RATIO ANALYSIS Financial ratios are useful indicators of a firm’s performance and financial situation. Most ratios can be calculated from information provided by the financial statements. Financial ratios can be used to analyze trends and to compare the firm’s financials to those of other firms. In some cases‚ ratio analysis can predict future bankruptcy. Financial ratios can be classified according to the information they provide. The following types of ratios frequently are used: 1. Liquidity ratios
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Merck & Co Case Analysis 1. Problem Statement – Merck & Co ‘s stock market performance had trailed that of competitors in light of the concerns that company was not able to adapt to the changes in environment where as competitors was using their aggressive marketing functional unit as their competitive edge. Company also failed to take advantage of its own market opportunities especially the outcome of aftermarket studies of drugs they launched .Company was very late in adapting to
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Abstract This analysis investigates the management policies of the two primary competitors of the Air Delivery & Freight Services industry. I use ratio analysis to peek under the covers of profitability to understand how management‚ investment and financial management activities impact the overall performance of FedEx and UPS and study how the ratios change over time for FedEx. Ratio Analysis Two competitors‚ FedEx and UPS‚ dominate the Air Delivery & Freight Services industry in the United States
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dividend by the number of common stock outstanding Dividends per share (DPS) – portion of the earnings per share paid to stockholders 3. Statement of Retained Earnings 4. Statement of Cash Flows 5. Notes to Financial Statements CASH FLOW ANALYSIS 1. Operating flows – cash inflows and outflows directly related to the production and sale of a firm’s products or services 2. Investment flows –
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COLA WARS CONTINUE: COKE AND PEPSI IN 2006 The case is about the rivalry between two of the biggest companies in the world‚ Coca Cola and Pepsi. It is a battle which started in the early 1990s and which still characterizes the soft drink industry; but‚ as a former CEO of Pepsi said‚ it is a “battle without blood”: Coca Cola could not exist without Pepsi and the other way round. They mutually force each other to adapt their strategy to customers’ new needs‚ to apply competitive prices and to face
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LIQUIDITY Liquidity ratios are used to determine a company’s ability to meet its short-term debt obligations. Investors often take a close look at liquidity ratios when performing fundamental analysis on a firm. Since a company that is consistently having trouble meeting its short-term debt is at a higher risk of bankruptcy‚ liquidity ratios are a good measure of whether a company will be able to comfortably continue as a going concern. Working Capital Working capital is the amount by which the
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Specific Product: Tiffany Description: Tiffany & Co is the world ’s most celebrated jeweler‚ with an unrivalled reputation for sophisticated luxury. Organization/Company: Tiffany & Co Company 1. What ethical concerns could arise in marketing this product? The factory associated with Tiffany opened in 2007 and Indian and Mauritian artisans came to train the Botswana employees. But the article tells us that the workers went on strike‚ in protest against the working conditions:
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Marketing Mix Of Pepsi-Cola Today¡¦s PepsiCo‚ Inc. was found in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi Co and Frito-Lay‚ the world¡¦s largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips. In 1998‚ it acquired Tropicana‚ the world¡¦s largest marketer and producer of branded juices. In addition to the main body of 3 companies‚ the Pepsi-Cola Incorporation also owns four well-known fast food restaurants in the world; they are Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ KFC‚ and Burger King. Furthermore‚ with its 4 fast food restaurants
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http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/liquidity-measurement/default.asp LIQUIDITY RATIOS: The first ratios we’ll take a look at in this tutorial are the liquidity ratios. Liquidity ratios attempt to measure a company’s ability to pay off its short-term debt obligations. This is done by comparing a company’s most liquid assets (or‚ those that can be easily converted to cash)‚ its short-term liabilities. In general‚ the greater the coverage of liquid assets to short-term liabilities the
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Hedging Tiffany and Co.’s Foreign Currency Exposure in Japan Prepared for the Board of Directors of Tiffany & Company D.A.M.M. Business Consultants June 15‚ 1993 Table of Contents Executive summary ………………………………… Risk of foreign exchange exposure in Japan ……… Overview of the Japanese Economy ………………. Industry analysis ……………………………………. Internal & external environmental analysis………. Financial analysis …………………………………... Hedging foreign exchange exposure ………………. Recommendation …………………………………… Appendices
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