Defining Key Ratios: http://www.equitymaster.com/detail.asp?date=01/05/2010&story=3&title=Investing-Back-to-basics-XXI * Net interest margin (NIM) * Operating profit margin (OPM) * Cost to income ratio * Other income to total income ratio Net interest margin (NIM): Just as we calculate and measure performances of non-financial companies on the basis of their operating performance (EBITDA margins)‚ the performance of banks is largely dependent on the NIM for the year. The difference
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Midterm Report: Kroger vs Safeway Industry and Company Background Kroger is the largest grocery store chain in the United States with 2424 supermarkets located in 31 states. It focuses on high quality products and has a wide range of selection. Each supermarket carries almost 50‚000 items to satisfy its ever growing diversified customer base. Safeway is the second largest superstore chain in the country. It operates 1641 stores across western and central region of North America. Safeway emphasizes
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The 1950s was the decade that defined America after the second world war. The 50s birthed many of mankind’s greatest technological feats that still shine through today. One of the biggest political and social battles also took place in the decade. As the 1950s is important‚ it is paramount to know what makes it one of the greatest times of our history. Because of the wartime production boom of the 1940s‚ many scientific achievements and milestones were reached. Such advancements gave Americans a
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retail positioning map. Here’s an example: High Price Waitrose Sainsburys High quality Morrisons Low quality Aldi Lidl Low price What types of ownership do retailers have? Ownership P1 Unit 29 – The Assignment – P1 For this task you are required to carry out some research and prepare a presentation that can be used as a reference document for others. The presentation should describe the structure and organisation of the retail industry and include the following: The different types and
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APPLIED MACROECONOMICS W.J.M. Heijman CONTENTS Preface CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Targets of economic policy 1.3 Instruments of economic policy 1.4 Tinbergen’s view on economic policy 1.5 The value of economic activity Questions and exercises Appendix 1.1 1 1 2 5 10 13 16 17 CHAPTER 2: BASIC MACROECONOMIC MODELS 2.1 The models 2.2 Closed economy‚ fixed prices 2.3 Closed economy‚ fixed prices‚ government budget 2.4 International trade‚ fixed prices
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Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing ECO 204 Principles of Microeconomics June 28‚ 2011 Industries go through a lot of changes to make themselves successful. There is so much competition that they have to keep up with the market. Using the concentration ratio which is the share of industry output in sales or employment accounted for by the top firms (Karl Case‚ Ray Fair‚ Sharon Oster 2009 p285). Porter explains that there are five forces that determine industry attractiveness
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RUNNING HEAD: The 50 Years’ War The 50 Years’ War Shain Ellison Thomas ABSTRACT Since its creation in 1948‚ the state of Israel has been on a constant state of war against those who wish to see it destroyed and its people annihilated. The creation of the state of Israel was the culmniation of centuries of struggle and persecution on the part of the Jews to have or to reclaim their homeland in Palestine which they firmly believed with total conviction was promised to them by God‚ “Go forth
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Introduction: The Optimum currency areas theory is the seminal contributions developed by Mundell (1961)‚ it attempts to answer a question under which conditions a certain country would like to join a fixed exchange rates system. According to Krugman (2000)‚ if the monetary efficiency gain of one country exceeds its economic stability loss‚ the country will wish to join a monetary union/ a fixed exchange rate system. In this paper‚ the theory of optimum currency areas will be analysed in part
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1960’s originated in the 50’s‚ including new attitudes toward sex and the family and a new interest in ethnicity and diversity. Jewish and black writers‚ even a few openly gay writers‚ cut a path for the multicultural writers of the 80’s and 90’s. The margins of the culture were beginning to erode the conservative center. Elvis was influenced by black rhythm and blues‚ while writers like Norman Mailer and Jack Kerouac idealized black culture. Counterculture writers of the 50’s were fascinated by jazz
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| 2011 | | Monetary economics assignment | Pros and cons of commodity backed currency Submitted to: Prof: Abid Raza Submitted by: Group members Name roll # Adeel Obaid 64 Burhan Ali 24 Abid Daud 60 Pros and cons of commodity backed currency Pros: * Long-term price stability has been described as the great virtue of the commodity back standard. Under the commodity back standard‚ high levels of inflation are rare‚ and hyperinflation is nearly impossible as the money
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