Financial Ratios: What They MeanIn assessing the significance of various financial data‚ managers often engage in ratio analysis‚ the process of determining and evaluating financial ratios. A financial ratio is a relationship that indicates something about a company’s activities‚ such as the ratio between the company’s current assets and current liabilities or between its accounts receivable and its annual sales. The basic source for these ratios is the company’s financial statements that contain
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Ratio Analysis Ratio Analysis is a form of Financial Statement Analysis that is used to obtain a quick indication of a firm’s financial performance in several key areas. The ratios are categorized as Short-term Solvency Ratios‚ Debt Management Ratios‚ Asset Management Ratios‚ Profitability Ratios‚ and Market Value Ratios. Ratio Analysis as a tool possesses several important features. The data‚ which are provided by financial statements‚ are readily available. The computation of ratios facilitates
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Blue Nile Case Questions 1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces is the strongest? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. The competitive forces that are confronting Bule Nile and other online retail jewelers are strong. The threat of new entrants is high because the brick-and-mortar stores have a low cost of entry into the online retail of their jewelry. The threat of substitutes is
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Review Questions 1. What is the key goal that guides the decisions of financial managers? What challenges do financial managers face when they try to find the best sources and uses of funds to meet this goal? The financial mangers goal is acquisition‚ financing‚ and management of assets. The challenges are investment‚ financing‚ and asset management decisions. 2. List the four basic types of financial ratios used to measure a company’s performance‚ give an example of each type of ratio and
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Case Assignments Case 1: An ERP Story 1. What are the project’s main characteristics and challenges identified by Jean Roberge? 2. In your opinion‚ does the project have other characteristics or challenges that Jean Roberge did not identify but should also be taken into account? Case 2: Mrs. Field Cookies 1. Describe and evaluate the role of information technology at Mrs. Fields Cookies in terms of the following: a. IT architecture b. IT and Organization
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Provisions 1.92 1.67 1.56 1.45 Net Current Assets -0.88 -1.09 -0.63 0.09 Miscellaneous Expenses 0 0 0 0 Total Assets 3.27 3.61 4.61 5.88 Contingent Liabilities 1.3 1.3 1.31 1.31 Book Value (Rs) -23.01 -26.19 -25.62 -25.09 Comparison & Ratio Analysis of two FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) Companies. 1. Tarai Foods Limited. 2. Tata Global Beverages. Tata Global Beverage (Rs. In Crores) Mar ’13 Mar ’12 Mar ’11 Mar ’10 Sources Of Funds Total Share Capital 61
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The Golden Ratio The golden ratio is a number used in mathematics‚ art‚ architecture‚ nature‚ and architecture. Also known as‚ the divine proportion‚ golden mean‚ or golden section it expresses the relationship that the sum of two quantities is to the larger quantity as is the larger is to the smaller. It is also a number often encountered when taking the ratios of differences in different geometric figures. Represented mathematically as approximately 1.618033989‚ and by the Greek letter Phi
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the ARI (ARRIUM LIMITED) with the context of various financial ratios and to give suitable recommendation to potential new investor UNO Super fund Management. Discussion of the topic starts with the core business of the company with the all financial background. The report also summarise the way the fund generated by the company and the capital investment by the company. The nucleus of the report analyse the various financial ratio to determine the liquidity of company.
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RATIO ANALYSIS Ratios | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Current Ratio | 0.98 | 0.79 | 0.91 | Quick Ratio | 0.66 | 0.41 | 0.46 | Working Capital | (43318926) | (480192556) | (199882615) | ------------------------------------------------- 2007 Current Ratio (C.R):- It shows the relationship between size of current assets and size of current liabilities. Current Ratio=Current Assets (C.A)/Current Liabilities (C.L) The standard of current ratio is (2/1) means
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addition to competing with a number of other grocery chains‚ Wal-Mart is identified as a major competitor for both firms. (Exhibit 1-1) Besides competition‚ Kroger and Safeway are concerned with key macroeconomic and internal factors. GDP is highly correlated with sales in the retail industry hence personal disposable income is the most critical macroeconomic factor for retail firms’ operating performance. When individuals have more disposable income‚ they spend more money in the retail industry
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