Effects of Working Capital Management on Company Profitability An industry-wise study of Finnish and Swedish public companies Erik Rehn Department of Accounting Hanken School of Economics Helsinki 2012 HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of: Type of work: Master’s Thesis Accounting Author: Erik Rehn Date: 13.3.2012 Title of thesis: Effects of Working Capital Management on Company Profitability Abstract: Working Capital Management has lately been a hot topic since
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CAPITAL BUDGETING PRINCIPLES Capital budgeting is the process of evaluating and implementing a firm’s investment opportunities‚ by virtue of properly identifying such investments that are likely to enhance a firm’s competitive advantage and increase shareholder wealth. A typical capital budgeting decision involves a large up-front investment followed by a series of smaller cash inflows. A typical capital budgeting process is focused around following basic principles: 1) Decisions are based on
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BSM 302 PRINCIPLE OF MARKETING ASSIGNMENT 4 CLASSIFICATION OF RETAIL OPERATIONS ____________________________________________________________ ____ CLASSIFICATION OF RETAIL OPERATIONS OWNERSHIP Retailers can be broadly classified by form of ownership; independent‚ part of chain‚ or franchise outlet. Retailers owned by a single person or partnership and not operated as part of a larger retail institution are independent retailers. Around the world‚ most retailers are independent‚
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Standards of a Retail Store Working in a retail store takes a lot of organization and great customer-employee relation. For that reason‚ we have rules and policies. To have a good customer service a retail store needs a floor plan. At American Eagle we have three different areas‚ the sales floor‚ the fitting room area‚ and the register area. The first area is the sales floor. The sales floor is the most important area. Because it is the time we create the relation between the customer and de employee
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Differences Between Online Retail & Traditional Retail Businesses Learning eCommerce Often times‚ it is easy to overlook the differences between selling online through a shopping cart and retail selling through a brick and mortar storefront. Online retail is different from selling through a store in many ways and you should become familiar with the differences so you can better understand the many benefits of selling online compared to selling through a physical storefront. The obvious differences
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TOPIC: Impact of Indian Organized Retail Chains On Unorganized Retail Sector India is in the midst of a retail boom. The sector witnessed significant transformation in the past decade and that is unorganized family-owned retail formats to organized retailing. Many international brands have entered the market. With the growth in organized retailing‚ unorganized retailers are fast changing their business models. However‚ retailing is one of the few sectors where foreign direct investment (FDI) is
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Understanding corporate value: managing and reporting intellectual capital Intellectual capital Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Definitions of intellectual capital 6 2.1 2.2 Classifications of intellectual capital Why is intellectual capital so difficult to measure? 3 IC measurement 8 Generic models 3.1 Balanced scorecard 3.2 Performance prism 3.3 Knowledge assets map approach Individual company models 3.4 The Skandia navigator 3.5 Ericsson’s cockpit communicator
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Retail math is often used in various ways by store owners‚ managers‚ retail buyers and other retailing employees. It is used to evaluate inventory purchasing plans‚ analyze sales figures‚ add on markup and apply markdown pricing to plan stocks. Although there are computer programs and other tools available‚ performing these retail math calculations often requires familiarity with formulas. Use the following equations and retail math formulas to track merchandise‚ measure sales performance and
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in retail‚ is the location. Thus‚ in this study we reviewed both Cebu and Metro Manila to evaluate the potential of entering the retail industry and market in Cebu. Metro Manila is officially called the National Capital Region (NCR) and is composed of Manila plus 16 surrounding cities and municipalities. Metro Manila is considered to be the political‚ economic‚ social‚ and cultural center of the Philippines. The most prominent cities that serve important roles in the business and retail in
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CAPITAL GAINS According to income tax act 1961 ‘capital gains’ is the fourth head of income. Any profit or gains arising from the transfer of capital assets during the P.Y. shall be chargeable to income tax under the head capital gains and shall be deemed to be the income of P.Y. in which the transfer took place. Thus from a plain reading – Profits or gains earned on the sale of capital assets by an assessee during the P.Y. is called as capital gains. Meaning of Capital Asset: Capital asset means
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