Interpretation of the Ratios 1) Current Ratio-It is a test of solvency or of short-term financial strength of a concern. It is an index of working capital and shows the ability of the concern to meet its obligations and also the capacity to carry on effective operations. Generally‚ if current assets are twice that of current liabilities‚ the concern’s working capital position is considered to be satisfactory. 2) Quick Ratio-It shows the amount of cash available to meet immediate payments. Stock-in
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Financial Statements Analysis Interpretation of Financial Ratios Financial statements analysis is the process of examining relationships among elements of the the company’s "accounting statements" or financial statements (balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of cash flow and the statement of retained earnings) and making comparisons with relevant information. Financial statements analysis is a valuable tool used by investors‚ creditors‚ financial analysts‚ owners‚ managers and others in their
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FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS REPORT The fiscal year 2004 was a relatively soft year for Barnes & Noble‚ Incorporated (B&N). Blockbuster nonfiction books that came out during the year may not have come from the company‚ but business remained strong. This is due to the million of books already in the market‚ including phenomenal fiction hits "The Da Vinci Code‚" "The Five People You Meet in Heaven‚" and "The Rule of Four‚" and thousands of new releases during the year. This claim was supported by the
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Defining Financial Terms Week 1 FIN 370 Defining Financial terms * Finance * Finance is the study of how people and businesses evaluate investments and raise capital to fund them. Our interpretation of an investment is quite broad. * Business use finance to study every decision they make from investing in a product to market short term or long term‚ and if the ROI is worth-while or not. Firms must also use this study when recruiting vendors‚ sub-contractors‚ and even fresh
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Financial Statement Analysis: Amazon‚ Incorporated Ashley B. Stark Dickinson State University October 18‚ 2012 Abstract The following document provides the trend‚ common-size‚ and horizontal analysis of Amazon‚ Incorporated‚ for the fiscal years ending 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010‚ and 2011. Amazon‚ Incorporated is a healthy company that has reached mature growth with stable returns. Overall‚ Amazon‚ Incorporated is a reasonable investment based on its historical and industry analysis and trends
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Industry Averages and Financial Ratios Paper Connie Addison‚ Christine Crocker‚ Kimberly Guy‚ Felicia Lombard‚ and Shavelle Woods FIN 370 January 12‚ 2015 Shamelda Pete Industry Averages and Financial Ratios Industry averages and financial ratio reports determine the financial health of an organization. Solvent‚ efficiency‚ and profitability are compared by key financial indicators and ratios that measure several companies within the same industry. The publicly traded company chosen by Team A is
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positive answer indicates late payments‚ while a negative answer indicates early payments. 4. Pie Corp’s sales last year were $315‚000‚ and its year-end total assets were $355‚000. The average firm in the industry has a total assets turnover ratio (TATO) of 2.4. The firm’s new CFO believes the firm has excess assets that can be sold so as to bring the TATO down to the industry average without affecting sales. By how much must the assets be reduced to bring the TATO to the industry average
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The ratios considered useful by upper management will be different than what an investor consider useful. Senior management will be concerned with the ratio like return on total assets because they want to know how the company is fairing overall and whether they will be able to meet the debt holders liability and shareholders expectation. An investor will be more concerned with ratios like return on equity because they just want to know how whether they will be able to make profit on their investment
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Financial Terms and Roles Kelly L. Banks FIN/370 May 23‚ 2012 Richard Harrell Financial Terms and Roles Finance: Finance is the study of how individuals and organizations identify how they will make investments. Efficient Market: Market that displays data that is readily available to all that need to make a decision on whether to invest or sell securities Primary Market: Market in which new securities are bought and sold. Secondary Market: Market where you sell shares that were previously
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In the context of today’s competitive global economy the importance of understanding and interpreting financial information is nowadays vital for HR professionals‚ and there are good reasons why we can consider it so. As I shall argue‚ being an HR specialist today is not as easy as it may seem‚ as this job requires more skills and knowledge than ever before. Today there exist completely new HR roles such as Human Resources Business Partner and Reward or Compensation & Benefits Manager allocated
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