Organization (Topic 6) A Research and Analysis Project for the BSc. [Hons] in Applied Accounting Name of Student: Andre Adimoolah ACCA Registration # : 1119620 Date: 13th March 2009 Number of Words: 5‚630 Acknowledgement and Thanks: This project would not have existed today if it had not been for the following persons that I would like to thank: ← My family‚ teachers‚ friends‚ and anyone who have contributed to the success of this project. ← The management and staff of Methanol
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Foot Locker‚ Inc. Samragyee Gyawali‚ Moe Ichinogo‚ Yilin Lu‚ Rebecca Schwartz Strategic Management Section 03 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………… 3 Letter of Transmittal ………………………………………………………………………… 5 Company History ………………………………………………………………………… 6 Industry Analysis ………………………………………………………………………… 6 Marketing Analysis ………………………………………………………………………… 11 Financial Analysis ………………………………………………………………………… 17 SWOT Analysis ………………………………………………………………………… 23
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Nike Case: An Investment Paper Time Context Nike generated $ 2.45 billion in operating income on revenues of $ 19 billion in the fiscal year ended in May 2009. However‚ its stock price has stagnated or became inactive for the last two years and its future sales and earnings are likely to be adversely affected by increased competition from both established firms (like Reebok and Adidas) and upstarts (such as Underarmour). This business problem made Nike to consider an expansion into the fashion
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aerospace industry is facing a major issue related to their aging workforce. Between the three most highly funded aerospace defense companies‚ nearly 50% of their workforce will be retirement eligible in the next 5-10 years. Students must be prepared to fill the void left behind by these retirees. This report intends to provide a general overview of developing trends‚ the most beneficial educational pathways to prepare one to enter the industry‚ and also where and when the
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606‚ Managerial Finance Spring 2008 Pfeiffer/Triangle Financial Analysis Project Apple Inc. Prepared by: Radoslav Petrov Course Instructor: Dr. Rosemary E. Minyard Submission Date: 5 May 2008 Petrov‚ 2 Table of Contents: I. Purpose and Scope …………………………………………………………………... -3A. Objective of the Research …………………………………………………. -3B. Data Sources ……………………………………………………………….. -3C. Research Methodology …………………………………………………….. -4II. Analysis of Financial Statements (Ratio Analysis) ………………………………… -5A. Balance
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Table of Contents Executive Summary II Introduction 3 Section I: Company Analysis 4 Company Preview 4 Products and Services: 4 Business Strategy: 5 Competitive positioning: 5 SWOT Analysis 6 Section II: Industry Analysis 8 Market Structure: 8 Stage of Industry: 8 Industry Competitive structure: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 8 Section III: Risk Analysis 11 Business Risk 11 Financial Risk 12 Section IV: Problem Statement and Analysis 14 Problem Statement 14 Determining
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Recommendations Finalizing our thoughts regarding reducing Sony’s cycle / lead-time ends with recommending testing the simplified process at one of their smaller production factories. Go achieve full functionality; I forecast this process to be fully operational at this one factory within 1 - 3 years of testing. With the assumption that minor delays and challenges may arise‚ this timeframe will more than likely be shortened once implemented at other production factories. Furthermore‚ this time
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Nordstrom Inc. The economic crisis that started in 2007 affected the business of upscale department stores countrywide. Upscale department stores understand that the items they sell are considered discretionary items‚ so when there is an economic downturn‚ they are one of the first industries to be hit. When looking over the Nordstrom Annual Reports from the last few years‚ there are two things evident: this company has a lasting strategy and they work hard to continuously evolve this strategy
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Nike Inc. Case Number 2 Nike Incorporated’s cost of capital is a vital element when addressing opportunities regarding top-line growth and operating performance. Weighted Average Costs of Capital (WACC) is an essential estimation that is needed in order to determine the amount of interest that will be paid for each additional dollar financed. This translates to be the minimum overall required rate of return that the firm will keep. We disagree with Johanna Cohen’s assessment of Nike due to two
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Case Analysis of Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Apparently‚ the issue of Nike’s case is to control and check the calculation cost of capital done by Joanna Cohen who is the assistant of a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group. But I am willing to tell you that it can be a complex case in which we can doubt about sensitivity analysis done by Kimi Ford (portfolio manager) because her assumptions such as Revenue Growth Rate‚ COGS / Sales‚ S &A / Sales‚ Current Assets / Sales‚ and Current Liability
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