The Financial Detective 1. Health Products: The first firm is company A and the second firm is company B because company B has a higher gross profit and higher intangibles as seen in the financial data. This is due to the additional costs and expenses company A has in comparison to company B. 2. Beer: The first firm is company C and the second firm is company D because company C has higher fixed assets and company D has higher gross profit as seen in the financial data. This is due to firm C owning
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1. EXAMINE & ANALYZE THE FINANCIAL RATIOS FOR EIGHT PAIRS OF UNIDENTIFIED COMPANIES A) Health Products From the market data‚ the beta of company B is slightly higher than company A. Company A appears to be less risky than company B. It is likely because company A is a diversified health-products company. Since it manufactures various products and involves in different segments‚ risk could be reduced. The liquidity ratios show that both companies A and B might not face liquidity problem. Current
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Company B. In fact at first glance‚ we can see that for most data of the assets‚ liability& Equity‚ and Income/Expenses section‚ company A values are higher than those of company B. Taking a closer look at the financial data and ratio‚ we will analyze some major and subsections of the financial data in Exhibit 1. Starting with the Assets section‚ Company A has higher values than company B in Current assets‚ Net Fixed assets and lower values in intangibles. The high value of company A current asset
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companies with certain industries tend to have similar financial make-ups. This is because companies within an industry face many of the same economic forces. Some of those economic forces would include government regulation‚ consumer sentiment towards the product or service‚ consumer demographics‚ and international appeal and competition. However‚ when you take a deeper look at the companies within the industry you will see differences in their financial statements because companies must tailor a competitive
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Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios Assets Health Products Beer Computers Books & Music Paper Tools Retail Newspapers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Cash & Short Term Investments 24.2 16.1 1.4 55.6 42.2 67.9 54.8 16.2 7.6 5.9 9.3 6.5 4.6 7 0.6 1.1 Receivables 12.8 8.1 4.3 11.9 19 13 nmf 2.3 8.8 10.9 18.9 23.7 1.4 17 4.6 9.9 Inventories 7 5.4 4.3 11.7 2 1.3 14.8 38.6 7.9 14.4 17.8 14.9 24.5 16.7 0.8 0.8 Current Assets - Other 7.2 2.5 1.3 2.4 9.5 5.5 8.6 2
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professional users and sells them through its own technical representatives and mobile franchise dealers. The global manufacturer would be company L because they would have higher selling‚ general and administrative costs‚ in this case 38.9 compared to 24.8.The company with the specialized tools from mobile franchise would have higher cost of goods sold‚ in this case 61.0 compared to 51.6. Retail Both companies are large discount retailers. One company carries a wide variety of nationally advertised
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Financial characteristics of companies vary for many reasons. The two most prominent drivers are industry economics and firm strategy. Each industry has a financial norm around which companies within the industry tend to operate. Each company within industries has different financial characteristics and strategies which can produce striking differences in financial results for firms in the same industry. Health Products Industry Health Products are categorized
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INTRODUCTION The Financial Detective‚ 1996 is a case study that tests one’s financial analytical ability. Given the company’s description of its strategic and operating profile in a particular industry‚ the analysts should examine and match a particular set of common size financial data and ratios to a company’s description. In short‚ the financial practitioner must exercise due care in examining the details and fine prints of the company’s strategic and operating description‚ employing the lesson
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Case 6‚ Financial Detective‚ 1996 NEWSPAPERS : 1) Centralized (Worlwide) - NEW YORK TIMES Fierce competition price depends on the market More efficient ° Higher inventory turn L ° Beta closed to 1.00 (worldwide) L 2) Decentralized (Midwest) - LEE ENTREPRISE Monoplolist price like you want ° Higher gross margin K ° Higher other assets (goodwill) K STEEL : 1) Big - INLAND ° Lower receivable turn O ° higher D/E (older‚ stable) O 2) Small - NUCOR
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Week 1: Case 6 “The Financial Detective” From the case study of The Financial Detective‚ 2005 the objective is to place the correct company to match the given financial data and ratios. I will analyze and compare the financial ratios of the companies in each industry and interpret them to identify the correct company. Health Products: Company A is Johnson and Johnson (J&J) as it is evident based on its financials. The cost of goods sold is twice as higher as Company B because J&J has a very
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