Misleading and Deceptive Case Facts A soap powder manufacturer had marketed a product called ‘Sudso’ for many years. Its market share had fallen steadily due to increase competition. The manufacturer designed a bright new package for the product‚ added a scented fragrance and changed its name to ‘Sno’. The product was then re-released and advertised as ‘a new advance in laundry detergent that washes whiter than white’. Issue Has the soap manufacturer breached any laws? ‘A corporation shall
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Financial Reporting Analysis Paint Industry (Asian Paints) Financial Reporting Analysis of Paint Industry (Asian Paints) CONTENTS Profitability Ratios ................................................................................................................................ 3 Operating Profit Margin .................................................................................................................. 3 Industry Comparison .................................................
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“Mirage: An optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea‚ in the desert‚ or over a hot pavement‚ that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant object are seen inverted‚ and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density.”(Merriarn-Webster’s Medical Dictionary) Imagine yourself walking alone in the desert‚ you haven’t drink any water for a long time‚ you were tired‚ thirsty and exhausted. Suddenly‚ there was
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Financial Analysis Carolyn G. Kollar February 5‚ 2017 Finance 301: Principles of Finance Professor Douglas Smith Comparing Four DOW Companies Financial ratios are important for determining how financially successful a company is over the courses of its life or how successful it is compared to others in the same industry. One can compare the company’s ratios over the current year and previous years to see if the company is becoming more successful‚ less successful‚ or
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After reviewing the three case study’s for two different businesses‚ it was interesting to compare their financial approaches. Market‚ Competitive‚ Operating Characteristics‚ Financial Strategy and Risk SureCut Shears SureCut Shears manufactures a complete line of household scissors and industrial shears. They have been in business and profitable since 1958. In 1995‚ SureCut arranged a line of credit of $3.5 million with the Hudson National Bank to cover requirements for the Fall. They projected
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Non-Banking Financial companies Introduction: A non-banking finance company may be defined as an institution which mobilizes the savings of the community and diverts them for financing different activities. A bank also performs similar type of activities. Then what is the differesnce between bank and non-banking finance company? The difference can be seen from two points of views. Firstly‚ from the legal point of view‚ bank may be defined as an institution which is governed by the Banking
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report is to provide a financial performance analysis of Marks & Spencer group plc. This will be achieved by a detailed ratio analysis on financial data available in latest annual report of the company for the year ended March-2013. The attention during ratio analysis will be on horizontal and vertical analysis as well as the comparison of these ratios with the industry. Moreover‚ the report will also give a brief business analysis of the company. Reason of selecting the company Marks & Spencer is
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in manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States‚ Canada‚ Mexico and Europe. The company’s financial ratios for 2004‚ 2005‚ and 2006 were analyzed and indicates that the company is not without problems. The current ratio for the company has been on a steady decline over the last three years. From the standpoint of a creditor‚ the reduction of the company’s current ratio is not good as the company’s short term liabilities is outgrowing its current assets. However‚ when you look
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FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS: PAKISTAN STATE OIL Introduction: Financial ratios for PSO for last 3 years are provided below. The company represents current market share of 78.2% in the black oil market and 54.3% share in the white oil market with net sales of Rs1.02 billion in 2012‚ Rs820 million billion in 2011 and Rs742 million in 2010. Ratio Analysis: PAKISTAN STATE OIL | |2012 |2011 |2010
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Business Studies-Unit 1-The Business Environment-P1 Welsh Waters Welsh Water operates in the Public Sector; this means that this business is owned by the government and that it is a non-profitable organisation because there are owned by the government‚ this means that the Welsh Waters doesn’t make a profit. Also‚ Welsh Waters operates in the Secondary sector. The secondary sector is involved in the second stage of the productive process which involves taking raw materials and resources and transforming
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