INTRODUCTION Cement is a binder‚ a substance that sets and hardens independently‚ and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans‚ who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later referred to as cementum‚ cimentum‚ cäment‚ and cement. Cement is made by grinding
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ACC was among the first Indian companies to adopt automation of information technology. We started computerizing our systems as early as 1968 - a commitment to progress through the harnessing of relevant available technologies‚ a practice that continues even today. We have traveled a long way from our early days when we were using simple keypunching machines. Significant improvements have been made in application systems and infrastructure since then - from Batch processing to on-line systems‚
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eurojournals.com Dividend Policy: A Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi Corresponding Author‚ Faculty of Business‚ ALHOSN University P.O. Box 38772 - Abu Dhabi‚ UAE E-mail: h.almalkawi@alhosnu.ae Michael Rafferty Senior Research Analyst‚ WRC‚ University of Sydney‚ Australia E-mail: m.rafferty@econ.usyd.edu.au Rekha Pillai Faculty of Business‚ ALHOSN University‚ Abu Dhabi‚ UAE E-mail: r.pillai@alhosnu.ae Abstract The literature on dividend policy has produced a large
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Dividend irrelevance theoryRelevance or irrelevance of retention for dividend policy irrelevance Carlo Alberto Magni Department of Economics‚ University of Modena and Reggio Emilia viale Berengario 51‚ 41100 Modena‚ Italy Email: magni@unimo.it Abstract. In an interesting recent paper‚ DeAngelo and DeAngelo (2006) highlight that Miller and Modigliani’s (1961) proof of dividend irrelevance is based on the assumption that the amount of dividends distributed to shareholders is equal or greater than
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Summary Yamama cement activity results shown below are classified by qualitative assessment according to the results of the analysis for the year 2011‚ 2012 are given below. * The current ratio 5.35 is v.good. Acceptable ratio is 2 or more. * A quick ratio is 5 (the acceptable ratio is 1 or more). * (ROE) return on equity is high (23% per annum) industry norm from 12% - 15%. * (ROA) Return on total assets made during the year 2012 20.41% per annum better than 2011 which was 19.35%
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been possible through the policies and the indispensable role of the policy makers‚ i.e. management who have taken State Bank of India to become one of the most prestigious & promising banks of India. The policies pertaining to Capital Structure & Dividend policy play a major role in the successful and efficient working of the bank. The objectives of the bank are the criteria for a bank to frame its policies. And it is very much clear that the objectives and the policies at SBI go
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Cement industry in Bangladesh Cement industry in Bangladesh is not very old industry. Producing cement and establishment of cement factory started from 1992.Athough it has done well in its sector. 2.1 Objectives: Cement industry is a blooming sector in Bangladesh.This report on cement industry has following objectives: • to know the growth and performance of cement industry in Bangladesh • To compare the position of Bangladesh in cement industry with other countries cement industry in the world
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How far does Ian McEwan present the ideas of a matriarch in society through The Cement Garden? Ian McEwan’s novel‚ The Cement Garden (1978)‚ opens with a sense of guilt and a feeling of unhappy self-containment‚ which introduces the prevailing atmosphere. McEwan distorts the ‘normality’ of a story‚ that could centre around a male adolescent‚ by magnifying elements of the matriarchal society and highlighting the importance of a maternal figure within a family that contains impressionable children
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Outline 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………2 2. Impact Of Technology On Construction………………………..3 3. I&CT Impact on Construction……………………………………….10 4. Direction of Future Technology……………………………………15 5. Construction Benefits of technology…………………………….19 6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………19 7. References…………………………………………………………………….21 1. Introduction
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Chapter-1. 1. Introduction: Dividend policy refers to the policy chalked out by companies regarding the amount it would pay to their shareholders as dividend. These policies shape the attitude of the investors and the financial market in general towards the concerned company. Bata is a global company with activities on five continents controlled by four Meaningful Business Units (MBU). Each of these units specializes in region-specific tasks‚ such as product development‚ purchasing‚ or marketing
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