...Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2012 Creating a more valuable Vodafone We are creating a more valuable Vodafone Our strategy is focused on four areas of growth potential and founded on strong capital and cost discipline. This is delivering results: we have outperformed our key competitors in most major markets, and returned over £10 billion to shareholders in the last 12 months. £46.4bn £11.5bn Group revenue increased 1.2% to £46.4 billion with a strong demand for data services and further voice penetration in emerging markets. Adjusted operating profit was £11.5 billion, slightly down on last year (up 2.5%* on an organic basis) supported by a good performance from our US associate, Verizon Wireless. £6.1bn Free cash flow of £6.1 billion, decreased due to the sale of our interests in China and France and a lower working capital benefit. 9.52p Total ordinary dividends per share of 9.52 pence, up 7.0% in line with our dividend per share growth target. We also paid a special dividend of 4.0 pence per share and our £6.8 billion share buyback programme is almost complete. £6.4bn Capital expenditure increased by 2.3%, as we continued to maintain our high level of investment to support our network strategy. 14.91p Adjusted earnings per share of 14.91 pence, down 11.0% on last year, resulting from the loss of income following the sale of several businesses and higher financing costs. Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report...
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...Introduction This report will explore the strategic analysis of Vodafone Plc which is one of the leading companies in the Telecommunication industry. Besides, the main point of the essay is to illustrate the resources and capabilities of literature and comprehend how Vodafone generates sustainable competitive advantage. Firstly, the theory is important which could support the opinion and develop it. It includes resource-based view and VRIN. Furthermore, using the RBV analyse the resources as core competence helps organization competitive the competitor. Moreover, the VRIN is a way to explain and summary Vodafone how to keep it competitive advantage. Theory Resource-based view (RBV) The resource-based view is a way of viewing the firm approach to strategy formulation. RBV focus on the internal environment rather than the external environment has been viewed as a more secure base for formulating. The RBV emphasizes the internal capability of the organization in formulating strategy to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in its market and industry. Besides, a bundle of resources and capability may be applied as a core competence to a market opportunity. (Grant and Jordan, 2012) The internal environment also can create a new market for the organization. Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Non-substitutable (V.R.I.N.) An organization needs a sustainable competitive advantage which cannot be implemented by a competitor and competitor cannot get benefit from it (Wernerfelt...
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...Report on Vodafone Tutor: Gerry Brady Word count: 1691 Report on Vodafone Tutor: Gerry Brady Word count: 1691 C ontents 1.0 Terms of Reference Page 3 2.0 – 2.4 Procedure Page 3 3.0 Findings page 3 3.1 History page 3 3.1.1 Evolution as a Racal Telecom Brand Page3-4 3.1.2 Vodafone Group, then Vodafone Airtouch PLC Page4 3.1.3 Vodafone Goup Plc 2000 to Present Page 4-5 3.2 Products page 5 3.2.1 Mobile Money Transfer service Page 5 3.2.2 M Health Service Page 5 3.2.3 Vodafone Foundation Page 6 3.3 Marketing page 6-7 3.4 Corporate Affaires page 7-8 4.0 Conclusion page 8-9 5. 0 References Page 9 1. Terms and References Vodafone Group Plc is a British multinational telecommunications company. It has a headquarters in London and its registered office in Newbury, Berkshire. Vodafone is the largest telecoms company in Europe with 191 million customers and a presence in 26 countries worldwide. It is an extraordinary...
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...individuals or businesses who’ve earned more than $100,000 in income, the IRS is more likely to send an IRS agent to your home, place of business or tax professional’s office. Office audit: Sometimes the IRS requires you to attend an IRS facility and meet with an auditor. The factors influencing this type of audit vary. Top Five Ways to Avoid a Tax Audit 1. Check your figures One of the most common red flags for auditors – erroneous data entry – is also one of the most preventable. It seems simple enough to follow the advice to “double-check your return,” but surprisingly, people often are too careless regarding their taxes, said Thomas Jensen, managing partner of Vaerdi Financial in Portland, Oregon. He advised waiting for all your income reports, bank and investment statements and other applicable financial paperwork to arrive before starting your tax return. “Sometimes people simply forget (income) or they don’t get all of their forms gathered, and they make mistakes that are avoidable,” Jensen said. Correctly reporting dependents and exemptions, as well as ensuring that the numbers match, is important because the IRS's automated system will easily detect discrepancies, Jensen said. "And they don’t know if that is a mistake or purposeful.” TurboTax helps to make sure your tax return is correct by completing thousands of error checks before you file, so you can be sure it’s accurate. It also features an Audit Risk Meter™ that checks your tax return for common audit triggers and...
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...Manager) • QITCOM Conference and Exhibition 2014 Tasks for the above projects include but are not limited to: o Leading, managing, supervising and leading the exhibition and conference. o Managing, recruiting and supervising the team of 20 employees for the conference and exhibition. o Preparing, managing and controlling the financial overview of the project. o Prepared the project concept, milestones and master-plan. o Setting the agency’s performance objectives and monitoring the progress towards achieving them. o Supervising, leading and monitoring Sales / Media and Marketing / Operations / Accounting departments (Conference and Exhibition). (More details on the job description upon request) Project Manager for the following projects: • Qatar National Day – Corniche Celebrations 2011 • Qatar National Day – Darb Al Saai Celebrations 2012 • Qatar Career Fair 2012: Vodafone Stand • Vodafone Stand at QITCOM 2012 • National Sports Day 2012 Curriculum Vitae – Rinal Chaaban______________________ __________...
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...Business Analysis and Valuation of Vodafone Group Iryna Saplitsa Supervisor: Tore Leite NORGES HANDELSHØYSKOLE This thesis was written as a part of the Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration program ‐ Major in International Business. Neither the institution, nor the advisor is responsible for the theories and methods used, or the results and conclusions drawn, through the approval of this thesis. 2 Acknowledgments This thesis is written in conjunction with my final semester as a Master student at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. The process of completing this paper has been both rewarding as well as challenging. I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards a person that has been very helpful in finalizing this thesis. My academic advisor, Associate Professor Tore Leite, deserves special thanks for his support and guidance through the challenges of applying financial theory into practice. I am very grateful for his invaluable help, all constructive comments and timely recommendations. Iryna Saplitsa Bergen, June 2008 3 Executive Summary Every asset, both financial and real, has a value. The main factor of successful investments and management of these assets is in the understanding not only what the value is, but the source of the value. Vodafone Group, the world’s leading ...
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...Problem Solution: Global Communications MBA500 Deborah Elver August 27, 2005 Problem Solution: Global Communications This paper will apply the nine-step problem solving model to the scenario involving Global Communications. It will provide the background, define the problem, describe end-state goals, identify and analyze an alternative solution based on benchmarking, examine associated risks, provide an optimal solution and implementation plan, and evaluate the results. Situation Background (Step 1) Global Communications (Global), a telecommunications company, is faced with lack of consumer confidence and economic pressure. Senior management has developed an aggressive plan to hit the market with new services and an alliance with a satellite provider. They have also identified cost-cutting measures with hopes of increasing profits. In order for the plan to come to fruition, they will market on an international level with the goal of becoming a truly global resource. Subsequently, this development plan has created several challenges (UniversityElver, 2005). Issue Identification Several challenges or issues have been identified including—but not limited to—globalization and competition, building market share and alliances, reducing and relocating staff, outsourcing technical call centers to Ireland and India, and the lack of communication to Union and stakeholders. The lack of communication to Union and stakeholders regarding this initiative...
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...Nationality : Egyptian. Military Service: Exempted Undergoing studies: SCMG ”Supply Chain Management Diploma” ; The American University In Cairo Qualification: o B.Sc., Faculty of Commerce; June 2010. Kafr El Shekh University; Faculty of commerce English accounting department. Language: o English language: Fluent; not mother tongue. AUC, general English level 11 Current job: From March 2014 till now AL KHARAFI GROUP – EMAK FOR COMPUTER MANUFACTURING PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE Scope Of Work: • Interfaces with Product Line Planning Manager to plan and prioritize purchasing activities. • Reviews planned orders, creates requisitions for purchased items, and manages approval process. • Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier. • Tracks order acknowledgement, prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers. • Tracks orders and confirms system lead times, delivery dates, and costs. • Reviews, updates, and maintains purchase orders until they are closed. • Ensures orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts; reports nonconformance. • Leads finance and logistics staff in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies. • Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies. • Preparing & processing requisitions, purchase orders & invoices for purchases • Dealing...
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...Introduction Industry Profile India's telecommunication network is the third largest in the world and the second largest among the emerging economies of Asia on the basis of its customer base and it has one of the lowest tariffs in the world enabled by the hyper-competition in its market. Major sectors of the Indian telecommunication industry are telephony, internet and broadcasting. Today, it is the fastest growing market in the world. The total number of subscribers during July-2012 was recorded to be 679.05 million with an increase from the previous year of 0.25%. The total revenue of the Indian telecom sector grew by 7% to 283,207 crore (US$51.26 billion) for 2010–11 financial year, while revenues from telecom equipment segment stood at 117,039 crore (US$21.18 billion).The telecommunication sector continued to register significant success during the year and has emerged as one of the key sectors responsible for India’s resurgent India’s economic growth. Major sectors of telecommunication industry in India are telephony, internet and broadcasting. The primary regulator of telecommunications in India is the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The mission of TRAI is to create and nurture an environment which will enable the quick growth of the telecommunication sector in the country. One of the major objective of TRAI is to provide a transparent policy environment. TRAI has regularly issued orders and directions on various subjects like tariff, interconnections...
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...Equities 27 March 2014 │ 20 pages Western Europe New UK Auditor’s Reports A Review of the New Information What's New — UK auditor’s reports became (a bit more) interesting this year. Auditors are now required to provide company-specific information in their reports. We have reviewed some of the new reports and summarise key conclusions here. 3 new pieces of information: — Auditors are required to report on the materiality for the audit, the scope of the audit, and the work done on key areas of audit focus (ie key risks). Sarah Deans +44-20-7986-4156 sarah.deans@citi.com Terence Fisher +44-20-7986-5180 terence.fisher@citi.com Materiality typically 5% of PBT — Information is material if “omitting it or misstating it could influence decisions that users make on the basis of financial information”. The materiality amount is used by the auditor in planning and performing the audit and when assessing whether the financial statements give a true and fair view. In 78% of cases, materiality has been calculated as a percentage of pre-tax profit, usually around 5%, but sometimes as high as 10%. In our view, many analysts and investors will be surprised at this relatively high level of materiality. Large variation in length and quality — Reports we reviewed varied in length from 2 to 7 pages. We also noted very significant variations in quality, with some reports adding little or no value with largely boilerplate comments, while others ...
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...Vodafone showcases CSR strategy at conference | | Maher addressing the CSR conference in Doha | Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher showcased the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy at the second Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility which took place at The Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday. Organised by the Qatar Ministry of Business and Trade under the patronage of the Minister of Business and Trade HE Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim al-Thani, the conference aimed to lay the foundations to apply the principles of social responsibility in Qatari companies, as well as developing recommendations to implement these standards locally. “The world is a big place and each of us has an important role to play in shaping what kind of world we live in. Vodafone Qatar’s market position as an innovator and leader brings with it a responsibility to conduct our business in an exemplary manner,” Maher stated. He declared that Vodafone Qatar is committed to using its position as a business leader to help build stronger communities, while accepting the challenge as individuals for each and every one to lead by example. “At Vodafone Qatar we believe that being a responsible company lies at the very heart of our purpose to make a world of difference for all people in Qatar,” Vodafone Qatar’s corporate responsibility head Luisa Gentile said. Corporate responsibility goes beyond just making money. It is about helping those less fortunate, using resources...
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...MSc in Accounting P58330 Financial Reporting Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting Standards Christos Spanoudakis Student ID:13086848 Date of Submission: 3rd April 2014 Introduction Nowadays, more and more large companies publish except from their financial statements also social and environmental reports. It is broadly known that companies’ activities have as a consequence an impact in society and environment. For this reason companies should be responsible not only for financial performance but also should take into consideration the responsibility for their social and environmental performance. Governments, non-governmental organizations, press and media are the parties that keep the companies responsible for the impact of their activities on the environment and society (Porter and Kramer, 2007). That happens because some of these parties have direct influence in the company’s image. For example if media transmit news that erode company’s image, this will definitely influence negatively stakeholders’ opinion and trust for the organization (Neu et. al., 1998). The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) works like a self-regulating tool, which aids the company to observe and guarantee that its operations are aligned with the law, ethical standards and international rules. Some companies, which apply CSR, achieve with their actions to benefit society beyond the primary objectives of the company and that which is mandatory by the legislation (McWilliams...
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...“A STUDY ON THE SUBSCRIBERS SHOWING FLUCTUATING USAGE BEHAVIOUR” (A Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration in Dibrugarh University) Submitted by: Mr. Siddhartha Neog Roll No: 103/12 MBA (Marketing and HR) NERIM NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT Padma Nath Sarmah Bhawan Joyanagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022 (2013) DECLARATION I SIDDHARTHA NEOG hereby declare that this project entitled ‗A STUDY ON SUBSCRIBERS SHOWING FLUCTUATIING USAGE BEHAVIOR‘ was prepared by me during the year 2012 – 14 and was submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of degree in Master in Business Administration (MBA) of Dibrugarh University. This project report has not been submitted earlier for the award of any other Degree Diploma from Dibrugarh University or any other university. Date: Place: Guwahati Signature (SIDDHARTHA NEOG) CERTIFICATE FROM THE GUIDE This is to Certify that this project titled, a study on ―A STUDY ON THE SUBSCRIBERS SHOWING FLUCTUATING USAGE BEHAVIOUR‖ based on an original project study conducted by SIDDHARTHA NEOG of III Semester Master in Business Administration (MBA) under my guidance. He has attended the required guidance sessions held. This project has not formed the basis for the award of any Degree/Diploma by Dibrugarh University or any other university. Date: Place: Guwahati Signature (Name of the Guide) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would...
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...Introduction: Overview of the hedging techniques: In the financial market, almost all of companies need to face the currency risk. In order to manage the currency risk, companies will use different hedging techniques, such as financial and operational hedging techniques. For example, money market, futures contracts, options and forwards contracts are commonly used by firms, as well as operational hedging techniques. All of 4 types of financial hedging techniques are short-term hedge. Money market is a part of financial markets for assets involved in short-term borrowing,lending, buying and selling. Its features are high liquidity, lower risk, such as treasury bills. Futures contracts are future transaction for buying or selling, and made by Futures exchange. The date and place of the transaction have been provided. There are some features of futures contracts. Quantity, commodity and quality have been limited, excepting the price. Also, it cannot be done over-the-counter. Options is a financial tool, which based on futures. If purchaser hold the options, he/she will has a right, not the obligation, to buy from or sell to the seller of the provided commodity in the future as the same price as the price agreed now. The last financial hedging technique, forwards contracts, is a non-standardization contact between two parties to sell or buy in the future. Curb-exchange and cash transaction are the feathers of forward contact. This essay will focus on two operational hedging techniques...
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...MBA IB 2010-12 SECTION-B) TABLEOF CONTENTS DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. Executive Summary 3 Objectives of Study 4 Introduction 5 Growth Avenues 9 Top 10 Telecom Companies In India 11 SWOT Analysis 12 Brief About 2G Scam 15 Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecom Sector 16 FDI in Telecom Sector 17 Drivers of Growth in Telecom Sector 18 India’s Competitive Advantage : Porter’s Model 19 Strategic Management 22 HR Policies of Airtel and Vodafone 27 Marketing Strategies 30 Positioning strategy comparison of Vodafone and Airtel 34 Use of social media marketing by telecom companies 35 Advertisement Trends 37 Advertising and Product Promotion Campaigns 38 Conclusion 40 Recommendations 41 References 42 Annexure 44 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report talks about the Indian TELECOM sector. It starts off with an overview of Telecom sector talking about different policies of the government, the top companies in the sector and SWOT analysis of the sector. Further, it talks about what...
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