Case Study: A Job at East Coast Yachts As a recent college graduate and a new employee of East Coast Yachts‚ it could be a challenging a confusing decision to select an investment option for a 401 (k) plan. There are a number of reasons why it may be more beneficial to invest in mutual funds instead of individual company stocks‚ but the most common are that mutual funds offer diversification‚ convenience and lower costs. The convenience of mutual funds is undeniable and is surely one of the main
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East Coast Yachts Company Case Study Group 4 Julie Ciarlante Mary Kathryn LoConte Ivy Perez David Zhu East Coast Yachts Background • ECY started in 2002 as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) with the mission of creating custom‚ high performance yachts for the pleasure sailor. • A commitment to safety‚ reliability and customer satisfaction helped the company grow steadily for the first seven years in business. • In 2009‚ the economic downturn and credit crunch hit the boat industry
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Analyze company cash flows East Coast Yachts has a strong operating cash flow highlighted by strong earnings before interest and taxes of $88‚416‚000. With the addition of $20‚160‚000 in depreciation and subtraction of $30‚921‚000 in taxes‚ they managed an operating cash flow of $77‚654‚400. East Coast Yachts appears to be in or approaching a growth mode with their capital spending on fixed assets increasing by $60‚000‚000 during the fiscal year. However‚ they made the wise move of reducing
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EAST COAST YACHTS 1. The calculations for the ratios listed are: Current ratio = $11‚270‚000 / $15‚030‚000 Current ratio = 0.75 times Quick ratio = ($11‚270‚000 – 4‚720‚000) / $15‚030‚000 Quick ratio = 0.44 times Total asset turnover = $128‚700‚000 / $83‚550‚000 Total asset turnover = 1.54 times Inventory turnover = $90‚070‚000 / $4‚720‚000 Inventory turnover = 19.22 times Receivables turnover = $128‚700‚000 / $4‚210‚000 Receivables
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1. Introduction This report provides a financial quarterly trend analysis for Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ Inc. founded in 1983. Costco Wholesale Corporation is the seventh largest retailer company in the world. As of July 2012‚ it was the fifth largest retailer‚ and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States ("Wikipedia‚ the free‚" 2011). Costco Wholesale Corporation’s stock is publicly traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/liquidity-measurement/default.asp LIQUIDITY RATIOS: The first ratios we’ll take a look at in this tutorial are the liquidity ratios. Liquidity ratios attempt to measure a company’s ability to pay off its short-term debt obligations. This is done by comparing a company’s most liquid assets (or‚ those that can be easily converted to cash)‚ its short-term liabilities. In general‚ the greater the coverage of liquid assets to short-term liabilities the
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Larisa Warren‚ the owner of East Coast Yachts‚ has decided to expand her operations. She asked her newly hired financial analyst‚ Dan Ervin‚ to enlist an underwriter to help sell $30 million in new 20-year bonds to finance new construction. Dan has entered into discussions with Robin Perry‚ an underwriter from the firm of Crowe & Mallard‚ about which bond features East Coast Yachts should consider and also what coupon rate the issue will likely have. Although Dan is aware of bond features‚ he
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FINANCIAL RATIOS Gross Profit to Sales (Gross Profit Ratio): profitability ratio that shows the relationship between gross profit and total net sales revenue. Gross margin/Net sales The gross margin is not an exact estimate of the company’s pricing strategy but it does 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. In general‚ a company’s gross profit margin should be stable
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Financial Reporting Problem: The Procter & Gamble Company “On my honor‚ as a student‚ I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.” _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Financial Reporting Financial Reporting Problem Fall 2011 [pic] In order to evaluate your understanding of the use of accounting information‚ you are asked to analyze the 2007
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