Symantec 2011 Annual Report DEAR FELLOW STOCKHOLDERS‚ Symantec ended fiscal 2011 on a strong note‚ as demonstrated by our solid performance against our key financial metrics. I am proud of our team’s execution and our accomplishments over the past few quarters. We have a unique and differentiated portfolio that spans from the endpoint to the data center‚ supporting both virtual and physical environments. We work with individual consumers all the way to the largest organizations in the world
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FINANCIAL RATIOS Gross Profit to Sales (Gross Profit Ratio): profitability ratio that shows the relationship between gross profit and total net sales revenue. Gross margin/Net sales The gross margin is not an exact estimate of the company’s pricing strategy but it does give a good indication of financial health. Without an adequate gross margin‚ a company will be unable to pay its operating and other expenses and build for the future. In general‚ a company’s gross profit margin should be stable
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] 1. Explain the financial planning process in an engineering business Financial Planning Process Step 1: Identify‚ Establish and Prioritise Goals Financial Planning is about achieving your goals: Create revenue‚ maintained profit margin‚ expanding the business‚ maintained reputation. Because specific goals are usually tied to a certain point in the future‚ this step will also help establish your time horizons for achieving your goals. Step 2: Gather Financial Data During this step
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The secrets of good financial management are to keep things simple‚ develop routines and get into good habits. People sometimes worry that financial management will be a very complicated‚ difficult and intellectual process. But in fact the best financial systems are very simple and easy to follow. The more complicated the system‚ the greater the chance that something will go wrong or that someone will make a mistake. Remember‚ the legal responsibility for financial management lies with every
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FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL Part One I. Overview of the Planning Process A long-term financial plan begins with strategy. Typically‚ the senior management team conducts an analysis of the markets in which the firm competes. Managers try to identify ways to protect and increase the firm’s competitive advantage in those markets. For example‚ the first priority of a firm that competes by achieving the lowest production cost in an industry might be to determine whether it should make additional
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should have thought twice about linking federal funding to standardized test scores. At the time‚ it may have been seen as an easy and simple way to qualify federal funds for education but as we have learned‚ there have a been a lot of negative consequences. With so many students‚ teachers and parents so focused on test results‚ students are not learning nearly as much as they could be which not only could negatively impact their future success but could also negatively impact the future success of
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The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making Shakela Pitts Walden University Abstract Understanding the process in which individuals; particularly leaders‚ engage in ethical decision making and factors that are involved. The purpose of this paper is to examine ethical decision making and the price and consequences leaders face for doing good. In addition an example of a leader within an organization that faces and ethical dilemma that ended with a positive outcome and the actions
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Allocation 2. Sectors Basic Materials Capital Goods Communication Consumer Cyclical Energy Financial Health Care Technology Transportation 3. Stock Selection 4. Monitor Q2: Distinguish between market risk & diversifiable risk. Can market risk be avoided? Market Risk The possibility for an investor to experience losses due to factors that affect the overall performance of the financial markets. Market risk‚ also called "systematic risk‚" cannot be eliminated through diversification
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A person should be very cautious when committing any type of animation. They may not realize what they are doing could affect them in some type of way. The effect of their action could lead to a positive or negative outcome‚ depending on the situation. Growing up as the only girl I did not think before proceeding with my thoughts. Therefore‚ actions can lead to unintended consequences such as isolation caused by success‚ stress‚ and incarceration. Being successful can put a human being‚ able to
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Verizon vs. Sprint: A Financial Comparison Mark Burrus Accounting 210‚ TR 2:00 Dr. Jeffrey J. Quirin April 27‚ 2010 Introduction The telecommunication industry has experienced substantial growth during the last 20 years‚ and offers frequent technological upgrades that has enabled these companies to find new revenue sources and growth opportunities. The telecommunication industry is responsible for radio‚ television‚ and broadband services‚ but the biggest factor of their business is
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