Chapter 1 A Brief History of Risk and Return 6. Cherry: RA = 8.60% Var = 1/4[(.17 – .086)2 + (.11 – .086)2 + (–.02 – .086)2 + (.03 – .086)2 + (.14 – .086)2] = 0.00623 Standard deviation = (0.00623)1/2 = 0.0789 or 7.89% Straw: RB = 10.20% Var = 1/4[(.16 – .102)2 + (.18 – .102)2 + (–.06 – .102)2 + (.01 – .102)2 + (.22 – .102)2] = 0.01452 Standard deviation = (0.01452)1/2 = 0.1205 or 12.05% 7. The capital gains yield is ($49 – 56)/$56 = –.1250 or –12.5% (notice
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income (1.8%). To solve that problem, a cause had to be found. Sippican reported gross margins of 35% on valves, 5% on pumps and 38% on flow controllers. After looking at a gross margins of the three product lines, one would think that pumps were an issue to work on, and a main cause for a low operating income, because the pump sales accounted for 47,36% of a total sales in March with just 5% operating margin. However, the method of measuring the product profitability had to be questioned. To
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Recommendation has been made considering the critical criteria of evaluation. An action plan in regard to the recommended option has also been enclosed. Situation Analysis Since the biscuit industry provides an easy setup and lucrative net profit margin, there had been a proliferation of both organized and unorganized units in this sector. With increased competition from both the sectors, KCPL has stuck in the middle. It cannot increase the price to cater the rising cost of labor and capital; nor
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[pic] Click www.ondix.com to visit our student-to-student file sharing network. Kanthal Case Study Solutions INTRODUCTION: Kanthal is company that specializes in the production and sales of electrical resistance heating elements. Kanthal has about 10,000 customers and they produce about 15,000 items. The company consists of three divisions and these three divisions are as follows: 1)Kanthal Heating Technology - 25% global market share 2)Kanthal Furnace Products - 40% global
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in 2002, down from 31% just three years ago; see Exhibit 2) Superior Supermarkets looks to increase their rising revenues from the past three years (Exhibit 4), regain their past successful market share and maintain their already successful contribution margin. To accomplish these three goals, there are several alternatives that Superior Supermarkets could employ to help them retake the market in Centralia. The three locations of Superior Supermarkets in Centralia certainly give them precedence in
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Market Analysis Kouselya Namasivayam SCSJ 001 4698 SeGi College Subang Jaya Investment (BA 343) Ms Bavani Chandra Kumar July 2nd, 2015 Summer 2015 2.0 Table of Contents 1.0 Cover Page 1 2.0 Table of Contents 2 3.0 Introduction 3 4.0 Research Reports 5 4.1 Padini Holding Berhad 5 4.2 Bonia Corporation Berhad 9 4.3 Voir Holding Berhad 13 5.0 Conclusion 16 6.0 References 17 7.0 Appendices 19 3.0 Introduction Textile and Apparel
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However, the declining average selling prices (ASPs) made the gross margins of PC industry decrease substantially from early 1990s to early 2000s. HP and Dell, the leading companies in PC industry, both had an obvious downwards-sloping gross margin line during that period (Attachment 3). From 2009, new sub-products, such as mini netbooks and Ultrabooks, brought PC industry’s profitability back a little bit. Overall, the net profit margin of PC industry is very low, about 5% nowadays. An exception
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AFF3431 Performance Measurement and Control Week 11 Supplementary Tutorial Solutions PROBLEM 15.50 (40 minutes) Customer profitability analysis: manufacturer 1 Customer profitability analysis: Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative costs: General selling costs General administrative costs Customer-related costs: Sales activity (8,6 x $1000) Order taking (15, 20 x $200) Special handling (800, 600 x $50) Special shipping (18, 20 x $500) Total selling and administrative
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ACCT505 Practice Quiz #2 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Return on investment (ROI) can be decomposed into the asset turnover and the A. gross margin ratio. B. profit margin ratio. C. operating margin ratio. D. contribution margin ratio. 2. How will decreases in the following items affect return on investment (ROI)? [pic] A. a B. b C. c D. d 3. The CJP Company produces 10,000 units of item S10 annually at a
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sectors. We expect CTHR’s revenues from continuing operations to post an 11.1% CAGR over FY14E-FY16E and net margin to expand 40bps to 2.3% by FY16E. Rising disposable income should continue to boost consumer demand and benefit Sri Lanka’s modern food retail market, driving CTHR’s retail and wholesale distribution segment (84% of revenue in FY13) at an 8.8% CAGR over FY14EFY16E. We expect margins to benefit from higher food sales and economies of scale in food processing. However, high finance costs
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