specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic devices. Although the firm had a rapid growth in market share and a huge production scale, the company did not perform well in terms of profitability. There are several factors that may lead to lower profit margins .The great amount of rivalry among existing firms can affect the firm’s profitability. Many firms, such as Compal, Quanta, Mitac, etc., have virtually the same services as Inventec; therefore, the competition amongst these corporations is
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Oceania! Role of Seller, General Sales Manager, POP Productions By Leigh Thompson & Jennifer Bloniarz You are the general sales manager for POP Productions of New York. POP is one of the largest producers of live entertainment, including Broadway musicals, off-Broadway musicals, concerts, and classic and contemporary plays. As the POP Production sales manager, your key responsibilities are to book POP’s productions with the most prestigious theaters across the United States. Your goal is
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investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments”. Table 3-1 will illustrate the numbers in reference to the degree of operating leverage for Best Buy fiscal year 2012. EVA Economic value added = Net Operating Profit After ROI Return on Investment = gain from investment-cost of investment/cost of investment Operating leverage = % change in ebit/% change in sales Inventory turnover ratio = sales/inventory References Investopedia. (2012)
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over one hundred years, Harley Davidson, Inc. has excelled in providing consumers with distinguishing style and exceptional quality. They continued to grow and increase profits in the face of much adversity. Their 2003 gross profit margin of 36.02% (Appendix A) was an outstanding example of how they were able to hold high profit margins in such a competitive industry. However, although they have had a strong grip on the American market, 50.3% in 2003 (Appendix A), they remain a luxury item in most
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information didn’t show the comparisons with the amount from other years. In order to make an successful investment, we have to know how the company operates to increase it profits and predict the future value of this company. The financial information they provided didn’t show anything about how to increase their profits. Thirdly, the financial information is directly written by Mrs. Neville instead of other neutrals. It is hard to believe the financial information they provided is absolutely
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operations in more than 20 countries, COH distributes into over 100 countries with a focus on the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa. e. In which country/area does your company make most of its profit? The majority of Cochlear profits are made in Americas (Table 1). Its Return On Total Assets (ROA) in the Americas far outstrips the other geographic locations. This information was sourced from the Regional Update section of the 2011 Cochlear Limited Annual Report
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budget of what their expected sales will look like in the coming months. Marlin Company has already done their budgeting for the next few months. They had a break-even point of $430,000 and expect sales of $500,000. This in the end showed them a net profit of $36,400. Now that they have the actual sales number, the budget that they had predicted is way off. Although they did hit the expected $500,000 in sales number they, however, did not get close to the numbers of sales of each product. They now have
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OH cost = 30,000*20,000 = 600,000 * Total OH cost = 1,000,000 c) Regular Hand-Sewn Revenues $3,200,000 $2,800,000 Direct costs (2,500,000) (2,200,000) Overhead assigned (440,000) (560,000) Profit before tax $ 260,000 $ 40,000 Rate of return on sale 8,125% 1,429% The company should not stop producing the regular dictionaries becausethe rate of return on sale is over than the rate of Hand-sewn dictionaries. Ex27) a)
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Summary of Ratios and Margins: Ford Motor Company (F) Data 2010 2009 Current Ratio 2.1695 2.4534 Debt Ratio 1.0040 1.0401 Debt-to-Equity Ratio --------- --------- Gross Profit Margin % 19.0 15.5 Operating Profit Margin % 5.2 -2.4 Net Profit Margin % 5.1 2.3 Return on Equity -9.7488 -.3474 Data Analysis (Ratios and Margins )___________________________________ Current Ratio: Ford has a low current ratio for both years looked
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cruise ship. Seth is a relatively new employee at FA and was recruited by one of his key managers, a salesperson named Linda. Linda is asking Seth to “play along” with her questionable sales tactics so as to make the trading desk at FA a huge profit and herself a very large $1 million bonus. Seth would earn a bonus of about 70% of his base salary. Seth is ethically conflicted, as he does not feel that Linda’s tactics are honest and perhaps even legal. Who are the key players involved:
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