. According to the company’s statement‚ Carrefour Singapore had decided to quit‚ as “expansion and growth perspectives do not allow reaching a leadership
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2010). According to Charnov and Bull (1977)‚ genotypic sex determination (GSD) is less beneficial than environmental sex determination‚ such as TDS‚ when environments are not stable and the sexes have a dissimilarity in reproductive fitness. Sex ratios in sea turtles are usually female-biased due to increased incubation periods‚ which can lead to intensified populations of females while male populations are less supported (Tomillo 2015). The transitional range of temperature (TRT) is where the offspring
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RATIO CALCULATION RISK RATIOS Liquidity Receivables turnover ratio Average collection period Inventory turnover ratio Average days in inventory Current ratio Acid-test ratio Solvency Debt to equity ratio Times interested earned ratio PROFITABILITY RATIOS Gross product ratio Return on assets Profit margin Asset turnover Return on equity Return on the market value of equity Earning per share Price-earnings ratio Justification Of Chosen Firm I originally chosen
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British Petroleum Ratio Analysis Memo Team B ACC/291 September 5‚ 2013 Vicki Garrison British Petroleum Analysis Memo Memo to Bob Fryar Executive Vice President‚ Safety and Operational Risk Dr Brian Gilvary Chief Financial Officer of British Petroleum: Introduction As we are sure you are already familiar with the British Petroleum organization‚ a lot of the information included in this memo may seem unnecessary directed only to you. It is vital to know information about
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accounting4management.com NP ratio is used to measure the overall profitability and hence it is very useful to proprietors. The ratio is very useful as if the net profit is not sufficient‚ the firm shall not be able to achieve a satisfactory return on its investment. This ratio also indicates the firm’s capacity to face adverse economic conditions such as price competition‚ low demand‚ etc. Obviously‚ higher the ratio the better is the profitability. But while interpreting the ratio it should be kept in
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Ratio Analysis: When evaluating a stock five types of ratios are considered: firm value ratios‚ profitability ratios‚ activity ratios‚ financial leverage ratios and liquidity ratios. After completing the proper calculations‚ assessments of the stock can be prepared. Starting with firm value ratios‚ Under Armour has earned a net worth of $1‚259‚559‚000. The higher the number‚ the more valuable the firm is on paper‚ and to Under Armour‚ this number is fair compared to other competitors in the
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article is all about the essential financial ratios to evaluate the health care industry such as hospitals and pharmaceutical company regardless of the stock of health care companies. There are three key ratios such as cash flow coverage ratio‚ debt to capitalization ratio‚ and operating margin. These ratios reveal how many liabilities and how much debt the health care companies have and how much they operate a margin. First‚ the cash flow coverage ratio is crucial to hospitals and having adequate
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