Financial Analysis of Woolworths Limited 10 October 2011 By: Huatong (Claire) Liu To: Potential investors Executive Summary The primary purpose of this report is to determine whether Woolworths Limited is an appropriate and profitable company to invest in. Specific objectives include analysis of annual reports of Woolworths and its competitors (Wesfarmers) as well as interpretation of relevant government and industry statistics‚ stock exchange‚ market information and media comments
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1. INTRODUCTION Financial analysis is defined as the process of discovering economic facts about an enterprise of a project on the basis of an interpretation of financial data. It also seeks to look at the capital cost‚ operations cost and operating revenue. It is vital for assessing the performance of the company and hence provides valuable information to the investors and to the company for future references. Financial Analysis is the process of evaluating businesses and other finance-related
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Financial Reporting Analysis Paint Industry (Asian Paints) Financial Reporting Analysis of Paint Industry (Asian Paints) CONTENTS Profitability Ratios ................................................................................................................................ 3 Operating Profit Margin .................................................................................................................. 3 Industry Comparison .................................................
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a financial analysis of the NH Hoteles hotel company from the viewpoint of financial analysts wishing to purchase shares in the hospitability-leisure business. Along with NH Hoteles‚ we chose two American hotel chains‚ Hilton and Marriott‚ and one European chain‚ Accor as industry alternatives Our conclusions follow: ·The global travel industry has bottomed out since the dreadful years of 2001 and 2002 and is improving. ·NH Hoteles financial rations do not show great improvement
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Financial Analysis using Excel Function Information requirements for function Dates Prices and par values Frequency‚ and related Yields and interest/ discount rates Discount Any amount paid at maturity ? Frequency of payme nts pa First coupon Redemption amount Investment amount # of periods Settlement Par/coupon Maturity COUPDAYBS COUPDAYS COUPDAYSNC COUPNCD COUPPCD COUPNUM DURATION MDURATION PRICE PRICEDISC PRICEMAT RECEIVED YIELD YIELDDISC YIELDMAT ACCRINT
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Financial Statement Analysis Tools CHAPTER 4 After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Describe the purpose of financial ratios and who uses them. 2. Define the five major categories of ratios (liquidity‚ efficiency‚ leverage‚ coverage‚ and profitability). 3. Calculate the common ratios for any firm by using income statement and balance sheet data. 4. Use financial ratios to assess a firm’s past performance‚ identify its current problems‚ and suggest strategies
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ratio analysis. Ratios are among the more widely used tools of financial analysis because they provide clues to and symptoms of underlying c... Words | Pages: 712 | 3 Save to My Folder More Papers Here Financial Ratio Analysis Report of Ford Motor Company ...s‚ however‚ more needs to be looked at than the easily attainable numbers like sales‚ profits‚ and total assets. Luckily‚ there are many well-tested ratios out there that make the task a bit less daunting. Financial ratio
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Chapter 19 - Vertical Integration And Outsourcing CHAPTER 19 VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND OUTSOURCING CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter analyzes the vertical boundaries of the firm. It begins by defining the vertical chain of production. The benefits of acquiring inputs through competitive markets (when they exist) is stressed. Reasons for nonmarket transactions (vertical integration and long-term contracting) are introduced. The choice between long-term contracts and vertical integration is analyzed
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SWOT ANALYSIS SWOT Analysis I must say before reading the chapter this week I have never heard of a SWOT Analysis. After reading the chapter it makes perfect sense in how companies use it strategically to be more competitive in the industry that they are in. In choosing which areas of the SWOT Analysis to discuss in this paper I have taken the financial side into perspective. For the Strength I have chosen - Our financial position and credit rating are good. For the Weakness I have chosen
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VERTICAL INTEGRATION: A CASE STUDY OF SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM IN 1988 Name Course Instructor Institution 1 Month‚ Year Vertical Integration: A Case Study of Scandinavian Airline System In 1988 Introduction The Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) applied vertical integrations strategic management approach as a way of overcoming the challenges it faced especially in the 1980s. The threats in the aviation environment such as competition from other major airlines caused the
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