Company 11 External Analysis 7. P.E.S.T.E.L. Analysis 12 8. Porter’s 5 forces 14 9. Critical Success Factors 16 10. Marketing Analysis 16 11. Opportunities 17 12. Threats 17 Current Strategies 13. Strategic Position 18 14. Proposed Strategies 18 15. Selection of winning Strategy: Feasibility 19 16. Description and Risk Assessment 20 References 21 Appendices 23
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Phoenix Week 7-Ratio, Vertical, and Horizontal analysis The three tools of financial statement analysis are the horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, and ratio analysis. These three tools help to evaluate the financial condition of a business. The horizontal analysis, or trend analysis, evaluates a series of financial data over a period of time. It is primarily used in intercompany comparisons, with the purpose of determining increases or decreases in specific items over a time period
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Current Ratio D&B Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment | 2010 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment | 2011 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment | 2012 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment | 2013 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | | Upper | Median | Lower | | | | 22.40 | 43.10 | 64.10 | 67.80 | 122.30 | 276
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G RATIOS THAT MEASURE ABILITY TO PAY LIABILITIES CURRENT RATIO When evaluating the ability of a company to pay short-term obligations, the Current Ratio is one ratio that can be used. To calculate the Current Ratio the Current Assets are divided by Current Liabilities. The Current Ratio for year 12 of Company G is 1.78. For comparison, the Current Ratio for year 11 was 1.86 and the quartile data for the industry are 3.1, 2.1 and 1.4. This information shows a trend of a falling Current Ratio
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Checkpoint: Ratio, Vertical, and Horizontal Analysis The current ratio shows the percentage of liabilities there is compared to the assets. It is the total current assets divided by the total current liabilities. The vertical analysis is the current assets divided by the total assets for that year. The result is shown in percentage. The horizontal analysis is the change in assets. The current assets of one year divided by another year will show the increase or decrease in assets for those
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comparing financial leverage across the provided companies, tim hortons, macys, komatsu, ryanair, microsoft in decreasing order. Working capital is not a useful metrics for comparison since the companies represent different industries. Looking at current ratio, Microsoft, ryanair, komatsu, macys, tim hortons, in decreasing order. * Accounts receivable may be a reliable indicator since it’s orders/accounts, ect. Inventories may be slighter difficult to fair value. For ex. Microsoft’s inventory
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1 | | 79 | | | | | | | | | Net Change In Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1 | | 34 | | | | | | | | | Cash at Beginning of Period | 50 | | 16 | | | | | Cash at End of Period | 51 | | 50 | 2. Ratio Analysis 1) 8 Traditional Ratios a. Profit Margin = NI/Revenue In 1986 and 1987, MiniScribe’s profit margin (PM) was beyond top 25% of the industry’s PM, which indicates that MiniScribe was more profitable. However, in 1986, MiniScribe’s PM tripled PM of
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back too many shares of stock. Problem 2-30 a) Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities $51.94B / 33.06B = 1.5711 b) Quick Ratio = (Cash and Cash Equivalent + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivables) / Current Liabilities ($27.65B + 14.30B) / 33.06B = 1.2689 c) Cash Ratio = (Cash and Cash Equivalent + Invested Funds) / Current Liabilities $27.65B / 33.06B = .8364 d) Apple has more liquid assets than Dell relative to current liabilities Problem 2-31 a) Accounts Receivable
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Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..3 Liquidity Ratios………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Current Ratios …………………………………………………………………………… 3 Cash Ratios ……………………………………………………………………………….4 Profitability Indicator Ratios ……………………………………………………………5 Operating Margin ……………………………………………………………………… 5 Gross margin …………………………………………………………………………… 6 Discounted Cash Flow ……………………………………………………………… 7 Compare and contrast the value (intrinsic values) with the current market prices. …….8 Analyze your finding. …………………………………………………………………
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profitable the firm is in relation to sales and assets. Liquidity – ability of a company to pay its creditors and meet its debts. (ideal current ratio is 1.5-2.0 If more, then firm shud aim at reducing some asset. Much of it cud have been tied up in stocks ) Efficiency – how well the firm is using its resources. gearing ratio - expresses the ratio between borrowed capital and total capital employed. It is a measure of efficiency to help interpret the degree to which the activities of the
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