Interpreting Financial Results FIN/571 July 22‚ 2013 Interpreting Financial Results Liquidity: Current Ratio Parrino‚ Kidwell‚ & Bates (2012) detail the current ratio as current assets divided by liabilities. The current ratio identifies a firm’s potential to pay short-term liabilities; higher liquidity is a good sign for potential creditors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012). At the same time‚ however‚ the current ratio should not greatly exceed benchmarks of other competitors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012)
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adequacy of income by comparing it to other items reported on the financial statements. 1) Return on Equity: One of the most important profitability ratios is return on equity (ROE). ROE is the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested. The return on equity ratio is computed as follows: Return on Equity = | Net Income |
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Krispy Kreme began as a single doughnut shop in 1937 and grown quickly into a large public firm with franchise over the country in 2000 forward. It generated revenues through four major sources: on-premise retail sales (accounting for 27% of revenues)‚ off-premises sales to grocery and convenience stores (40%)‚ manufacturing and distribution of product mix and machinery (29%)‚ and franchisee royalties and fees (4%). Roughly 60% of sales at a store were derived from its signature product‚ the glazed
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FINANCIAL RATIOS Gross Profit to Sales (Gross Profit Ratio): profitability ratio that shows the relationship between gross profit and total net sales revenue. Gross margin/Net sales The gross margin is not an exact estimate of the company’s pricing strategy but it does give a good indication of financial health. Without an adequate gross margin‚ a company will be unable to pay its operating and other expenses and build for the future. In general‚ a company’s gross profit margin should be stable
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FINANCIAL RATIOS Financial ratios are indicators of a company’s performance as discernable from the company’s Balance Sheet and income Statement. We will discuss some of the simple ratios of a company and talk about their significance. Liquidity Ratios: Show the company’s ability to pay of its current liabilities from its current assets. 1. Current Ratio Current assets should be significantly higher than current liabilities so that the current ratio is higher than 2:1. 2. Quick Ratio
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accrual-based approach – revenues are recorded at the point of sale and costs when they are incurred‚ not necessarily when a firm receives or pays out cash Cash flow approach – used by financial professionals to focus attention on current and prospective inflows and outflows of cash 1. Balance sheet a. Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents Marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventories Net property‚ plant and equipment Intangible assets b. Liabilities Accounts
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FINANCIAL RATIOS LIQUIDITY RATIOS Current Ratio: = current assets / current liabilities ▪ The higher the ratio‚ the greater the "cushion" between current obligations and a firm ’s ability to meet them. ▪ Use: An indication of a company ’s ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio‚ the more liquid the company is. Current ratio is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities. If the current assets of a company are more than twice the current liabilities
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Accountancy/ AC4A/ MW/ 1:00-2:30pm ACCTG406 Strategic Management CASE STUDY: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Determine whether you think KKD should expand globally‚ and if so‚ where and how fast‚ or should the firm be expanding further domestically? Suggest strategies for KKD which is trying to recover from several years of weak performance‚ especially as compared to rival Dunkin’ Donuts. ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION Krispy Kreme Doughnuts should continue to expand globally. I think this would surely
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Krispy Kreme Turnaround Strategy Strategy Coursework John Ellis Group Arif Harbott Claudio Paleari Pia Gowland Ronald Garricks Tim Joslyn EMBA EMBA Sep10 Strategy 1 - John Ellis Group v016.pdf September 2010 Date: 12th January 2011 Word Count (excluding tables and Appendices): 2992 Page 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2 Current strategy ...........
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Synopsis With its sensational donuts‚ Krispy Kreme created a cult like following among their consumers and professional investors alike. Krispy Kreme’s simple business model was easy for most people to understand; they sold donuts‚ and the more they could sell the better the company did financially‚ or so they thought. From its IPO in April 2000‚ at the peak of the internet boom‚ Krispy Kreme was led by CEO Scott Livengood who expanded the company rapidly taking it from a small town donut shop
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