accounting4management.com NP ratio is used to measure the overall profitability and hence it is very useful to proprietors. The ratio is very useful as if the net profit is not sufficient‚ the firm shall not be able to achieve a satisfactory return on its investment. This ratio also indicates the firm’s capacity to face adverse economic conditions such as price competition‚ low demand‚ etc. Obviously‚ higher the ratio the better is the profitability. But while interpreting the ratio it should be kept in
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Summary of the Company American Airlines‚ Inc. (American) was founded in 1934 and is the principal subsidiary of AMR Corporation. American provides aircraft services to around 160 destinations around the world. American Airlines has connections to 3 regional carriers. Two carriers are owned by AMR (American Eagle and Executive Airlines). The third carrier is owned by a third party (Republic Airways Holdings) that has no connection to AMR. These regional carriers serve to connect feed from
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The financial statements of proctor & Gamble can be found in the annual report. But what these numbers really mean can be found by the use of ratios. In order to give you a more in depth analysis of Proctor & Gamble’s financial position we used several ratios. Activity ratios. These ratios measure whether a company is able to convert account within their balance sheet into cash. Showing us how fast a company can generate into cash and thus sales and ultimately more revenue. We used four ratios
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liabilities demonstrate sustained increases in operating assets and decreases in operating liabilities. Stock repurchase has been more than doubled since 2004. This could possibly be because of undervaluation issues or an effort to boost Microsoft ’s P/E ratio. The large net decrease in cash in 2005 can be entirely attributed to the abnormal jump in common stock cash dividends that year. In ’05‚ Microsoft paid 1400% more in dividends than the yearly average. There is no other significant decrease in any
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P1-5 A) The front desk receptionist routinely takes an extra 20 minutes of lunch to run personal errands. Agency Problem: she took an extra 20 minutes to do her personal errands instead of working‚ which she puts her own self interests before the best interests of the company. Occurred cost: the salary that the company pays to her. The solution would depend on the boss on her work performance in the past. If she has an important personal errand to do during that time‚ then boss might need
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Interpretation of the Ratios 1) Current Ratio-It is a test of solvency or of short-term financial strength of a concern. It is an index of working capital and shows the ability of the concern to meet its obligations and also the capacity to carry on effective operations. Generally‚ if current assets are twice that of current liabilities‚ the concern’s working capital position is considered to be satisfactory. 2) Quick Ratio-It shows the amount of cash available to meet immediate payments. Stock-in
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Financial Statements Analysis Interpretation of Financial Ratios Financial statements analysis is the process of examining relationships among elements of the the company’s "accounting statements" or financial statements (balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of cash flow and the statement of retained earnings) and making comparisons with relevant information. Financial statements analysis is a valuable tool used by investors‚ creditors‚ financial analysts‚ owners‚ managers and others in their
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Pepsi [pic] ASK FOR MORE!! INTRODUCTION At the 20’s and 30’s in the 20 century‚ Coca-Cola was the absolute leader of soft drink market. Pepsi-Cola was just a new brand at that time. Pepsi-Cola was thought of just a copy of Coca-Cola and its flavor is similar to Coca-Cola. So the Coca-Cola did not take any importance for it. But later Pepsi-Cola developed fast and became the strongest competitor to the Coca-Cola and now Pepsi shared 40% of the market. It is a big threat
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FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS REPORT The fiscal year 2004 was a relatively soft year for Barnes & Noble‚ Incorporated (B&N). Blockbuster nonfiction books that came out during the year may not have come from the company‚ but business remained strong. This is due to the million of books already in the market‚ including phenomenal fiction hits "The Da Vinci Code‚" "The Five People You Meet in Heaven‚" and "The Rule of Four‚" and thousands of new releases during the year. This claim was supported by the
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Financial Statement Analysis: Amazon‚ Incorporated Ashley B. Stark Dickinson State University October 18‚ 2012 Abstract The following document provides the trend‚ common-size‚ and horizontal analysis of Amazon‚ Incorporated‚ for the fiscal years ending 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010‚ and 2011. Amazon‚ Incorporated is a healthy company that has reached mature growth with stable returns. Overall‚ Amazon‚ Incorporated is a reasonable investment based on its historical and industry analysis and trends
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