1. Describe the culture at Costco. Organizational culture has been described as shared values and beliefs that underline a company’s identity. A strong culture that encourages employees from the top to the bottom in adaptation and change can increase organizational performance by energizing and motivating employees‚ shape behaviors‚ unify personnel in the goals / objectives and align employee’s actions with the priorities of the company (Daft‚ R.‚ 2013). Creating a constructive culture should
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: Understanding financial performance using the technique of ratio analysis of listed companies Executive Summary Companies are said to be listed (quoted) when their shares are publicly traded on a stock exchange. A systematic use of ratios is widely used by managers‚ creditors‚ regulators and investors to analyze the financial performance of listed and unlisted companies. The listed companies have an extra ratio analysis (investor ratios) which cannot be used
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procter & gamble v/s Uniliver Project Report Financial Analysis Section (A) Table of Contents Acknowledgement 4 UNILIVER 5 History 5 Introduction 5 Business Vision 5 Mission Statement 6 Brands of Uniliver 6 PROCTER & GAMBLE 7 Introduction 7 Business Vision 7 Mission Statement 7 Brands 7 Uniliver Financial Statements Ratios Analysis (2012 v/s 2013) 8 Information to Management 8 1. Operational Analysis 8 Gross Margin 8 Profit Margin 8 2. Resource Management 8 Asset turnover 8 Working capital Management
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HORIZONTAL ANALYSIS PETRON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Amounts in Million Pesos) 2013 2012 2011 ASSETS Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 211.55% 113.19% 100% Financial assets at fair value Through profit or loss 330.38%
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Financial Ratio Analysis PROFITABILITY - Ability to sell a product for more than the cost of producing it. - Not an exact estimate of the company’s pricing strategy but give a good indication of financial health. - Without an adequate gross margin‚ a company will be unable to pay its operating and other expenses and build for the future. - Should be stable should not fluctuate much from one period to another‚ unless the industry it is in has been undergoing drastic changes which will
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Costco’s strategy were low prices‚ limited selection‚ and a treasure-hunt shopping environment. The ultra-low pricing strategy includes a mark-up capped at 14% and Kirkland‚ a Costco brand designed to be of equal or better quality than national brands. Product Selection is limited to 4‚000 items within a wide variety of categories. Costco does however include ancillary businesses to increase member alternatives. The loss of sales from customers who refuse to purchase large amounts is considered “Intelligent
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marketing tactics 8 2.3 Analysis of the merits of relationship marketing in a given strategic marketing strategy 9 Task 3: Be able to use strategic marketing techniques 3.1 Appropriate marketing techniques to ascertain growth opportunities in a market 10 3.3 APPROPRIATE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR A MARKET 11 Task 4: Be able to respond to changes in the marketing environment 4.1 The impact of change in the external environment 14 4.2 Internal Analysis to Identify Current Strengths
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Costco Case Questions 09/26/2013 Question 1: Competition in the North American wholesale club industry is high‚ with Costco being its leader at 56% of the market share. Main ways to compete are lower prices‚ more efficient operations‚ and reduced labor and overhead costs as well. Some of the clubs do the bare minimum in advertising while others‚ like BJ’s‚ spend more money on it (special Christmas radio advertisement and such). Out of the five competitive forces‚ the strongest is the rivalry between
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CASE 2: COSTCO WHOLESALE IN 2012: MISSION‚ BUSINESS MODEL‚ AND STRATEGY. Costco was founded by Jim Sinegal and Jeff Brotman. The first Costco store began operations in Seattle in 1983. In December 1985‚ Costco became a public Company. In August 1999‚ the name was changed to Costco Wholesale Corporation. The Strategy-Making and Strategy-Executing Process in Costco: 1. Developing a strategic vision‚ mission‚ and core values: Mission: to continually provide our members with quality goods and services
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Horizontal Analysis Horizontal analysis is a type of trend analysis that compares both percent and amount changes from one year to another. This type of analysis is performed on both the income statement and the balance sheet to allow detection of trends and to identify performance issues. The analysis itself can be very useful‚ especially if more than two years are included. However‚ caution must be taken not to draw conclusion on this analysis itself‚ as it can mislead without any context. It
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