Horizontal Analysis Horizontal analysis is a procedure in fundamental analysis in which compares ratios or line items in a company’s financial statements over a certain period of time. The horizontal analysis of Marriott International is shown below. | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | Increase/(Decrease)Amount Percent | Revenue | $11‚691 | $10‚908 | $12‚879 | $(1‚188) | 9.2% | Expenses | $10‚996 | $11‚060 | $12‚114 | $(1‚118) | 9.2% | Operating income | $695 | $(152) | $765 | $(70) | 9.1% | Net
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Horizontal Analysis Investors and managers need to understand how well a company is doing in order to make decisions. Investors have to make the decision whether or not they want to invest or sell their current investment. Management needs to know what moves to make in order to improve the future performance of the company. Horizontal analysis is a historical comparison of the financial statements. It compares financial reports from one accounting period to another. The main point of performing
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Financial Analysis XACC280 June 28‚ 2012 Accounting is the way all companies keep track of their out-going and in-coming finances. Applying accounting principles in any business is incredibly important because it allows for the least amount of mistakes and gives a comprehensive view of all transactions. There are many tools used in accounting‚ each with it’s own unique function. Statements are used to show a specific time period’s overview of assets‚ liabilities‚ and all transactions
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Course Project Horizontal Analysis – Week 2 Your outline should include (but is not limited to) the following. I. Choice of Companies and an Overview of Their Operations and Industry – Briefly outline what each company does and its industry. (5 points) For my course project‚ I chose to compare the Pharmaceutical company Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and its competitor Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). Pfizer is Pfizer is the world’s leading pharmaceutical company with more than 122‚000 employees worldwide
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Horizontal and Vertical Analysis Horizontal Analysis Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Balance sheet December 31‚ 2009 and 2008 Assets 2009 2008 Percentage Total Current Assets 127‚867 130‚026 -1.7% Other Assets 459900 418480 9.88% Total Assets 587767 548535 7% Liabilities 2009 2008 Percentage Total Current Liabilities 23807 8380 184% Other Liabilities 438346 205069 114% Equity 125614 335085 -62.51% Total Liabilities and Equity 587767
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character and has history greater than credited. Debra Marquart illustrated the history of her small town. Throughout the passage described in first person narrative by Debra‚ herself‚ explained her story of what she has seen and been told. In “Horizontal World” author Debra Marquart applies vivid imagery‚ unique diction‚ and a personal anecdote to convey the importance and uniqueness of small towns. First‚ Debra Marquart uses vivid imagery to emphasize the small details that make a town unique
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Author Debra Marquart in her memoir “The Horizontal World”‚ writes about North Dakota and how she confesses her love for it in a very indirect way. There were very many considerable amounts of situations in her hometown and visitors would think that the land is plain and unimpressive. Debra includes many strategies to characterize the upper Midwest. Some of these strategies include imagery‚ tone‚ and syntax‚ also‚ diction‚ personification‚ and pathos‚ and lastly‚ ethos‚ logos‚ and audience. Imagery
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Business Analysis of Dell Inc. A Strategic Management Case Sailesh R. Pant Strategic Management Class ctober 11‚ 2012 Business Analysis of Dell Inc. A Strategic Management Case Dell Inc. has been renowned for its name in desktop computer sales and its direct model of dealing with customers and suppliers to eradicate interference of intermediaries. The concept of direct model has provided Dell Inc. with competitive advantage in achieving cost leadership and visibility of customer demand
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Dell is a key competitor in the computer hardware industry. Dell provides its products to the general public‚ governments‚ businesses‚ and educational institutions. Dell operates primarily on two business segments – computers and servers. Dell’s business-level strategy is composed of a focused differentiation approach. In turn‚ the corporate-level strategy Dell uses is a global approach. Dell’ s mission is to be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer
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Ratio‚ Vertical‚ and Horizontal Analyses Checkpoint Ashlee Kasica XACC/280 March 2‚ 2013 Brandi Zuber Financial statement analysis is the process of examining relationships among financial statement elements and making comparisons with relevant information. There are a variety of tools used to evaluate significance of financial statement data. Three of the most commonly used tools are the ratio analysis‚ horizontal analysis‚ and vertical analysis (Weygandt‚ J. J.‚ Kimmel
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