Financial Analysis Project MSF Cohort 2 Xiaoyan Wang(Jessica) December‚2012 Abstract Today’s personal products market has become more competitive than ever. With economic and political uncertainty in many parts of the world‚ The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has invoked a number of unique and diverse strategies in order to gain customer loyalty while attracting new customers for staying as a leader in personal products industry. This paper focuses on analyzing The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.‚ including
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Theories on Financial Analysis The landmark study of financial analysis is “Security Analysis” by Benjamin Graham (an investment manager) and David Dodd (professor of finance at Columbia). The first edition was 1934‚ about the worst period in the financial history of America. Despite being in the middle of the Great Depression‚ their analysis and recommendations were professional and hard boiled. They distinguished investment from speculation‚ but considered most investments in common stock as speculative
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Income Statement Nestlé S.A. | Consolidated income statement | for the year ended 31 December 2008-2010 | In million of CHF | | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | | | | | | | Sales | | | 109‚722 | 107‚618 | 109‚908 | Cost of goods sold | | 45‚849 | 45‚208 | 47‚339 | Gross profit | | 63‚873 | 62‚410 | 62‚569 | Selling‚ general‚ and admin.expense | 45‚798 | 45‚140 | 44‚916 | Research and development costs | 1‚881 | 2‚021 | 1‚977 | EBIT Earnings Before Interest‚ Taxes‚
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The analysis of stock prices and financial information 1. Financial Statements For Foxconn Technology Co Ltd (2354) 1.1 Income statement analysis Year over year‚ Foxconn Technology Company Limited has seen revenues shrink from 136.7B TWD to 131.5B TWD‚ though the company was able to grow net income from 7.6B TWD to 8.0B TWD. A reduction in the percentage of sales devoted to income tax expense from 1.47% to 0.41% was a key component in the bottom line growth in the face of falling revenues
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margin • Return on assets • Return on equity • As they are interested in the long term health and thus ability to repay that the firm has. 2) Explain how the Du Pont system of analysis breaks down return on assets. Also explain how it breaks down return on stockholder’s equity. Profit margin is Net Income / Sales Asset Turnover is Sales / Total Assets Return on Assets is Profit Margin
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Research Analysis Project Analysis of Business and Financial performance of Atlas Honda Limited over three year period Research and Analysis Project (6‚478 words) Research Analysis Project Introduction The topic I selected for my thesis is: “The business and financial performance of an organization over a three year period” I selected this area for my research as analyzing the financial aspects of company will brush up on my analytical skills
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------------------------------------------------- FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF HUBCO A brief Financial Analysis of HUBCO‚ to determine the possibility of extending exposure on the company. FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT of HUBCO COMPANY PROFILE HUBCO is the second largest Independent Power Project (IPP) in the country and its principal activities are to own‚ operate and maintain furnace oil based power station situated at a site in Tehsil Hub‚ in the province of Baluchistan‚ 40-km from Karachi. Company
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INSTITUTE OF COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN REPORT ON RATIO ANALYSIS OF M/S RANI LIMITED PREPARED FOR: Board of Directors PREPARED BY: Management Accountant TABLE OF CONTENTS Particulars Executive Summary Introduction Page No. 3-4 5 Financial Position and Ratio Analysis 6 - 10 Suggestions & Conclusion 11 - 12 Appendices Horizontal & Vertical Analysis of Income Statement Comparative Ratios & averages Trend of Ratios & Percentages
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Measurement and Performance 5 6. Financial Ratio Analysis 6 6.1 Liquidity Ratios and Short-Term Debt-Paying Ability 6 6.2 Long-term Debt Ratio 8 6.3 Profitability Ratios 9 6.4 Investor Analysis Ratios 10 7. Trend Analysis 11 7.1 Horizontal Analysis 11 7.1.1 Income Statement Horizontal Analysis 11 7.1.2 Balance Sheet Horizontal Analysis 14 7.2 Vertical Analysis 16 7.2.1 Vertical Income Statement Analysis 16 7.2.2 Vertical Balance sheet Analysis 18 8. Memo 21 9. Appendix
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Finance is one of the most important parts of any business largely because suggested solutions in financial decisions are measured. As the world is moving close to competition‚ it is very essential for Yum brands to handle the economic downturn and insulate itself against the impacts at the highest levels possibilities so that there is minimal effect on their sales growth and profitability. Current financial figures of companies greatly affect future forecasts because if actual
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