Liquidity ratio’s Introduction: The aim of this report is to conduct an analysis of the financial statements of J. Sainsbury plc and Tesco plc for the year ending 2013‚ comparing both companies by looking at the ratios calculated and looking at the importance of supplementing financial analysis with non-financial considerations. Tesco is Britain’s leading food retailer and the third largest in the world. Tesco opened in 1929. After joining the eighties trend for
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FINANCIAL RATIOS LIQUIDITY RATIOS Current Ratio: = current assets / current liabilities ▪ The higher the ratio‚ the greater the "cushion" between current obligations and a firm ’s ability to meet them. ▪ Use: An indication of a company ’s ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio‚ the more liquid the company is. Current ratio is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities. If the current assets of a company are more than twice the current liabilities
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Steven Cespedes Egan College Writing January 9th‚ 2012 Classification of Computer Users The sound of the keyboard typing away and the clicking of the mouse throughout the night has become a normal occurrence in every American household. Staying up until two or three in the morning browsing the web has become a characteristic of many computer users today. Since the personal computer has been invented life‚ work‚ and pleasure have changed drastically. With the creation of the internet
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Runninghead: IP 1 Individual Project Unit 3 BUS305-0804A-07 Concentration Ratio Economists use concentration ratio to measure the degree of concentration in a market‚ computed as the percentage of the market output produced by the largest firms (O’Sullivan‚ Sheffrin‚ & Perez. 2008). One of predominantly concentration ratio used is the Four Firm Concentration Ratio. Four Firm Concentration Ratio isthe percentage of total output in a market produced by the four largest firms. In considering
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GROUP 1 REPORT FINANCIAL RATIOS Financial ratios are useful indicators of a firm’s performance and financial situation. Most ratios can be calculated from information provided by the financial statements. Financial ratios can be used to analyze trends and to compare the firm’s financials to those of other firms. In some cases‚ ratio analysis can predict future bankruptcy. SOURCES OF DATA FOR FINANCIAL RATIOS Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Statement of Retained
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Ratio and Proportion • If 2 numbers are in ratio a: b then consider them as ax and bx (where x is the proportionality constant) and apply ax and bx in the given condition of the problem to proceed for answer • Ratio can be applied between 2 units if and only if the same physical quantity is compared • Length : length is correct • Length : density is wrong • Ratio can be made only after the units are compared in the same unit • If two lengths are 1 mile and 1 km respectively then ratio
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Liquidity Ratio Analysis What It Measures Liquidity ratios are a set of ratios or figures that measure a company’s ability to pay off its short-term debt obligations. This is done by measuring a company’s liquid assets (including those that might easily be converted into cash) against its short-term liabilities. There are a number of different liquidity ratios‚ which each measure slightly different types of assets when calculating the ratio. More conservative measures will exclude assets that
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concentration ratios are used to determine total market shares within four specific industries. I will also discuss the levels of competition within those industries and how oligopolies can benefit society. Case‚ Fare‚ and Oster defines concentration ratio as the share of industry output in sales or employment accounted for by the top firms (2009). They are used to measure the total output produced by a certain number of firms within an industry. Four-firm concentration ratios are used
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accessible and comprehensible. This very big data overload could seem astounding. Luckily‚ many well-tested ratios out there make the task a bit less daunting. Comparative ratio analysis helps you identify and quantify of the desert hotel company ’s strengths and weaknesses‚ evaluate its financial position‚ and understand the risks you may be taking. As with any other form of analysis‚ comparative ratio techniques are not definitive. Numerous off the balance sheet and income statement factors can play
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Ratio Analysis Name: Agbasimelo E. Ifeanyi Roll no: @00316215 Instructed by: David Wright PART A PAGE 1.1 Sales turnover index 4 1.2 Gross profit margin 4 1.3 Net profit margin 5 1.4 Return on capital employed 5 1.5 Current ratio 6 1.6 Acid test ratio 7 1.7 Interest cover ratio
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