A well formulated financial ratio analysis report helps investors to quantify a company’s financial strengths and weaknesses and potential risks and opportunities and identify the company’s financial position. Using financial ratio analysis as a tool in conjunction with other business evaluation processes‚ and other company factors‚ is beneficial for the investors (Brealey‚ Meyers & Marcus‚ 2009). The following report will provide the investor with a clear picture of the company’s current status
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highlight and assess the financial strength of Estee Lauder. This report will cover Estee Lauder’s Profitability‚ Liquidity‚ Leverage and Activity Ratios‚ which will be 19 key ratios. Secondly‚ these ratios will be interpreted to evaluate the current performance of the company with its historic figures of prior three years. Lastly‚ all these ratios will be compared with Cosmetics and Beauty Industry average and its competitor L’Oreal in 2012. Table # 1 Summary of Key Financial Ratios of Estee Lauder
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Solvency Ratios Solvency ratios are used by long-term creditors and stockholders to measure a company’s debt-paying ability‚ particularly its ability to pay interest as it comes due and to repay the face value of debt at maturity (Weygandt‚ 2010). There are two types of solvency ratios that provide information about debt-paying ability; debt to total assets ratio and times interest earned (also called interest coverage). Debt to assets ratio Formula: Divide total liabilities by total assets.
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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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The ratios considered useful by upper management will be different than what an investor consider useful. Senior management will be concerned with the ratio like return on total assets because they want to know how the company is fairing overall and whether they will be able to meet the debt holders liability and shareholders expectation. An investor will be more concerned with ratios like return on equity because they just want to know how whether they will be able to make profit on their investment
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NIKE‚ INC.: Executive Summary Financial Statement Ratios According to Nike’s SIC number (3021)‚ the company is classified in the “rubber and plastic footwear” industry. Relying upon this information Mergent Online identified the following American companies as competitors to Nike: • Columbia Sportswear Company Annual Revenue $ 1‚483‚524‚000 • Deckers Outdoor Corporation Annual Revenue $ 1‚000‚989‚000 • Crocs‚ Inc. Annual Revenue $ 789‚695‚000 • Bakers Footwear Group Annual
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i. Background: ii. Framework: iii. Financial Statements: iv. Analyzing Company Accounts v. Ratio Analysis II. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 3 i. The Objectives of Management Accounting: ii. Scope of Management Accounting: iii. Functions of Management Accounting: iv. Advantages of Management Accounting: v. Limitations of Management Accounting: vi. Tools and Techniques: III. INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL RATIOS 8 i. Financial Ratio Analysis: ii. Users of Accounting Information:
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Herbalife Ltd are a global nutrition company founded in 1980 that sells weight management‚ healthy meals and snacks‚ sports and fitness‚ energy and targeted nutritional products as well as personal care products. Herbalife distributes and sells its products through a network of independent distributors‚ using the direct selling channel. As of December 31‚ 2012‚ Herbalife sold their products in 88 countries to and through a network of approximately 3.2 million independent distributors
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Background Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited is a leading footwear manufacturing and merchandising company with a powerful combination of skills and resources that provides a platform for delivering strong growth in today’s rapidly changing footwear industry. As a subsidiary of Bata Shoe Organization (BSO)‚ the principal activities of the company are manufacturing and marketing of footwear and hosiery products. It conducts the operational activities in Bangladesh as a principal with its own set-up of
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8‚ 2008 at Midnight Each question is worth 3.33 points 1. Financial statement ratios support informed judgments and decision making most effectively: a. when viewed for a single year. b. When viewed as a trend of entity data. c. When compared to an industry average for the most recent year. d. When the trend of entity data is compared to the trend of industry data. 2. When comparing entity financial ratios with industry ratios: a. it should be assumed that the data result from the consistent
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