British Petroleum and its Corporate Strategy Introduction The organisation environment is always changing and therefore it is essential that a structured‚ detailed and continuous analysis of the principal dimensions of the environment is made. In order to profitably satisfy customer needs‚ an organisation must understand its external and internal situation including the customer‚ the market and its own capabilities. Furthermore‚ it needs to understand and adapt to the dynamic and uncontrollable
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Ratio Analysis Paper Ratios describe the various relationships among accounts in the balance sheet and income statement. Financial ratios are important and helpful gauges of how an organization is functioning. An organization’s financial health‚ potential revenue‚ and even possible bankruptcy can be garnered from financial ratios. Information derived from financial statements is used to calculate most ratios and make projections. “Ratios help investors and lenders determine the risk associated
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Organizations can create it to define themselves or get branded due to their actions. Therefore‚ its more important to have a the right image that reflect an organization’s commitment to quality‚ excellence and its constructive role in the society. British Petroleum (BP) is a major enterprise to redefine its core values in the light of its ethical considerations. It is an example of antagonism between its core business and it’s core values. Since years it has been subject of criticism more than any other oil
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The market structure of the U.S health insurance industry not only reflects the nature of health care‚ but also its origins in 1930’s. According to Investopedia‚ “The HMO Act of 1973 helped to cement the HMO into the U.S. health system by providing grants to start or expand HMO’s. This plan helped‚ “Remove many restrictions imposed by the individual states‚ and required employers with more than 25 employees to offer a federally-certified HMO to employees”(Investopedia). Policies focused only on
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Background Company overview British Petroleum (BP) is the world largest retailer of gasoline in the United States. It ranks at the top of three global oil and gas industry. From the corporate watch website (2009)‚ it pointed out that almost 70% of the profits are gained from the US and Europe. In addition‚ BP is also devoted for aviation fuels and shipping aspects. It is reported that about 900 ports and more than 1400 airports have been supplied by the BP’s lubricants and fuels. Meanwhile
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Steel Industry Industry Analysis Steel is a part of metals and mining industry which is highly cyclical in nature‚ and when the economy at large suffers‚ this industry suffers with it. The most recent five years have been a struggle for this particular industry along with uncertain economic indicators‚ and steel companies’ stocks have trended downwards. The metals and mining industry is comprised of companies that engage in exploration‚ mine development‚ and ore mining. The industry includes
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Debt/Equity Ratio What Does Debt/Equity Ratio Mean? A measure of a company’s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by its stockholders’ equity; it indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/debt%2Fequity+ratio ’Debt/Equity Ratio’ A high debt/equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings
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founded in 1928 is currently one of the World’s largest financial institutions. The company had a stellar reputation in the financial industry‚ known to be an honest and ethical organization. Wells Fargo is under investigations and Senate Bankings to determine the level of participation of its senior leadership in creating an environment and encouraging a culture that defrauded consumers “their customers” to increase profits. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) determined that Wells Fargo
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IMPORTANCE OF RATIO ANALYSIS Ratio analysis is a tool used by individuals to conduct a quantitative analysis of information in a company’s financial statements. Ratios are calculated from current year numbers and are then compared to previous years‚ other companies‚ the industry‚ or even the economy to judge the performance of the company. Ratio analysis is predominately used by proponents of fundamental analysis. The ratio analysis is one of the most important tools of financial analysis. The
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Financial Analysis: Hershey Corp. & Tootsie Roll Industries Financial Analysis: Hershey Corp. & Tootsie Roll Industries Hershey and Tootsie Roll are both companies in the confection industry. We compared both companies for the years 2004‚ 2005‚ and 2006 against each other and against the industry averages in order to make a decision about which company we would choose to invest in. The comparisons we used to make our decision were ratios for liquidity‚ solvency‚ and profitability. As a result
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