Donna Battista Accounting 1 (section#3501) Professor Chawareewong August 4, 2014 (1A) Since I consider myself a “Fashionista”, my company of choice is a company named “BeBe”. Bebe Stores, Inc, is a women's retail clothier established in 1976. Manny Mashouf founded the company and as of September 8, 2006, Manny Mashouf, the Chairman of the Board, and Neda Mashouf, Vice Chairman of the Board beneficially owned approximately 73% of the outstanding shares of BeBe’s common stock. The company
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04/12/2012 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Background 3 Stock Performance 5 Ratio Calculations & Interpretations 6 Liquidity Ratios 6 I. Current Ratio 6 II. Quick Ratio 7 Asset Management Ratios 7 I. Inventory Turnover 7 II. Total Asset Turnover 8 Financial Leverage Management Ratios 8 Profitability Ratios 9 I. Gross Profit Margin Ratio 9 II. Net Profit Margin Ratio 9 III. Return on Investment Ratio 10 IV. Return on Stockholder’s Equity Ratio 11 Market-based
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insight into how effectively a business is being managed. Investors/Lenders also evaluate risk by using several sets of ratios; ratios of assets to liabilities, and ratios of lender-investor dollars to owner-investor dollars. Recognize that ratios are only indicators and that only management can tell the full story about a business. The more adept management is at explaining financial ratios to their Investors/Lenders, the better they will understand your business. Key Indicators with their definitions
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14 5.3.4 Pricing Strategy 14 5.3.5 Promotion Strategy 15 5.4 Sales Strategy 15 Table: Sales Forecast 15 Chart: Sales Monthly 16 Chart: Sales by Year 16 5.5 Strategic Alliances 17 6.0 Management Summary 17 6.1 Organizational Structure 17 6.2 Management Team 17 6.3 Personnel Plan 18 Table: Personnel 18 6.4 Training 18 6.5 Feedback and Control 18 7.0 Financial Plan 19 7.1 Break-even Analysis 20 Chart: Break-even Analysis 20 Table: Break-even
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Case Solution We have calculated relevant ratios analysis in regards to Cariboo Industrial (“CI”) liquidity, assets management, long term debt paying ability and profitability. Below are the summary of our work: Liquidity Ratio: Current ratio of CI for the 2001, 2002 and 2003 are 2.03, 0.42 and 0.21 respectively. The ratio figures indicate CI ability to pay it’s short term liabilities commitment. If a ratio figure is high preferably a ratio of 2, it indicates a good liquidity situation. However
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BANOS College of Economics and Management Graduate School MGT 213 Financial Statement Analysis Prepared by: Mr. Sergs F. Sancon WHY MANAGERS ANALYSE FINANCIAL STAMENTS? Managers analyse financial statements for a variety of reasons including: 1. To control operations; 2. To assess the financial stability of vendors, customers, and other business partners; and 3. To assess how their companies appear to investor and creditors. CONTROL
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 9 ------------------------------------------------- Financial Planning and Forecasting Financial Statements ------------------------------------------------- ANSWERS TO BEGINNING-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS We like to use discussion questions along with relatively simple and easy to follow calculations for our lectures. Unfortunately, forecasting is by its very nature relatively complex, and it simply cannot be done in a realistic
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Chapter 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. Accounting is a system that collects and processes (analyzes, measures, and records) financial information about an organization and reports that information to decision makers. 2. Financial accounting involves preparation of the four basic financial statements and related disclosures for external decision makers. Managerial accounting involves the preparation of detailed plans, budgets, forecasts, and performance
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1. Sankey, Inc., has current assets of $5,000, net fixed assets of $23,000, current liabilities of $3,500, and long-term debt of $7,900. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) What is the value of the shareholders' equity account for this firm? Shareholders' equity $_________ How much is net working capital? Net working capital $_________ 2. Which one of these accounts is classified as a current asset on the balance sheet? • intangible asset • accounts payable • preferred stock • inventory
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Chapter 1 Accounting in Business QUESTIONS 1. The purpose of accounting is to provide decision makers with relevant and reliable information to help them make better decisions. Examples include information for people making investments, loans, and business plans. 2. Technology reduces the time, effort, and cost of recordkeeping. There is still a demand for people who can design accounting systems, supervise their operation, analyze complex transactions, and interpret reports. Demand also
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