Destination: Sears SEARS 2000 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Highlights millions, except per share data 2000 1999 1998 Revenues Income before extraordinary loss Net income PER COMMON SHARE $40,937 1,343 1,343 $39,484 1,453 1,453 $39,953 1,072 1,048 Income before extraordinary loss Net income EXCLUDING IMPACT OF NONCOMPARABLE ITEMS 3.88 3.88 3.81 3.81 2.74 2.68 Income excluding noncomparable items Per common share Total assets Debt Shareholders’ equity
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by our plant this time,” he said to Steve Elmquist, pointing at a fairly significant landmark on the coastline below them (see Exhibit 1). Ed Dowling was executive vice president for operations at Cleveland Cliffs Inc., and Steve Elmquist was the general manager of Cliffs and Associates Ltd. (CAL), jointly owned, following a recent joint venture, by Cleveland Cliffs and the German process technology company Lurgi Metallurgie GmbH. Neither of the two had spoken much since they started their journey
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Regional Morning Pack DBS Group Research . Equity 01 October 2009 Spotlight On (SP) Hiap Seng: Undervalued oil and gas play (Initiate Coverage) BUY; S$0.69; HSE SP; Price Target: 12-Month S$0.90 • • • • Huge 40-60% discount to peers is unwarranted. Expect high dividends of 4.0-4.5 Scents per share. Margins improvement to support earnings growth. Initiate coverage with a BUY rating. 30% upside to our target price of S$0.90. Ideas & Updates REGIONAL US Fed: Two collision courses SINGAPORE
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Disclaimer This PDF is a section of the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003 provided to Unilever's shareholders. It does not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the results of the Unilever Group and the state of affairs of Unilever N.V., Unilever PLC or the Unilever Group. For further information the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003 should be consulted. Certain sections of the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003
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Ethics and Compliance As a team we plan to not only show the ways that Wal-Mart utilizes the various means of financial control; but how these processes are brought into the organization and how they affect the day-to-day operations of the organization. We will give detailed components of Wal-Mart’s financial structure a thorough going over to show how the organization benefits or does not benefit from government regulations as well as good and/or bad ethical practices. Access the role of
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23 Consolidation: controlled entities ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN FOCUS LEARNING OBJECTIVES IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 explain the meaning of consolidated financial statements 2 discuss the meaning and application of the criterion of control 3 discuss which entities should prepare consolidated financial statements 4 understand the relationship between a parent and an acquirer in a business combination 5 explain the
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INTERNAL MEMORANDUM TO: Paul Kagan Associates, Inc. FROM: Yixin Liu SUBJECT: Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project 1. As you had assigned me the task of investigating a possibility of investing in the sequel rights in the US movie industry, I have made some analyses and recommendations as well. 2. The US film industry is on an upward growth after successful first films, thanks to creativity and growing thriftiness in the movie business. 3. Major studios finance film projects, which may or may
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Give me an “A”, Give me and ‘R”, Give me a “T”. What’s that spell? Wal-Mart. Whose Wal-Mart is it? It’s my Wal-Mart! Who’s number one? The customer! Always! This is the motto and cheers that Wal-Mart lives by. Don’t be surprise if you hear the associates shouting this loudly and proudly at your local Wal-Mart store. It is one way they show pride in the company and how much they value its customers. Ethics plays a huge role on why Wal-Mart has been successful and as Sam Walton would say “Just because
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AMAZON.COM In May 1997, AMAZON.COM, a young American company, applied for a listing on the stock exchange by offering 3,000,000 shares with a nominal value of $0.01 each. The shares were put on the market at the price of $18. The capital thus raised served to cover the enormous financial needs incurred by the extremely rapid growth experienced by the company in just over 2 years. With the sale of 3,000,000 shares, 51% of the share capital remained in the hands of the founder and his family.
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Investment Basics Stephanie M. Council Professor Bartorillo Investments – FIN 320 July 22, 2011 We will discuss the investment process, describe and evaluate four investments for consideration in any investment portfolio. These four investment considerations are bonds (corporate and municipal), stocks (commom and preferred), mutual funds and derivatives. We will analye the risk and return issues associated with each for a portfolio. Finally, we will provide rationale for each of the
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