Case Study HBS: The case of the Unidentified Ratios Based on the information provided by the common-sized financial statements‚ we came up to the conclusion that: Firm A – Investment Bank Main reasons: High level of leverage‚ demonstrated in the highest ratios of all companies: assets/equity and debt/equity. Highest number of days of receivable – banks lend money to their costumers (ex. long term loans) and expect to receive this money in a not very short period of time‚ reflected in the
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renewed. Figures were obtained from comparative balance sheets and profit and loss statements from the relevant years as well as additional information that was forwarded by the board. This information enabled the development of percentage and ratio analysis (see appendices)‚ which was then used to create the report. The investigation revealed that the company had improved its position compared to previous years. The profitability of the company was significantly better whilst the liquidity
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In finance Ratio analysis is carried out to judge the liquidity of the organization. It helps the analysts to find if a company is capable enough to pay its liabilities. Moreover it also helps to show the operating efficiency and internal return of an organization. Keep in mind that the ratio is good or bad only if it is compared to the industry in which the organization is operating in. Some of the important ratios are: * Current Ratio * Asset Test Ratio * Return on Asset *
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Debt Ratio Debt Ratio • defined as the ratio of total debt to total assets‚ expressed in percentage‚ and can be interpreted as the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. • Measures the proportion of total assets financed by the firm’s creditors. The higher this ratio‚ the greater amount of other people’s money being used to generate profits. Formula: • The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by total assets. Debt Ratio = Total Debt Total Assets Examples •
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Financial ratios are used by companies‚ investors‚ and by students. The purpose of financial ratios is to determine the whether a company is able to pay off debts‚ use its assets to regenerate cash‚ or determine how much profit a company is making from every dollar they make. A study of two internet giants‚ Google and Yahoo!‚ will show that although one company is not generating as much as the other is‚ there are ways that it can improve future cash flows. Current RatioThe current ratio of an organization
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Some of the reasons for the Red Cross ethical dilemmas come from their executive turnover rate. The frequent turnover rate of CEOs has greatly weakened the organization’s ability to put controls into place. The President and CEO during the 9/11 attack‚ Bernadine Hartley was forced to resign due to mismanagement of response time. President and CEO Mark Evans was fired after the handling of Hurricane Katrina. During a brief time in 2007 when Mark Everson was President and CEO‚ he resigned due to
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Supply Chain Management _______ Types of inventory * By stages of production and value added * Raw materials (RM) * Work-in-progress (WIP) * Finished goods (FG) * They’re not equally costly * Finished goods are more valuable * They need to be managed differently * By function * Cycle stock (working stock): amount of inventory that you expect to sell * Safety stock (buffer stock): amount of inventory that you don’t expect to sell *
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your selected organization’s balance sheet and income statement to calculate the following: Liquidity ratios Current ratio Acid-test‚ or quick‚ ratio Receivables turnover Inventory turnover Profitability ratios Asset turnover Profit margin Return on assets Return on common stockholders’ equity Solvency ratios Debt to total assets Times interest earned Show your calculations for each ratio. Create a horizontal and vertical analysis for the balance sheet and the income statement. Write
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aspects of a business and was almost as important as having an investment: inventory management. Be it in barter system‚ small village livelihoods or up to the most basic unit of dealership‚ people had been knowledgeable of one of the simplest principle of inventory: the first-in-first-out approach. Having an inventory system keeps the business organized and efficient when it is maximized and managed accurately. Nowadays inventory management has come a long way and large companies will even spend high
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Reducing Employee Turnover in Hospitality Introduction High level of employee turnover continues to be the most serious challenge in the hospitality industry (Hinkin & Tracey‚ 2000; Wasmuth & Davis‚ 1983). The hospitality industry has an exceptionally high turnover rate compared to other industries. * Definition of employee turnover Price (1977) defined employee turnover as “the ratio of the number of organization members who have left during the period being considered divided by
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