MBA 832 (November 10th‚ 2011)Financial Analysis Project | The financial analysis project is worth 15% of your final mark. REQUIRED: Students will operate in teams‚ with two/three students per team. Using the World Wide Web‚ select two/three companies that are approximately the same size and that are in the same industry [e.g.‚ Imperial Oil & Petro-Canada‚ or Sleeman & Big Rock]. The Web site http://www.sedar.com provides a listing of several Canadian companies. It is best to avoid banks
Premium World Wide Web
Companies create a Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct to communicate their values‚ aspirations‚ and obligations. These Codes also serve to clarify and provide guidance to employees for ethical behaviors and decision making. While the Code of Ethics provides a short description of a company’s objectives‚ the Code of Conduct expands upon these objectives and is tailored to each company’s specific business and job classification. When Codes are violated‚ disciplinary action should be taken. In this
Premium Ethics Business ethics Morality
completing a financial statement analysis of a publicly traded company and I have chosen to use Wal-Mart. I chose Wal-Mart because it is the only major company that is in my home town. There are a few small hardware stores but nothing as big as Wal-Mart. I also happen to enjoy going to Wal-Mart to do my food shopping and to get everyday household supplies. There is so much to learn about the financial aspects of a business through accounting. It is important to understand financial reports and how
Premium Wal-Mart Supermarket Sam Walton
Summary: Financial statement analysis is a process which examines past and current financial data for the purpose of evaluating performance and projecting future risks and potential of a company. Financial statement analysis is used by various people and companies for different reasons‚ e.g. investors‚ creditors‚ lending officers‚ managers‚ employees and many other parties who rely on financial data for making economic decisions about a company. The objective of this David Jones financial statement
Premium Financial ratios Balance sheet Financial ratio
17-1 CHAPTER 17 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Methods of Financial Statement Analysis Horizontal Vertical Analysis Analysis Common-Size Trend Ratio Statements Percentages Analysis 17-2 17-3 Horizontal Analysis Using comparative financial statements to calculate dollar or percentage changes in a financial statement item from one period to the next 17-4 Vertical Analysis For a single financial statement‚ each item
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Balance sheet
Alternative medicine‚ also known as a holistic approach‚ has been around since ancient times. It has a longer history of healing than many of the traditional medicines commonly prescribed and available today. Being dominated by pharmaceutical creations in the last century‚ alternative medicine is making a fast comeback these days. People are becoming increasingly aware of medical practices from different cultures. Many are frustrated with the damage that conventional medicine can do‚ its severe side
Premium Alternative medicine Medicine
as freight forwarding‚ customs brokerage‚ fulfillment‚ returns‚ financial transaction‚ repairs and less-than-truckload transportation services (UPS‚ 2010a). UPS implement unprecedented and comprehensive cost management initiatives in 2009‚ such as network changes and organizational and structural realignments‚ which lead to a better financial performance than its competitors in 2010 (UPS‚ 2010b). This paper will analyze UPS financial performance for the past three year and compare them with industry
Premium Financial ratios
Vanke financial analysis 1. Introduction of Vanke Vanke is the largest residential real estate developer in the People’s Republic of China. It is engaged in developing‚ managing and selling properties with the provision of investment‚ trading‚ consultancy services and e-business. Its largest shareholder is China Resources. It is headquartered in Shenzhen‚ Guangdong province. Vanke was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1991‚ the second listed company in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange after Shenzhen
Premium Financial ratios Financial ratio Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
smart phone. Consolidated Balance Sheet Most significant variation * The account “Cash and cash equivalence” decreases from 13% probably due to new investments and acquisition of new assets (for example intangible assets) * The account “intangible assets” in fact increases of 934% * The account “inventories” is computed using the first-in‚ first-out method‚ or market. If the cost of the inventories exceeds their market value‚ provisions are made currently for the difference between
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Inventory
cash flows that follow from project acceptance. Some things to watch for when you are deciding which cash flows to include: a. Do not confuse average with incremental payoffs. you will sometimes encounter turnaround opportunities in which incremental NPV from investing in a loser is strongly positive. These benefits should be net of all other cost. b. Include all incidental effects. Sometimes a new project will help the firms existing business. c. Forecast sales today and recognize after-sales cash
Premium Investment Net present value Discounted cash flow