Financial Reporting II Review of Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is a useful tool for analyzing financial statements. Calculating ratios will aid in understanding the company’s strategy and in understanding its strengths and weaknesses relative to other companies and over time. They can sometimes be useful in identifying earnings management and in understanding the effect of accounting choices on the firm’s reported profitability and growth. Finally‚ the ratios help in obtaining a better understanding
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Compensation is a very important aspect of the employee of a company; it seems important a well-defined compensation package is in place. “Compensation involves direct cash payments‚ indirect payments in the form of employee benefits‚ and incentives to motivate employees to strive for higher levels of productivity.” (Cascio‚ 2010‚ p. 413) It seems a compensation package will be different for each different career type but must always meet the needs of the employees and the organization. A proposal
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is used to evaluate relationships among financial statement items. The ratios are used to identify trends over time for one company or to compare two or more companies at one point in time. Financial statement ratio analysis focuses on three key aspects of a business: liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency. Liquidity Ratios Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to repay its short‐term debts and meet unexpected cash needs. Current ratio The current
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analyze the financial condition of a company‚ we rely on Financial Statements. Financial ratios‚ derived from Financial Statements‚ make this analysis possible. These ratios also come in handy when you need to compare different companies. Let’s first understand what these ratios mean. Then‚ we will look at the different categories they fall into and study the key ratios within each category. What are Financial Ratios? They are expressions that give us the relationship between different components of
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effort from employees—includes persistence of effort a. To motivate employees by rewarding desired employee behaviors (i.e. performance) in order to ultimately achieve organizational success i. Tie compensation to performance (to some degree) in order to motivate ii. Do this by having portion of compensation be variable– based on performance • direct behavior in appropriate direction To motivate employees by rewarding desired employee behaviors (i.e. performance) in order to ultimately achieve organizational
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PROFITABILITY RATIOS One of the most important measures of a company’s success is its profitability. However‚ individual figures shown in the income statement/profit and loss account for gross profit and net profit mean very little by themselves. When these profit figures are expressed as a percentage of sales‚ they are more useful. This percentage can then be compared with those of previous years‚ or with the percentages of other similar companies. Changes in the gross profit percentage ratio can be
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to you: Loan A: $120‚000 at a 7 percent discount rate Loan B: $110‚000 at a 6 percent discount rate Loan C: $130‚000 at a 6.5 percent discount rate a. Determine the dollar amount of interest you would pay on each loan and indicate the amount of net proceeds each loan would provide. Which loan would provide you with the most upfront money when the loan takes place? Loan A: 120‚000 – 8400 = 111‚600. Loan B: 110‚000 - 6600 =103‚400 Loan C: 130‚000 – 8450 = 121‚550 The loan
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FINANCIAL RATIOS LIQUIDITY RATIOS Current Ratio: = current assets / current liabilities ▪ The higher the ratio‚ the greater the "cushion" between current obligations and a firm ’s ability to meet them. ▪ Use: An indication of a company ’s ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio‚ the more liquid the company is. Current ratio is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities. If the current assets of a company are more than twice the current liabilities
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Stockholder Ratios Stockholders are primarily interested in two things: (1) The creation of value‚ and (2) The distribution of value. Stockholder ratios such as earnings per share and return on common equity provide information about the creation of value for shareholders. The value is distributed to shareholders in one of two ways. Either the corporation issues dividends or repurchases stock. The remainder of the stockholder ratios—dividend yield‚ dividend payout‚ stock repurchase payout
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University of Agder Master of Science in Business Administration: International Management and Strategy Term Paper- ORG 409 International Management The influence of Culture on Reward and Compensation Management practices across subsidiaries of a Multinational Company By Kwame Ohene Djan (Student Nr: 166289) 6th November‚ 2012 Contents ABSTRACT 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4 2.0 REVIEW OF RELEVANT PRIOR LITERATURE 5 Table 1 Summary of Research Findings 11 3.0 A CONCEPTUAL
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