Abstract The aim of this paper is to explicitly review the authenticity of Deere & Company in terms of financial performance to guide the client as a finance manager on the best investment decision. Deere & Company is a public company based in America and trades on the New York...
Introduction The Apple Inc. logo is ubiquitous on the company laptops, macs, and iPhones and iPads. The company is at the top of the consumer electronic industry, as one of the most recognized brands. There are numerous metrics available to evaluate its success and sustainability. This paper will be using...
Executive Summary Noor Paper Arts (NPA) is engaged in the manufacturing of handmade paper, which is an eco-friendly product. The handmade paper manufacturing process requires plenty of water and considering this aspect, the manufacturing facility was based at Jebel Ali Free Zone. Its factory is located in Jebel Ali Free...
Executive summary Being a global service provider, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) Company has been in the minds of many financial analysts and investors due to its ability to provide world class service and thereby sustain growth over long periods despite the continuous financial turbulence that has forced many companies...
Background Information of the Company Enron is an American power corporation that was established in Houston. Enron started in 1930 as a domestic natural gas pipeline corporation. It began to broaden its horizons into other energy markets in the 1960s. During the period between 1980 and the beginning of 1990,...
Introduction Leidos is an American-based company that deals with a wide range of services. The company is based in Virginia in the town of Reston. The services it provides range from engineering systems integration, scientific services, and other technical services (Leidos – Program and Logistics Management, n.d). Ledios Company works...
Introduction Union Carbide is a company that manufactures chemicals and polymers. Currently, the company is among the leaders in the industry and has a good market share and revenues. The company deals with a number of household products that buyers transform before selling them to the end consumers. Some of...
Introduction Brambles Limited is a leading logistics company whose headquarters is in Sydney, Australia. Brambles grew from a small company established by Walter Bramble in 1890 to a multinational operating in six different continents. Brambles Ltd is currently listed on the Australian stock exchange. It provides logistics solutions to businesses....
Introduction Suleiman A.G is a German-based firm that specializes in manufacturing and distributing machine tools and robots. This paper aims at analyzing the financial performance of the business establishment from 2001 to 2004. The period was important for the firm because it was the duration in which significant financial performance...
Abstract A comprehensive analysis of the performance and status of a company is paramount. Such analysis provides stakeholders of a company with important information that can aid them in decisions making. Specifically, the stakeholders of a company are interested in the financial analysis. It gives them information on the financial...
About the business Greencore Group operates in the retail industry. The operations of the company are divided into two divisions. The first one is the Convenience Foods Division. It sells a variety of food products in the US and the UK market. Apart from these two markets, the company also...
General Position and Business Environment of the Company Industry Graphic Packaging Holding is an American company that has specialized in packaging various products. The firm operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central, and South America. Graphic Packaging Holding operates in an industry that is not crowded with...
Introduction Next PLC is a clothing retail company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company mainly operates in the United Kingdom. It has about 500 stores in the UK, and about 200 franchised stores overseas (Next PLC 2014: 6). Next PLC is considered among companies in the clothing retail...
Executive Summary Sainsbury PLC is the second leading superstore chain in the United Kingdom. Rivalry and competition in the retailing and merchandising industry have caused the company to face several challenges, whereas, Tesco PLC is the first largest retailing and merchandising company in the United Kingdom and the second-largest retailing...
Introduction Apple Inc. is a multinational company that produces personal computers, cell phones, computer software, and consumer electronic products. Some of the eminent products by Apple include the iPad, the iPhone, the iPod and the Macintosh computers. The corporation has established substantial value in the exceedingly competitive consumer electronics sector...
Intangible asset Since its inception in 1947, Franklin Resources Incorporation has attained an optimal market position due to the strength of the brand. One of the factors that have led to a significant development in the company’s brand involves its focus on investment excellence. The firm is committed to providing...
The CEO’s view Herfy’s vision is to develop world-class products and, in the process, to play a leading role in the development of the Saudi food industry. The company has become largest and fastest-growing chain of fast food restaurants in the Kingdom and one of the region’s largest and most...
Introduction This is a case analysis of Express Scripts, Inc. It focuses on the analysis of key financial ratios for the last five years, current accounting and finance concepts in financial decision-making, a financial problem and current reporting requirements, and the ethical as well as cross-cultural components of contemporary accounting...
Introduction Apple Inc. is an American-based company that designs and manufactures consumer electronic products and software (Linzmayer 1991). It has a strong market presence in the personal computer, Smartphone, digital music, and tablet markets. Macintosh is its best selling personal computer product, while the iPhone and the iPad are the...
Primary objective of financial reporting Financial reporting is one of the key aspects that publicly traded companies should consider in their operations. The core purpose of financial reporting is to create awareness to various stakeholders such as employees, creditors, government, current and potential investors, and credit financiers regarding an entity’s...
Introduction The Apple Company was established approximately four decades ago with a view of designing, innovation, production, and distribution of computers. The company is based in Cupertino, California in the United States of America. Presently, it carries out its operations on an international scale. Various operations of the company include...
Introduction Since the era of the industrial revolution, technology has been playing an important role in the continuous improvement of organizational performance. In the last three decades, information-based technology has become a major point of focus for small, medium, and multinational organizations that seek to improve their competitiveness in the...
Introduction The cases deal with the Apple’s successes majorly within the last two decades. The success of the firm is mainly attributed to the strong leadership of the firm’s founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs (Isaacson, 2011). During his tenure as CEO, Jobs initiated and coordinated a series of operational...
Background information about Custom Snowboards Inc. Banks are often interested in evaluating the ability of a company to repay a loan before lending money. In most cases, the ability to repay is measured by the profitability, solvency, and liquidity of a company. This section discusses the key points that a...
Introduction This is a technical proposal for Shiv LLC Windows Network. The company will have three offices situated in Los Angeles, Dallas and Houston. In addition, it is growing rapidly and therefore it will require network scalability for upgrade. The Windows Network will account for the main staff at Dallas...
Objective of paper This report provides a comprehensive review of a US based company Procter and Gamble. The report covers findings regarding the company, Description of firm and its management, a discussion of its competitive environment, how the economic climate has either positively or natively affected the firm’s operations and...
Introduction Gross profit margin and net profit margin are ratios that measure a company’s ability to derive profit from sales. Rolls Royce has a lower gross profit margin than Safran and General Electric (GE) who are some of the competitors. The net profit margin shows that Rolls Royce is more...
Accounting involves a number of activities. They include measuring, analyzing, and communicating financial information concerning economic entities (Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 2012). The information is communicated to the various stakeholders involved in the running of the organization. They include shareholders, potential investors, and members of the public. Accounting is also...
In this paper I will analyze the stock price, earnings per share (EPS), dividends, and bond ratings of the various companies. There are two methods used to determine the companys stock price, namely Fundamental analysis and Technical analysis. Fundamental analysis delves more into scrutinizing an individual company’s management, financial statements,...
This paper is an overview of the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) (DU). The study presents various aspects of the business like the nature, headquarters and management of the organisation. It provides a brief outline of the size of the company and its financial position. The research discusses the performance...
A multinational company needs to submit documents such as 10-K and 10-Q to the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). These documents provide disclosures concerning the company policies and decisions, including compensation of executives. Apart from these documents, the company also presents an annual report for the benefit of shareholders. Based...
Introduction Business organizations’ conventional goal is to realize a good financial performance and sustain their solvency amid ever-increasing competition and various kinds of unforeseen and foreseeable risks of running a business. This traditional business objective necessitates the use of informative financial statements and reports in making strategies that can enable...
Introduction In Singapore and other Asian cities, there is an emerging concept where people can rent a retail shelf to sell their merchandise. In most cases, a consignment shop rents out lockers or glass display cabinets to anyone who wishes to sell licensed and authentic products. The products must not...
Fast food restaurants are an essential part of every urban economy. Urban lifestyles make cooking cumbersome and time-consuming. Many urban dwellers prefer eating out rather than making food at home. It is impractical for most urban dwellers to leave their offices to go home for lunch. In addition, not everyone...
Introduction Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart’s information technology (IT) department has a global reputation for being a leader in information technology innovation. However, significant challenges have characterized the activities of the company’s IT department for the past few years. For example, unlike its domineering status as a global retail giant,...
Introduction The preparation of financial statements is an activity that takes place in organizations of all sizes in order to report about the performance of the enterprise. However, it is not sufficient in itself, especially for purposes of decision-making. Financial analysis thus becomes necessary in order to produce information to...
Introduction This financial analysis of Microsoft has presented a forward-looking statement in context of the present financial condition of the company, the business operations of the company and its appropriate plans and objectives have facilitated to reduce risk and uncertainty at a necessary level, but not sufficient for the ongoing...
History of Alibaba group Alibaba Group, which is based in Hangzhou, is the largest online business organization in China. The history of Alibaba Group starts in 1999 when it was founded by 18 businessmen, headed by Jack Ma. In 2000, the group managed to pursue a loan of US$25 million...
Background of Boeing Australia Limited Boeing Australia Limited (BAL) is an international subsidiary of the popular United States Boeing Company. Established in 1996, the company’s principal plans include instituting, upgrading, and carrying out routine maintenance of military airplanes, machines, and space telecommunication equipment. The progressive development of the Australia-based company...
Introduction The tobacco and beer manufacturing industries are facing challenges in marketing their products; there are a number of restrictions on advertising and marketing for the products imposed by governments, health organizations, and anti-alcohol/anti-tobacco campaigners. Marlboro is an international cigarette manufacturer and distributor with its main operating base at Philip...
Introduction This paper presents a summary and a critical writing about different company valuation methods and their significance regarding the determination of the fair value. The selected methods to be analyzed are the discounted cash flow, the capital asset pricing model, the weighted average cost of capital and the market...
Introduction Walmart stores are among the world’s largest retail outlets. Walmart has three main segments which are Sams club which is 591 in number, Walmart U.S, and walmart.com is the other segment whose trading is international. The Sams club conducts its business only in the United States. Walmart operates 2,447...
Abstract This is a financial performance analysis for Apple, Inc. for the previous three years i.e., 2011-2013. Financial performance analysis provides insights for creditors and investors on the financial health of a company. Major ratio analyses show that Apple, Inc. is a financially healthy company and has started to pay...
Introduction The following analysis of the two companies Harvey Norman Holding Ltd and JB Hi Fi Ltd has been done in order to compare their financial performance because both of them share similar challenges and business environment as they both are located in Australia and carry on retail sales business....
Abstract Perceptive investors, lenders and stakeholders have a major role in conducting fundamental financial analysis in order to ascertain any firm’s financial health, prior to settling for some form of investment. The financial analysis involves the quantitative scrutiny of the filed financial statements across a specified fiscal period. Stakeholders normally...
Company Profile and Financial Highlights “Asos.com is the credit crunch defying brand” (Esquire, 2010) ASOS Plc. started its journey as an online fashion providing company in the year 2000. The company rolled out its online e-commerce site having three different language options. The idea was struck as a success immediately...
Executive Summary After a long struggle with substandard deliveries, failed deliveries, and cost overruns by suppliers, ENOC L.L.C has decided to look for a long-term solution to the issues. The current contracting system is the underlying issue with the problems facing the company. The company needs to review its supplier...
Introduction J D Wetherspoon is a retailer which sells soft drinks and alcoholic drinks at an affordable price. It was founded by Tim Martin in 1979 when the first pub was opened. It now operates in more than six hundred pubs. This report is about the changes that JD Wetherspoon...
Introduction About the company Agthia Group, formed in 2004, is based in Abu Dhabi. The SENAAT General Holding Corporation holds 51 percent of the company. SENAAT is an entity that is owned by the Abu Dhabi government. The remaining 49 percent of the company is held by other investors and...
Introduction The term ‘semiconductor’ is used to describe materials in relation to their electrical conductivity. It is used to describe a material whose degree of electrical conductivity is between that of metal and an insulator. Such materials form the foundation of modern electronic device production. What this means is that...
Apple incorporation is a well-established multinational corporation dealing in personal computers, software and consumer electronics (Apple Incorporation, 2010).This firm was founded in 1977. Apple currently controls an undisputable repute in the consumer electronics industry especially so in the USA. A number of information systems support Apple Incorporation. These systems include...
Financial Analysis Executive Summary This paper seeks to analyze three companies; ANZ bank group, Virgin Blue and Wesfarmers for investment appropriateness. All three companies are based in Australia and operate in the Australia and New Zealand region with significant operations outside as well. The analysis applies both quantitative and qualitative...
Introduction This paper examines the information system of McDonald’s to provide responses to issues related to information systems and the accounting information system. These issues are tackled in four cases all involving the McDonald’s. The paper includes points on the internal and external users of the system, information produced by...
The success of CEMEX Company can be attributed to the waves of acquisition that the firm started undertaking in the late 1980s shortly after Lorenzo Zambrano reversed the firm’s long-term diversification plans. This change in the Company’s long-term strategic plan is what enabled CEMEX to become one of the largest...
Introduction Edison International (or “EIX”) is part of the electric utility industry. It is presently the holding company for three companies including California Edison Company (SCE), Edison Mission Energy (EME), and Edison Capital. Although the company operates through three segments including that of electric utility operation segment, a power generation...
Snags Ltd is a company running its manufacturing business of sausages, hams and traditional small goods in Australia. The company has been performing exceptionally well since its inception, but the recent few years have proved to be tough for the company’s management. The recent decline in the performance of the...
I have chosen the company Billabong International Co, as it is one of the renowned brands in the board sports industry. I found this company interesting because its market value is increasing every year throughout the world. Its core operations include promoting, distributing, wholesaling and retailing its products. It offers...
Introduction Both Sainsbury and Tesco successfully hurdle the challenges of the grocery market segment. The research focuses on Sainsbury’s grocery business. Tesco generated the highest revenue amount in the United Kingdom grocery business. The research focuses on the revenue-generating activities of both Sainsbury and Tesco within the confines of the...
Introduction The analysis of the company is in three aspects financial performance, projection and recommendations. First its financial performance is assessed by reference to its ability to generate income. Ratios of financial efficiency in this respect focus to generate between income and sales and income and assets employed. Second, its...
Executive Summary The paper gives a report based on industrial attachment held at Harvey Davidson Company in Saudi Arabia. The paper starts first by introducing the topic of the study based on the internship, this is followed by a description of the company’s background; this section gives details on the...
Introduction A financial statement analysis of Billabong International Limited, a well-known Australian fashion, and clothing company, is carried out in this report using financial figures of 2010 and comparative figures of 2009. The company’s financial position is assessed using ratios in different categories. The results are attached to this report...
Executive summary Jay Risher worked at Printcomm as the vice president and control manager. Printcomm is a communication firm that provides back-to-back printing service by merging production capabilities to generate finished copies and dispense the printed materials. Risher initiated plans to acquire Digitech Company because he discovered that the firm...
Background Of The Company Starbucks Corporation was founded in early 1970s in Washington DC, America. The main business of the company is brewing and selling coffee together with hot drinks and also cold drinks. The company also sells sandwiches, salads and hot dogs among other snack foods. Since its incorporation,...
Company’s Overview McPherson’s Limited started its operations in 1860. The company is operating in two diverse segments. First is the marketing and supply of household consumer goods, and second is stipulation of books and commercial printing services. Its consumer products are the foremost marketer of non-electric house ware goods with...
Introduction This report presents the consequences of disclosing accounting information to the public; the report analysis BHP Billiton stock market prices and the effect of releasing the accounting information to the public plus it also shows how investors reacted to good or bad news. The BHP Billiton’s competitors; Ampella Mining...
Executive Summary Business intelligence solutions have vanquished most of the old standalone solutions because they run in modules that are linked to ease operational burdens traditionally caused by information redundancy. The solutions are flexible and allow installation of some modules to run without others. It allows share-ability of information which...
Abstract In today’s highly competitive markets which are inundated with similar goods and services, the need for products or services that stand out in the market place is critical. Many companies are investing a lot of resources in product development and exploration of new markets, while others engage in price...
Marketing The advantages and disadvantages of Barr’s Product Mix Product mix is the combination of products that are produced by a particular company to attain its organizational goals. These products can be sold either in a particular market or in several markets. Diversifaction of the market helps the orgnanization to...
Background information Merging the history of the company The merging history of Dubai World had been started by the acquirement of one of its major portfolios recognized as DP World. Through such acquisition, the company had been enabled to gain growth in the mid- 2000s. Finally, the venture had been...
Executive Summary Caterpillar Inc (Abbreviated as CAT on the NYSE) leads globally, by revenue, in the manufacture of construction/mining equipments, diesel/natural gas engines, industrial-gas turbines, electric-power plants, highway-trucks, as well as seaborne vessels. CAT has consistently led its industrial sector in the United States in past few decades and at...
Introduction Ford Motor Company is a multinational corporation that is based in Michigan, U.S. It mainly deals in different kinds of automobiles such as Ford and Lincoln. Additionally, it owns a portion of the stake in Mazda of Japan and Aston Martin in the U.K. The company has a number...
Executive Summary Based in South Africa, Aveng Limited is engaged in construction and steel beneficiation. The Company is functioning at a global level with its subsidiary companies. “The Company’s business segments include construction and Processing, which consists of Grinaker-LTA, McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited, and Processing and Projects Company (E+PC). McConnell...
Chances of Success for Salim and His Group to Operate Flexibility Introduction Anthony and his group want to operate flexibly in order to take advantage of the opportunities that may arise out of the existence of an axis between Australia, ASEAN and China (Dieleman 2006, p. 2). Salim believes that...
Introduction The performance of a company can be measured in different ways among them; the feedback received from customers, the performance of its shares in the local and global markets, the enjoyable monopoly, the performance of its new products in the market as well as the rate of growth in...
A Horizontal Analysis For 2000 and A Vertical Analysis for the Years 1999 and 2000 for eBay, Inc Horizontal Analysis of Income Statement and Balance Sheet Ebay, Inc. Comparative Income Statements December 31, Years 1999 & 2000 2000 1999 Percentages Revenues: Net Revenues 431,424 224,724 Cost of Net Revenues 95,453...
‘People and their managers are working hard in order to make things be done in the right way, forgetting about doing the things right’ (Covey, S.) Introduction The Balanced Scorecard method is considered to be the performance management system and strategic approach translating the company’s vision into implementation. An organization’s...
Executive Summary The aim of this report is to give an examination and assessment of the current and potential profitability, and fiscal stability of Telstra Company. Using this we intend to present a recommendation of how we believe Telstra can increase their production. The information includes background information of the...
Introduction The objective of this report is to, critically, analyse the performance of Aramark Ltd in the financial years 2009 and 2010. The financial report of the company for the years 2009 and 2010 shall form the basis of the evaluation. Trend analysis and cross analysis shall be used to...
Introduction Enron was a US based energy company that still remains to be one of the biggest bankruptcy cases to have hit the corporate world. Prior to its collapse, the company with the assistance of Arthur Andersen manipulated its success by the application of unacceptable accounting practices that boosted its...
Introduction Company background Delta Airlines Incorporation was established in 1924 as an aerial crop dusting company. The firm offers air transport to passengers and cargo in the United States and other countries around the world (Delta, 2011, p. 1). The firm was originally called Huff Daland Dusters. The firm’s success...
Domestic Environment Just like most companies, the U.S. Airways have been experiencing challenges that emanate from the domestic environment. The company has for instance had to lay off some of its employees so as to remain profitable in the competitive market and meet its operating costs. Despite the fact that...
Company History Billabong International Limited (BBG) was established in the year 1973 in Australia’s Queensland by its present director Merchant Gordon (InvestSMART 2011). According to the statistics availed on its website, its core operations include production, distribution and retailing of garments, accessories, collections and wetsuits (Billabong International Homepage 2011). As...
Introduction The research paper is an attempt to explore the historical background of securitization and how this vital funding source has spread its tentacles across the globe from its humble beginnings back in the late 1970s (Hill 2002). A scholarly definition of the term securitization is also provided. In addition,...
Introduction The portable personal computer industry has many viable and successful competitors who, for the most part, offer similar products. While considering cost alone, several groups generally define the industry competition. Firms compete in groups at the low-end, middle range, upper-middle-range, and high-end. Within these competitive groups price typically equates...
The essay is a critical examination of Amazon.com and how it has evolved over time. Issues tackled in the essay include a discussion of whether the company is deviating from its core competency as a leader in online retailer, areas where the company is competing with Google and Microsoft Company...
Introduction The performance of every organization involves many factors including cost minimization and revenue maximization. Firms aim at achieving these two major objectives. They use various means to monitor company performance such as a balanced scorecard and financial performance. Financial performance is not a reliable measure of performance because it...
Financial ratios analysis is a fundamental requirement in every business organization, the most important ratios are profitability, liquidity, gearing and activity or ratios. Profitability ratios are used to determine whether the organization is achieving its’ profitability objective. In 2010/03 analysis the gross profit margin was19.4%, pre-tax profit margin was1.4%, interest...
Introduction This paper seeks to help the management of JetBlue Airways to decide whether the original offer price for its initial public offering (IPO) should be increased or decreased and whether there is basis to increase the number of new shares offered. As basis for recommendation, this paper will look...
Introduction Du telecommunication UAE is an organization that operates in the UAE by providing telecommunication products and services to the entire UAE population. The organization established its Du brand in 2006. This brand unveiling forms one of the company weaknesses because the brand lack experience in of the telecommunication industry...
Abstract For any business, continuity and sustainability of success are very important goals to achieve. Most of the companies have set this as part of their strategic planned objectives. However, many organizations fail to balance between growth and their existing business capacity, resulting in earning a lot of profits at...
Introduction Every organisation operating either regionally or as a multinational has various structures that have been put in place to ensure smooth running of the business. However, running of all operations of a company is not always without hurdles. Sometimes companies face management risks some of which emanate from torts...
Paper outline This paper is entirely focused on Tinapa Company’s 401(k) plan. It provides the plan of action that the company intends to utilize in implementing the plan and additionally highlights the guidelines and procedures that will guide the process. The paper also describes the funds to be availed as...
In the contemporary business environment, innovation has become essential to businesses, regardless of the industry in which they operate. Companies need innovation in order to achieve and sustain competitive advantage, lower costs, meet consumers’ needs and differentiate themselves from competitors. However, in order to achieve these effects, businesses have to...
Business intelligence can be viewed as those activities that an organization can use to gather market information as well as the activities in which their competitors are involved in. Business intelligence can also refer to those technical computers based procedures which are applied in the identification, extraction as well as...
Introduction This paper seeks to compare the financial statements of Wm Morrison Supermarket (MRW) and Sainsbury’s (SBRY) in the food retail industry using ratio analysis, horizontal and vertical analysis. This will compare the performance of the companies in terms of stock performance in relation of profitability, efficiency, liquidity and solvency....
Introduction This paper seeks to summarize the nature of On Your Mark’s business and its business strategy, assess the internal and external risk factors for the firm. This will provide an analysis of the financial condition for the firm an evaluation of the firm’s creditworthiness. Further, this will discuss the...
Brief Description of PepsiCo PepsiCo is a global company that deals in snacks, beverages and food. It was founded in 1965 and has over 18 brands that generate more than one billion dollars in its retail sales. They are engaged in the manufacture and distribution of several of these products...
Introduction Goldcorp Inc is a company that deals in the production of senior gold. It is involved in the mining of gold ores, acquiring and development of property, exploration activities of precious metal, development of mines and its key business is the production of gold. It is said to be...
Introduction The hospitality industry is highly competitive with new players coming up and old ones developing new working strategies or approaches; to be competitive in the industry mostly in an international market, then there is a need to have strategic decisions and ensure that scientific methods of decision-making are adopted...
Introduction The objective of this report is to apply theory of corporate finance to a real organisation and this paper selects Domino’s Pizza Enterprises. However, Domino’s Pizza is recognised as the world’s leading pizza delivery company – its proficiency and fervour of offering delicious and appetizing pizzas has provided the...
Executive Summary Google Inc. is a public company providing a host of internet-based products. It is a multinational company quoted on the NASDAQ. Google has specialized in the provision of computing and internet applications that are related to research. It has a worldwide reach that, according to research, includes over...
Company Overview Colgate-Palmolive Company leads in the Personal and Household Products industry; it produces consumer products that are sold in at least 200 different countries and regions all over the world (Colgate.com, 2011). The company was established in 1806, and in 1923 it was incorporated under Delaware’s State laws (Colgate.com,...
