management case that includes the company’s calendar December 31‚ 2008 financial statements‚ competitor information and more. The case time setting is the year 2009. Sufficient internal and external data are provided to enable students to evaluate current strategies and recommend a three-year strategic plan for the company. Headquartered in Northfield‚ IL‚ Kraft Foods Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol KFT. B. Vision Statement (Actual) One company growing
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focus on the financial Ratios for both companies spanning from the years 2010 to 2012 and compare the two while discussing the trends within both and deciding which company is best to invest in. 1. Liquidity & Activity Ratios- What are the trends? Liquidity and Activity Ratios consist of: Current Ratio‚ Acid-Test (Quick Ratio)‚ Receivables Turnover‚ Inventory Turnover‚ and Asset Turnover. Current Ratio is the determination of a firm’s ability to meet current financial obligations and
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liabilities totaled $740‚000. During the current year‚ the company’s total assets increased by $58‚000 and its total liabilities increased by $24‚000. At the end of the current year‚ stockholders’ equity was a. $154‚000. b. $120‚000. c. $34‚000. d. $178‚000. In the U.S.‚ generally accepted accounting principles are established: a. directly by the 1933 Securities Act. b. by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. c. by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. d. by the Association of
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ACCOUNTING Harmonization of Accounting Standards Samir S. Mogul < E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y > ◆ International community has long back recognised the need for moving towards harmonisation of the accounting standard across the globe. Obviously on individual country is always entitled to costomise the existing international accounting Standards according to its specific needs. Among other advantages of harmonisation of accounting standards‚ the two benefits which tops the list are (a)
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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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transporting thousands of packages every day. Dividend: The company currently pays out a quarterly dividend of $0.14‚ which annualized puts the dividend as yielding 0.62%. Reasonable Valuation: The company carries a price to earnings ratio of 14.02‚ which by nearly all standards is a relatively reasonable valuation. Institutional Vote of Confidence: 78% of shares outstanding are held by institutional investors‚ displaying the huge amount of confidence long-term and big-money investors have in the company
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Midterm Report: Kroger vs Safeway Industry and Company Background Kroger is the largest grocery store chain in the United States with 2424 supermarkets located in 31 states. It focuses on high quality products and has a wide range of selection. Each supermarket carries almost 50‚000 items to satisfy its ever growing diversified customer base. Safeway is the second largest superstore chain in the country. It operates 1641 stores across western and central region of North America. Safeway emphasizes
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putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national security concern. A recent study in Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios experience higher rates of mortality and deaths following complications
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Defining Key Ratios: http://www.equitymaster.com/detail.asp?date=01/05/2010&story=3&title=Investing-Back-to-basics-XXI * Net interest margin (NIM) * Operating profit margin (OPM) * Cost to income ratio * Other income to total income ratio Net interest margin (NIM): Just as we calculate and measure performances of non-financial companies on the basis of their operating performance (EBITDA margins)‚ the performance of banks is largely dependent on the NIM for the year. The difference
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Financial ratio analysis is the calculation and comparison of ratios which are derived from the information in a company’s financial statements. The level and historical trends of these ratios can be used to make inferences about a company’s financial condition‚ its operations and attractiveness as an investment. Financial ratios are calculated from one or more pieces of information from a company’s financial statements. For example‚ the "gross margin" is the gross profit from operations divided
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