Total debt to equity used to measure a company’s financial leverage‚ calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its stockholder’s equity. This ratio indicates how much debt a company is using to finance its assets relative to the amount of value represented in shareholders’ equity. Most company is taking on debts as to increase its value by using borrowed money to fund various projects. A high debt/equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth
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PART-II DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 6|Page 2.0 What is Leverage? Leverage can be defined as the ability of a firm to use its fixed cost assets or funds to magnify the returns to shareholders. According to J. F. Weston‚ Scott‚ Besley and E. F. Brigham‚ “Leverage is created when a firm has fixed cost associated either with its sales and production operation or with its financing characteristics.” Leverage in other sense is the degree to which an investor or business is utilizing
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Assignment On Ratio Analysis Submitted to: Mr. Saud Ahmed The Course Instructor Security Analysis & Portfolio Management Submitted by: S.N. | Member Name | ID | 01 | Anwar Murshed | MBA 048 13912 | 02 | Mahfuj Reza | MBA 047 13761 | 03 | Tania Islam | MBA 048 13917 | 04 | Abdullah Al Mamun Khan | MBA 048 14013 | 05 | Swarna Akter | MBA 049 14397 | Date of Submission: Tuesday‚ November 27‚ 2012 Stamford University Bangladesh 44 (744 old)‚ Satmosjid Road‚ Dhanmondi‚ Dhaka Index
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and Whole Foods Financial Ratio Analysis Corporate Finance Case 1 Financial Analysis of Whole Foods and Kroger Kroger and Whole Foods are the two giants in the grocery industry; however‚ their capital structure and financial measures paint vastly different pictures. The liquidity ratios‚ which measure short term solvency of the company‚ were calculated for both companies. The current ratio for Kroger was calculated to be .76 compared to a current ratio for Whole Foods of 1.60. At
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Profitablity Ratio Analysis This analysis ratio based on FAME report and annual report of Thortons (PLC) from 2007 to 2010. 1. Gross Profit Margin During period 2007-2010‚ Thorntons was achieved the highest gross profit margin in 2007. It was increased the sales/revenue 5.3% (from ₤ 176.60m to 186.00 m). In 2008 the sales was increased 11.9% (from ₤ 186.00m to 208.12 m) however the gross profit margin was decreased due to the high cost of good sales compare to previous year which was increased
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M2: Analyse the performance of a business using suitable ratios Ratio Dessi-Designs Gross profit margin Dessi-Designs Result : 60% Q1. Definition of Ratio Gross profit margin is the difference between revenue and cost before accounting for certain other costs. Generally‚ it is calculated as the selling price of an item‚ less the cost of goods sold then multiplied by 100. Q2. What result would your aunty and uncle want from this ratio? The result they would want a high percentage because the higher
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Financial Reporting and Analysis Mark Hendricks Financial Mathematics University of Chicago September 2011 Outline Financial Reporting Financial Analysis Hendricks‚ Financial Reporting and Analysis UChicago Financial Mathematics 2/55 Financial reporting Financial reporting is important for well-functioning markets. Investors need information to properly allocate capital and hedge risk. Regulators need good information to monitor fraudulently activity and systemic
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market‚ naive investment strategies may lead to significant losses to the investors. A scientific evaluation of risk and return is very much required for any investor in a process to get maximum return at minimum risk. This study deals with the analysis of risk and return of 3 major stocks in banking sector‚ automobile sector and it sector listed in NSE‚ constructing a portfolio using these stocks and evaluating the benefit of diversification of risk using latent tools and techniques in an effort
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STUDY The study of profits is important not only because of the information it provides about the health of the economy in any given year‚ but also because profits are a key determinant of growth and employment in the medium-term. Changes in profitability are an important contributor to economic progress via the influence profits have on the investment and savings decisions of companies. This is because a rise in profits improves the cash flow position of companies and offers greater flexibility
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Financial Statements Analysis Interpretation of Financial Ratios Financial statements analysis is the process of examining relationships among elements of the the company’s "accounting statements" or financial statements (balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of cash flow and the statement of retained earnings) and making comparisons with relevant information. Financial statements analysis is a valuable tool used by investors‚ creditors‚ financial analysts‚ owners‚ managers and others in their
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