FINANCIAL RESEARCH REPORT WEEK 9 Jonathan Jackson Dr. Daniel Terfassa 9/11/2015 FIN 534 Introduction Southwest Airlines was founded in 1971 by Herb Kelleher and Rolling king. The company started its services for San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. In the mid-1980s, the company was first to offer the frequent miles program. This program allowed travelers to bank traveled air miles to be used latter credit for a reduced airfare or free ticket. It was the first airline company to offer senior
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efficiency, debt, and coverage ratios. Short-Term Liquidity Short-term liquidity ratios help key stakeholders assess whether ABC SDN. BHD can pay its short-term obligations from operating income (Parrino, Kidwell, & Bates, 2012). The current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities. For 2010, the company’s current ratio was 1.39, which was calculated by dividing $29,307,990 by $21,051,890. There was a decrease of 0.37 from 2009’s current ratio of 1.76. This indicates
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lives of 20 to 35 years of the assets. c) Depreciation and amortization was: 2009: $17,862,000, 2008: $17,036,000 2007: $15,859,000. d) Tootsie Roll’s purchases of property, plant, and equipment were: 2009: $20,831,000, 2008: $34,355,000. e) Tootsie Roll intangible assets are goodwill and trademarks with indefinite lives and they are not amortized, rather tested for impairment at least annually. The test is performed by comparing the carrying value of the asset with its estimated fair value,
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25, 2012 Re: Huffman Trucking Ratio Analysis Team B has completed a ratio analysis on Huffman Trucking. Our team has looked over financial statements to determine the liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios of Huffman Trucking. These ratios provide detailed information to creditors, investors, and employees. Together, the ratios reveal data related to the performance and position of Huffman Trucking. What do the liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios reveal about the company’s financial
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toward achieving its goal. These actions are aimed at preserving and creating value for the firm’s owner. Performance ratios enable Performance managers to monitors the pulse of the firm and its progress towards its strategic goals. Although Performance Evaluations and Performance ratios rely on accrual concepts, they can provide useful insights into important aspects of risk and return that affect share price, which management is attempting to maximize. Performance Evaluation analysis is a process
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industrial markets on a global basis. This report aims to provide a general analysis of BKN’s current and past financial performance through the use of ratio analysis, including DuPont analysis, on its liquidity, solvency, operational activity, profitability, and cash flows. Specific attention will be focused on the analysis of BKN’s fixed assets, leases and pension and its impact on the performance. The report will conclude by identifying current expectations on future performance based upon on
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ADIDAS. As of May 31, 2013, NIKE reported revenues of $25.31 billion, an 8.5 percent increase from fiscal year 2012, and the highest of the company in the recent five years. The current ratio of NIKE is 3.53, showing its strong ability to meet its short-term debt obligations. With this current ratio, NIKE
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3. RATIOS (ROA ROE ROS) 3.1 Definition. · Return of assets (ROA): this ratio, is an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. ROA gives an idea as to how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings. The return of assets is calculated by dividing the net income of the company in one year by the total assets of that same year. Expressed in percentage net incometotal assets · Return of equity (ROE): this ratio, measures a corporation's profitability
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Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. It also sells related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third party digital content and applications worldwide. Its products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV, the iOS and Mac OS X operating systems, iCloud, and various accessory and support offerings, as well as a range of consumer and professional software applications
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Contents Executive summary 2 Part 1 3 Part 2 9 Part3 11 Part 4 12 Part 5
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