3-2 Financial ratio analysis is conducted by managers‚ equity investors‚ long-term creditors‚ and short-term creditors. What is the primary emphasis of each of these groups in evaluating ratios? Managers use financial statements to monitor measurements like debt leverage‚ costs‚ sales‚ assets and liabilities. Financial statements help managers assess achievement of financial goals. Analysis of financial ratio helps equity investors to know whether their investment earnings any return or not
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RATIO CALCULATION RISK RATIOS Liquidity Receivables turnover ratio Average collection period Inventory turnover ratio Average days in inventory Current ratio Acid-test ratio Solvency Debt to equity ratio Times interested earned ratio PROFITABILITY RATIOS Gross product ratio Return on assets Profit margin Asset turnover Return on equity Return on the market value of equity Earning per share Price-earnings ratio Justification Of Chosen Firm I originally chosen
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UPS vs. FedEx The best thing in countries that have competitive package carrier business is that if ever you need to send something to someone‚ whether that package is classified or not or fragile or not‚ you’d be guaranteed that it is in safe hands. Not only that‚ no matter what package carrier company you choose you’d be guaranteed of the quality service that it’ll provide. These package carrier companies are kind of obliged to suck up on you so you’d choose them over the other. So the best way
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FEDEX is the leading global provider of supply chain management services to corporate customers It maintains a fleet of more than 665 aircraft and more than 41‚000 motor vehicles and trailers. To complement the express delivery business‚ FedEx Ground provides small-package ground delivery in North America‚ and less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier FedEx Freight hauls larger shipments. FedEx Office stores offer a variety of document-related and other business services and serve as retail hubs for other
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Question 1: Prepare a variance analysis report based on the information in Exhibit 1. Would this be sufficient to explain the profit shortfall to Norton at the 8 AM meeting? This revenue variance is positive and favorable. That means they made more than the budget. However‚ the variance amount of expenses was $342‚060‚ which was unfavorable. That means they spent more than what they had budgeted for. The perform a variance analysis report Jenkins calculated would not be sufficient in order to explain
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`Case analysis of Unidentified Industries--2006 Although different industries have their own characteristic‚ we can see some common features in certain industries. Thus we divide them into 4 kinds: Service‚ retail trade‚ manufacturer and online seller. List as below: Classification of Different Industries and their features 1. Service (Table 1) Advertising agency (AG) Commercial bank Health maintenance organization (HMO) →Their services are based on human resources. They do not need
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31/10/13 Student no-21185372 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Fundamental and Technical analysis 3. Efficient market hypothesis 4. Causes of efficient market 5. Empirical evidence 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 1) The price of the stock is determined by demand and supply. The supply is based
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Join the Green Team The article “The End of the Wild” by Wade Davis is an article any environmentally conscious person‚ a person who wishes to spread awareness of the damaging effects of society’s overconsumption on the environment‚ should read. The Canadian born Davis holds a degree from Harvard University in Ethnobotony‚ a degree that examines the relationship between humans and plants. The last sentence of his third paragraph quite clearly explains his thesis; transgressions toward the environment
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plus 50 franchises operating in Asia‚ Europe and The Middle East. This report will analyse and outline the company’s profitability‚ liquidity‚ solvency and investment potentials based on 15 ratios. All information is taken from the Next plc 2011 statement. Profitability and Performance The gross profit ratio indicates that Next plc was able to maintain their gross profit. It has decreased insignificantly by 0.05%. In 2011 the revenue has increased by roughly 47 Million‚ hence the sales of costs
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which the lessor cannot claim depreciation‚ interest‚ or other tax benefits on the lease. In lessor classification of long-term land leases stated that for a finance lease‚ ratios can increase asset value resulting in a lower asset turnover and return on assets (Franzen‚ Rodgers & Simin 2009). The leverage and liquidity ratios would be affected by the addition of the liabilities which both are current and noncurrent. As a finance lease adds current and long-term
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