the needs of the company. LA ’s credit policy is too lenient‚ and there is no money coming into the company. The company ’s working capital minimum requirements are not being achieved. In addition‚ it has a direct effect on the LA ’s cash conversion cycle because cash is constantly paid for materials but not collected from receivables. LA will need to implement a credit policy that is more stringent than the current one. A company ’s credit policy is based on: How long a customer is given
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A09-05-0018 Eskandar Tooma Aliaa I. Bassiouny Valuation of an Increased Capacity Project Using Real Option Analysis: The Case of Savola Sime Egypt “Our profits almost doubled last financial year; however‚ I don’t think we can expect the same increase this year‚” said Karim Reda‚ production manager for Savola Sime Egypt‚ in September 1997. “We simply don’t have the capacity to produce more.” He was speaking to Mohamed Sallam‚ CFO of Savola. Over the past month‚ Sallam’s office had witnessed extensive
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Analysis pg3 Vertical/Common Size Analysis pg3 Major Elements of Cash Flow pg4 Cash Flow Comparison for 3 restaurants pg4 Comparison of Net Income pg 4 Comparison of Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities pg 5 Comparison of Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities pg 5 Comparison of Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities pg 5 Comparison of Net Change in Cash pg 6 Comparison of Free Cash Flow pg 6 Horizontal Analysis pg 6 Horizontal Analysis
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West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd. Written Analysis and Communication - II Instructor Submitted by Section- D 2/08/2008 Date: May 30‚ 2007 To: Charles Bowman‚ CEO‚ West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd.‚ Ontario‚ Toronto. From Subject: Advice on whether to accept the offer of reducing the price of signature product to $29.99 for a year. This report is a summary and analysis of current situation on West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd. (WLHFL) The analysis is based upon the basic objective
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a midsize folding carton printer is considering the replacement of an old machine for cutting sheets of paper from rolls (a sheeter) with a new one. This standard capital budgeting analysis‚ which requires identification of both the relevant cash flows and the relevant discount rate‚ is enhanced by an alternative that is not explicitly stated but can be readily identified and analyzed—to outsource all sheeting and close down the sheeting operation. This alternative‚ which turns out to be financially
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Berkshire Threaded FastenersBerkshire Threaded Fasteners Company has recently lost their president‚ John Magers. The resulting appointment of his inexperienced son Joe Magers has lead to the company ’s loss of confidence. Brandon Cook is the recently appointed general manger who was hired to turn the company around after a loss of $70‚000 in a good business year. As a member of an outside consulting firm I have been called in to give advice on the problems the company is facing. The time period has
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Corporation A based on a 5 year projected income statement and cash flow statement as well as each Corporation’s NPV and IRR. The net present value represents the project adds to shareholder wealth. The net present value is also the present value of future cash returns. In order to find the net present value‚ the present value of cash flows and sum of discounted cash flows has to be determined. Finding the present value of cash flows includes the revenue minus the expenses‚ depreciation‚ and
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1/20/2013 MACC 594: LECTURE NOTES‚ MODULE I: INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF BASIC CONCEPTS PART I. A. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYZING THE BALANCE SHEET • The balance sheet lists the firm’s assets‚ liabilities and equity accounts and their balances at the end of the period. • What does the balance sheet reveal about a firm? • Size of the company (total assets or net assets) • Major assets owned and proportion of current vs. noncurrent assets: - Is the mix of assets consistent
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objective. SWOT-analysis helps to understand company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and possible threats against it. The Jollibee Foods Corp. financial analysis covers the income statement and ratio trend-charts with balance sheets and cash flows presented on an annual and quarterly basis. The report outlines the main financial ratios pertaining to profitability‚ margin analysis‚ asset turnover‚ credit ratios‚ and company’s long-term solvency. This sort of
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that objective. SWOT-analysis helps to understand company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and possible threats against it. The Cosco (India) financial analysis covers the income statement and ratio trend-charts with balance sheets and cash flows presented on an annual and quarterly basis. The report outlines the main financial ratios pertaining to profitability‚ margin analysis‚ asset turnover‚ credit ratios‚ and company’s long-term solvency. This sort
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