Confronting Unilever‚ Nestle and Procter&Gamble cash flow ratios (Main graph) Confronting the Unilever cash flow to sales ratios in the last three years with the same ratios of Nestle and Procter&Gamble gives several interesting points. (A) The constant relevant gap with Procter&Gamble is due both for the P&G’s superior gross margin‚ due to lower costs of goods sold‚ which leads to better net profits‚ and the advantages of to the generally accepted accounting principles (G.A.A.P.) used in
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in India. TATA has created its brand value not only in India but even outside India it has created its brand by acquiring Jaguar-Land Rover‚ Corus Steel during 2007-08. TATA has been named among top 10 brand companies by Fortune Magazine in the year 2008. It has got into top 100 companies in the survey of Standard & Poor Mody’s research in the year 2008. Being into most valued brand in world the consumer satisfaction to its customers is very important for TATAS and thus they are continuously
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has improved over the past 3 years. From 2007 to 2008‚ liquidity went down‚ but improved in 2009 better than 2007. Ford has the ability to pay for its current liabilities 1.39 times and without assets‚ Ford has the ability to pay for its current liabilities 1.28 times‚ which means they do not have to rely on sales of inventory. For 2009‚ Ford’s quick ratio was 1.28 and their current ratio was 1.39 which both we better than the industry average which was .90 and 1.17‚ respectively. Ford’s liquidity in
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Governance Both Ford and GM completely abide by NYSE corporate governance standards‚ as they are domestic US companies. Ford and GM are required to strictly follow NYSE corporate governance standards. Toyota is permitted to follow certain corporate governance practices complying with Japanese laws and regulations‚ the NYSE has ruled that Toyota is exempt from certain NYSE corporate governance requirements. A significant difference in Toyota’s corporate governance structure is that the company currently
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research looks at the General Motors Company and what led to company failure and filing of bankruptcy in 2009. The American automotive industry was poorly managed for years and was almost eliminated when the economy crashed in 2008. Without the help of the U.S. government‚ General Motors and Chrysler would not have been able to survive. How did GM‚ as the number one auto manufacturer and seller‚ go from being at the top to almost ceasing to exist? This kind of financial mess usually takes years of
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Case Studies The Model T Ford Henry Ford did not invent the motor car – in fact he was a comparative latecomer to the scene. Although he had started producing cars back in 1903 he had little success until the Model T. The first production Model T was built on September 27th‚ 1908 in Detroit and production continued until 1927. The key contribution which he made was to change the approach to manufacture and marketing of cars. Prior to his activities cars had been a specialised luxury product available
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Contents Industry Overview 3 Porter’s 5 Forces 3 1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers 3 2. Bargaining Power of Buyers 4 3. Rivalry Among Competitors 4 4. Barriers to Entry 5 Barriers to Exit 5 5. Threat of Substitutes 6 Overall Industry Attractiveness 6 Emerging Trends in the Industry 7 Value Chain Analysis 7 VRIO FRamework 8 1. Design and technological capability 8 2. Loyal vendor base 8 3. Manufacturing synergies 8 4. Sales and Distribution Network 8 TATA
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TATA MOTORS Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai ‚ India. It is the eighteenth largest motor vehicle manufacturing company in the world by volume. Part of the Tata Group ‚ it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company). Its products include passenger cars‚ trucks‚ vans and coaches. Tata Motors is South Asia’s largest automobile company; it is the leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger
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General Motors Corp.‚ the world ’s largest automaker‚ has been the global industry sales leader for 75 years. Founded in 1908‚ GM today employs about 327‚000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2005‚ 9.17 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chevrolet‚ GMC‚ GM Daewoo‚ Holden‚ HUMMER‚ Opel‚ Pontiac‚ Saab‚ Saturn and Vauxhall. GM operates one of the world ’s leading
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