JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS Vol. 46‚ No. 4‚ Aug. 2011‚ pp. 967–999 COPYRIGHT 2011‚ MICHAEL G. FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON‚ SEATTLE‚ WA 98195 doi:10.1017/S0022109011000275 The Effects of Derivatives on Firm Risk and Value Sohnke M. Bartram‚ Gregory W. Brown‚ and Jennifer Conrad ∗ ¨ Abstract Using a large sample of nonfinancial firms from 47 countries‚ we examine the effect of derivative use on firm risk and value. We control for endogeneity
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APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY Financial Statement Analysis Project Table of Contents Part I ……………………………………………………………3 Part II …………………………………………………………...5 Part III …………………………………………………………..6 Part IV …………………………………………………………..7 Part V ……………………………………………………….......8 Part VI ………………………………………………………….10 Part VII …………………………………………………………11 Appendices …………………………………………………......12 Appendices AAPL 5 Year Balance Sheet Report…………………………………….12 5 Year Income Statement………………………………………...13 5 Year Cash Flow
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covered in the following primary comparative financial statements‚ namely fiscal years ended 1 February 2004‚ 2 February 2003 and 3 February 2002: • Consolidated Statement of Earnings • Statement of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income • Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows There are 2 years covered in the Consolidated Balance Sheet‚ namely fiscal years ended 1 February 2004 and 2 February 2003. All of the primary comparative financial statements were audited‚ namely the Consolidated
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A Financial Analysis of the Smartphone Industry Maria Thompson Jared Fowler John Froman Michael Collingsworth Emily Barnes Emily Pounders Robert Crittenden The University of North Alabama September 23‚ 2011 A Financial Analysis of the Smartphone Industry The industry of Smartphones is rapidly growing. Through our analysis‚ we have seen companies that have taken advantage of this rapid growth and some that have only experienced moderate growth. Through comparative analysis of financial
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have to compare Tootsie Rolls financial status to other competitors’financial status such as The Hershey Company. All the quantitative context of the financial analysis is important. However‚the qualitative portion is not to be taken lightly. A great deal of credit (and blame) falls upon the leaders of the company. A company should consist of a strong Executive Board that is consistent in making good decisions for the sake of the company’s reputation along with financial health. Our economy is growing
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Financial Management Spring 2010 Project: Financial Analysis for Avon Products Inc Student: Ninoska Trejos April 17‚ 2010 1. Background 1.1 Company Description Avon Products Inc (AVP)‚ founded by David H. McConnell‚ is a leading global beauty company‚ with $10 billion in annual revenue; it commenced operations in 1886 and incorporated in the State of New York on January 27‚ 1916. The company’s stocks are traded in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Its products fall into three
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I. Background 1. History and Location Henkel AG & Co. KGaA is a multinational company headquartered in Düsseldorf‚ Germany. Founded in 1876‚ Henkel is a global leader in the consumer and industrial businesses with brands such as Persil‚ Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Headquartered in Düsseldorf‚ Germany‚ Henkel employs 48‚000 people worldwide and is ranked among the Fortune Global 500. The company’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. In North America‚ Henkel has about 5‚700
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AC1010 SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC. Table of Contents 1.0 Overview………………………………………………………………………………….3 2.0 Company Background………………………………………………………..………….3 3.0 Performance during the last 5 years…………………………………………………….3 4.0 Ratios Analysis……………………………………………………………………………4 * 4.1 Earning per Share Ratio…………………………………………………..4 * 4.2 Quick Ratio……………………………………………………………….5 * 4.3 Current Ratio……………………………………………………………..6 * 4.4 ROCE Ratio………………………………………………………..……..6 5.0
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Executive Summary This analysis studied financial information of three multinational corporations in the retail industry‚ Ralph Lauren‚ American Eagle‚ and Gap. This examination is predominantly and analysis of Ralph Lauren and American Eagle‚ and it compares its financials and performance to that of Gap. In order to reach a decision on which firm my company should invest in; we recreated and cleaned both company’s financial statements followed by an analysis using key financial ratios and metrics
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reasonable‚ fact-based way‚ and refer to that information in determining whether to buy Microsoft ’s stock or not. The 10-K financial statement from Microsoft is an enormous document‚ and it would take too much time to read the entire material. We thus decided to read the report selectively and analyze the company in the following steps: First‚ we will calculate several useful financial ratios. Second‚ we will look into the firm ’s major accounting policies. Third‚ we will observe the trend‚ which shows
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