Gearing According to Atrill and McLaney (2008)‚ gearing can work on both directions‚ which means a higher gearing can bring more profit while a company with higher gearing is considered more risky because it has to pay the debts no matter how well/bad the company operates. The gearing of Greggs was 14.9% in 2010 and decreased 1.9% to 13.0% in 2011. Compared with Whitbread whose gearing was49.4%in 2010 and 50.4% in 2011‚ Greggs shows generally a better stability. Profitability ROCE shows how
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Apple Inc. Tommaso Pavoncello The company Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware are the Macintosh computers‚ the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. Apple has recently been the largest technology company in the world by revenue and profit. Founded by Steve Jobs on April 1‚ 1976 in Cupertino‚ California‚ the company was previously named Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ for
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WWE‚ a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE)‚ is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming‚ pay-per-view‚ digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600 million
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Profitability ratios Return on caplital employed: Morison’s return on invested capital employed has declined from 11.7 to 10.58 (2008 to 2012). Compareatively Sainbury’s‚ Tesco’s and other grocery retailer‚ they all get decreased. Return on capital employed is an indication of the percentage of profit made on capital invested. Hence‚ a higher value of the ROCE‚ the better use of capital and vice versa with lover value. Morrison’s average ROCE from 2008 to 2012 is 10.5‚ higher than saintburry with
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Education Volume 6‚ 2009‚ 83-96 A FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Marilyn B. Misch Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA Carolyn A. Galantine Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA ABSTRACT This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparerbased and user-based introductory courses in financial accounting. The project requires students
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utilization. Financial statements allow the business to stop in time so that entrepreneurs and investors alike can measure the fiscal performance of the company. This article looks at vertical analysis as one method of analyzing financial statements. Vertical Analysis of the Financial Statements Vertical analysis compares different categories of the financial statements. The comparison is usually within the same accounting period. Vertical analysis doesn’t normally integrate different financial statements
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Chapter 5: Essentials of Financial Statement Analysis Evaluating accounting “quality” How do we define financial reporting quality? Qualitative characteristics of accounting Information: Understandability Decision usefulness Reliability Relevance Consistency Comparability 1 Attributes of High Quality Financial Reporting Financial reporting (earnings) quality has been considered positively associated with the following: High persistence of earnings and cash flows
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IPSASB Exposure Draft (ED) 47 March 2012 Comments due: July 31‚ 2012 Proposed International Public Sector Accounting Standard Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) sets International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) for use by public sector entities‚ including national‚ regional‚ and local governments‚ and related governmental agencies. A key part of the IPSASB’s strategy is to converge the IPSASs‚
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RE-INVENTING XYZ Financial Analysis Report Finance Team Prepared for: XYZ BPE Project XYZ Ministry of Government Services November‚ 1994 XYZ BPE Project Financial Analysis Report Table of Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................................1 Financial Model Review .........................................................................
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MUYENZI Financial Decision Making for Managers Spring 2011-2012 Ratio and Financial Statement Analysis Benefits and Limitations. Executive Summary This paper analyzes tools used in financial analysis such as ratios. Financial ratio analysis is a judicious way for different stakeholders to use for different goals. This paper demonstrates that financial ratio analysis is an important
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