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Key Ratios | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ROA | 24.5 | 6.7 | 7.9 | ROE | 28.7 | 8.4 | 9.8 | PM | 118% | 26% | 23% | Current Ratio | 4.38 | 2.25 | 2.72 | WC | 4.36 | 2.24 | 2.71 | RNOA | 23% | 7.10% | 8.20% | NOPM | 79% | 21% | 19% |
Yahoo! Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries is a global technology company focused on making the world’s daily habits inspiring and entertaining. Yahoo provides a variety of products and services, many of them personalized, including search, content, and communications tools—all daily habits for hundreds of millions of users, on the Web and on mobile devices. The majority of our product offerings are available in more than 45 languages and in 60 countries, regions, and territories. * Cash on hand (In Billions): 2012, 2012, 2010 2.66, 1.56, 1.52 * YAHOO Follows Straight line Depreciation Methods per their Annual SEC filed report. * Acquisitions in 2012 * Stamped - iPhone app to let people record and share recommendations of their favorite things * OnTheAir - Video chat broadcasting app

* The Consolidation process that was followed was ‘Amalgamation” meaning Yahoo which is taken over by another existing company.

* Debt Profile: Yahoo enjoys almost no Debt

Yahoo! Inc. has little financial risk as the capital structure does not rely on leverage. | Total Debt to Total Equity | Total Debt to Total Capital | Total Debt to Total Asset | Long-term debt to equity | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.25 |
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