Chapter 6: Prospective Analysis: Forecasting Key Concepts in Chapter 6 • Strategy‚ accounting and financial performance analyses provide valuable information that help to shape forecast assumptions. • Forecasts of future performance should be comprehensive‚ including all condensed financial statements. • The starting point for forecasts should be the time series behaviour of key measures such as sales growth‚ earnings and ROE (and its components). Overall Structure of the Forecast • Typically
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2 2 2 4 2 6 2 8 2 Foreword What sustainability means to Woolworths Limited Our major commitments and targets Who is Woolworths Limited? Our external engagement Engaging our people Our sustainability priorities Climate change Water Sourcing Packaging Waste Green Stores Implementation and reporting All of us‚ every day. Foreword Welcome to the Woolworths Limited Sustainability Strategy 007–015. Woolworths has been around for over 80 years. We’re proud of our history and reputation
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= 6766.2 Total current assets / Total current liabilities = 5802.1 / 6766.2 = 0.8575123408 = 0.86 (2dp) Liquidity levels have improved a satisfactory amount meaning Woolworths are readily available to pay off their short-term liabilities at a better easier. Figures from: http://www.investing.com/equities/woolworths-limited-balance-sheet Gearing (leverage) = - Debt to equity (gearing) ratio = Total liabilities/ Owners Equity 2013: Total liabilities = 13221.8 Owners equity = 9028
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■ Curve shifts can be estimated. Simultaneous Relations [pic] Interview and Experimental Methods ■ Consumer Interviews ■ Interviews can solicit useful information when market data is scarce. ■ Interview opinions often differ from actual market transaction data. ■ Market Experiments ■ Controlled experiments can generate useful insight. Experiments can become expensive Regression Analysis ■ What Is a Statistical Relation? ■ A statistical
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TYPES OF FORECASTING METHODS Qualitative methods: These types of forecasting methods are based on judgments or opinions‚ and are subjective in nature. They do not rely on any mathematical computations. Quantitative methods: These types of forecasting methods are based on quantitative models‚ and are objective in nature. They rely heavily on mathematical computations. QUALITATIVE FORECASTING METHODS Qualitative Methods Executive Opinion Market Research Delphi
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FORECASTING “ Financial risks and those relating to the provision of financial services Currency risks The sale of vehicles outside the eurozone gives rise to exchange risks. The BMW Group’s currency risk in 2012 was dominated by the US dollar‚ the Chinese renminbi‚ the British pound‚ the Russian rouble and the Japanese yen. Foreign currency risks are determined for forecast exposures measured using cash flow-at-risk models and scenario analyses. Operational currency management is based on the
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PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT Due date: Complete assignment due Week 9 PART 1: HUMAN RESOURCE FORECASTING Reference: Adapted from Human Resource Forecasting Assignment‚ pp 108 – 110 in Nkomo‚ S. M.‚ Fottler‚ M. D.‚ McAfee‚ R. B. (2008) Human Resource Management Applications: Cases‚ Exercises‚ Incidents‚ and Skill Builders‚ 6th Edition Due date: Week 9 LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Practice in forecasting an organisation’s people needs • To familiarize you with some of the factors that affect an
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Economic Forecasting Paper Team B 04/28/2015 ECO/372 Mark Freeman Economic Forecasting Paper Utilizing valuable resources in Economic is essential and also identified as a key component for concluding results. Some the resources gathered are considered either quantitative forecasting factors or qualitative forecasting factors. These resources provide Economists with the data which supports the main theoretic objective and/or the arguing statement. Also the data gathered can inhabit the ability
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Forecasting HSM 260 07/19/2013 Forecasting Exercise 9.1 In the text‚ exercise 9.1 provides data for Palmdale Human Services. In this exercise it asks for the 20X5 figures using several forecasting models. The process of find 20X5 will include the use of moving averages‚ weighted moving averages‚ and exponential smoothing. The Palmdale Human Services personal expenses for the past four years are represented in the following data: Fiscal Year | Expense | 20X1 | $5‚250‚000 | 20X2 | $5‚500
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