APPLE Inc. (AAPL) Accounting and Financial Profile [pic] Name Sachitanand Karnakote Choong Chee Lai Lei Qiu Alcides Santopietro Denisa Voicu September 2008 Contents Introduction 2 The company and its activities 2 Industry & Competition 2 Recommendation 3 Accounting choices and Quality of Earnings 4 Ratios analysis 6 Liquidity: 6 Solvency: 7 Profitability: 8 Market: 8 Relevant Disclosures 9 Risks 9 Analysis of Apple Inc. corporate strategy 10 Introduction
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple was formed in 1976 by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. After some disastrous losses in the 1980’s and 1990’s to their main competitor‚ IBM‚ Apple was able to re-invent the entire company. When Jobs returned to Apple in 1996‚ he took an expanded role and not only continually pushed for innovative ideas and products but also compelled several structural changes. Jobs also got rid of profitless divisions and departments. Apple has been able to gain market share quicker
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Steve Jobs has been labeled a visionary by many‚ and rightfully so. Though he may not be the tech celebrity that he once was‚ nor is his name any longer so strongly associated with the basic‚ commonplace components of software and hardware design that he helped to pioneer and that computer users the world over take for granted‚ the charismatic‚ passionately counterculture chief executive officer of Apple Computer was once the most important individual in Silicon Valley and even today dictates the
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he exhibit cultural leadership? “You got to love the work that you do….as in all matters of the heart‚ you gotta keep looking. Do not settle. Live each day‚ as if it were your last.”These are few of the striking words of famous CEO of Apple and Pixar‚ Steve Jobs as he addressed a group of Stanford graduates in 2005. As what the culture in the organization for which Steve Jobs brought forth into the world of technology showed‚ it has emanated from the high performance culture
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in to a sideshow of ‘most Oscar-worthy’ winners of late; The Kings Speech‚ a tale about a monarch over coming disability‚ won Best Picture over the much more people pleasing‚ stylish and entertaining The Social Network. Animated films‚ especially Pixar films have long been signalled as best films of the year (Toy Story 1 and 2 have a 100 score on Rotten Tomatoes; whilst number 3 has 99%) but do they get much ecstasy around Oscar season? Not until they make a film about a paralysed centipede seeking
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Networks/Broadcasting and Studio Entertainment –High market capitalization and the lower end of revenues compared to Time Warner and CBS. However‚ with the capital and brand recognition Disney has they are extremely competitive here; especially with ESPN‚ Pixar‚ ABC‚ The Disney Channel. Parks and Resorts –Disney is extremely competitive here with high market cap and high revenues. Disney has become known as the premier destination and vacation for those looking for a theme park. They compete with Six Flags
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The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The company generates revenue through five segments‚ Media Networks‚ Parks and Resorts‚ Interactive Media‚ Consumer Products‚ and Studio Entertainment. Disney operates television networks such as ABC‚ ABC Family‚ ESPN‚ and of course its own Disney Channel. It also owns and manages the Disney Resorts as well as theme parks internationally. There are many different accounting policies that exist within the company‚ but some
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Walt Disney: Media Introduction/Random Information The Walt Disney Company is the world’s largest media conglomerate. The company has the ability to be a successful conglomerate due to its Board of Directors‚ content theme of quality‚ as well as customer ordination in all its operating segments. The company has television holdings in ABC and ten other broadcasting stations‚ as well as cable networks including; ABC Family‚ A&E (37%)‚ and ESPN (80%). Each of these divisions that Disney owns and
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CHAPTER I THE COMPANY PROFILE The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS)‚ commonly referred to as Disney‚ is an American multinational diversified mass media corporation headquartered in Walt Disney Studios‚ Burbank‚ California‚ United States. It is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16‚ 1923‚ by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio‚ Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before
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Fading southern belle blanchr dubious depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world. When she arrives to stay with her aister stella in a crowded boisterous corner of new orleans her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict with stellas crudr brutish husband Stanley. SparkNotes HelpLog inSign Up for a Free Account SPARKNOTES NO FEAR TEST PREP VIDEO SPARKLIFE THE MINDHUT Home → SparkNotes → Literature Study Guides → A Streetcar Named Desire
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