Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta Learning objectives At the end of this module‚ you will be able to: * distinguish between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta. * apply well-established rules to identify the ratio decidendi in a decision. This module is intended as a useful exercise in revision. If you are certain that you understand how to discover the ratio in an opinion‚ you should skim lightly over this material. What is the ratio decidendi? As you probably recall from your studies
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Ratio analysis Debt ratio Debt ratio (2006-2007) = Total liabilities / Total assets = 10‚170/12‚064 = 0.84 Debt ratio (2007-2008) = 9‚210/11‚769 = Debt ratio (2008-2009) = 10‚003/11‚229 = Debt ratio (2009-2010) = 11‚043/12‚537 = Current ratio Current ratio (2006-2007) = Current assets / Current liabilities = 3‚424/4‚790 = 0.71 Current ratio (2007-2008) = 2‚164/4‚498 = Current ratio (2008-2009) = 1‚326/5‚389 = Current ratio (2009-2010) = 2‚697/6‚085 = Return on sales (ROS) Return on Sales
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Home Renovation Retail Industry – Risks And Opportunities The situation for home improvement retailers is hopeful. Globally‚ the home improvement retail market is currently around $500 billion and is anticipated to arrive at an estimated $1‚959 billion by 2017. (1) Due to the resources necessary to penetrate the industry‚ there is a low likelihood that a large competitor would enter the market. In addition‚ the overall industry has been relatively flat since the economic slump. Currently‚ the
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ALEJANDRO CASTELLANOS PAVÓN LIVING AT HOME VS LIVING AWAY FROM HOME Have you ever think on living away home? Or you prefer to live at home with your family? A lot of people‚ mainly students‚ have this question in mind. But to answer it is better to made a balance between what you will find living away and what you have living at home; but it is a difficult task because you will find a lot of differences and similarities in both situations. One obvious difference is food. Food is a minimal
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PROFITABILITY RATIOS RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI): The prime objective of making investments in any business is to obtain satisfactory return on capital invested. Hence‚ the return on capital employed is used as a measure of success of a business in realizing this objective. Return on Investment establishes the relationship between the profit and the capital employed. It indicates the percentage of return on capital employed in the business and it can be used to show the overall profitability
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Running Head: RATIO ANALYSIS Starbucks Corporation & McDonalds Corporation McDonald’s Corporation McDonald’s Corporation operates in the food service industry. The company has its restaurants in more than 100 countries of the world. McDonald’s‚ the world’s largest food chain is headquartered in U.S. having an employee population of 390000 (About McDonald’s...‚ 2008). Starbucks Corporation Seattle based‚ Starbucks Corporation is the leading coffeehouse chain in the world. The company has
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analysis investigates the management policies of the two primary competitors of the Air Delivery & Freight Services industry. I use ratio analysis to peek under the covers of profitability to understand how management‚ investment and financial management activities impact the overall performance of FedEx and UPS and study how the ratios change over time for FedEx. Ratio Analysis Two competitors‚ FedEx and UPS‚ dominate the Air Delivery & Freight Services industry in the United States. FedEx is the
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and 2 ------------------------------------------------- Assignment 2012/2013 – Semester 2 ------------------------------------------------- B. Com (Major in Banking and Finance) – Year III ------------------------------------------------- Ratio Analysis Report ------------------------------------------------- Student: Kevin Galea 205891 (M) ------------------------------------------------- Lecturer: Dr. Emanuel Camilleri Introduction The purpose of the following report is to aid
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John Lowe v. California League Of Professional Baseball et al. 65 Cal. Rptr. 2d 105(Cal.1997) Facts Plaintiff John Lowe attended a Quakes’ home game in California and his seat was along the left field foul line. During the game‚ the team mascot was playing his antics behind plaintiff and had been touching plaintiff with his tail. Plaintiff was therefore distracted and turned around toward the mascot. After that‚ plaintiff returned his focus on the game but got hit by a foul ball. Plaintiff heavily
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found interesting information in their ratios. Being theaters‚ they do not carry much inventory other than concession items and rentals costs. However this industry has heavy property plant and equipment. Liquidity Ratios We first looked at Liquidity Ratios to see if the firm is able to satisfy short- term obligations as they come due. These will also tell us if there are any possible cash flow problems. Current Ratios: As we look at their current Ratios we see that on the 5 year span both improved
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