purpose of this financial analysis is to compare Tootsie Roll and Hershey Inc to the industry average financial ratios to determine which company will be the best investment opportunity. This analysis will evaluate and compare the company’s liquidity‚ solvency and profitability ratios from 2004. Tootsie Roll‚ Inc. and Hershey Inc are both companies well known for the selling of confectionary goods. Hershey is publicly traded under NYSE: HSY‚ Tootsie Roll under NYSE: TR. Both are listed under SIC
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Analysis of Tootsie Roll Industries‚ Inc. 2002 1. Tootsie Roll Industries‚ Inc. has been in the candy business for 106 year and has a reputation for success. The company sells products primarily under the brand names of Tootsie Roll‚ Tootsie Roll Pops‚ Caramel Apple Pops‚ Child’s Play‚ Charms‚ Blow Pop‚ Junior Mints‚ Charleston Chew‚ Sugar Daddy‚ Andes and Fluffy Stuff cotton candy‚ as well as several others. The company prides itself in maintaining a positive reputation by supporting the U.S
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The company that I chose to analyze is Tootsie Roll. Throughout my life I have always had somewhat of a sweet tooth and have been very intrigued in the process of business. Now I have the opportunity to look further into such a great company such as Tootsie Roll and really find out how the business is run and what type of work is invested in such a well known business. The ticker symbol for the Tootsie Roll Company is quite simple by using just two letters‚ TR. With this symbol it is easy to find
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Effective study skills are definitely an important factor of a sound education. They don’t happen overnight. They "evolve and mature through practice‚ trial and error‚ feedback from others and reflection through different stages of the course" (Cottrell‚S.2008. pg1) Working on effective study skills means the individual will find out what works best. Basically "learning how to learn" (Cottrell‚S. 2008. pg 48). There are many different ways in which
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Hershey Company & Tootsie Roll Industries Tootsie Roll Industries Ratios The Hershey Company Ratios Interpretation and comparison between the two companies ratios Receivable Turnover Ratio 14.6 times 9.8 times Tootsie Roll has a higher Receivable Turnover Ratio which means that they have more cash on hand and are collecting on debts. Average Collection Period 25 37.24 Tootsie Roll is turning Accounts Recievable into cash 12 days faster than Hershey. Assets Turnover Ratio 0.57 1.18 Tootsie Roll’s Asset
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Unit 502: Effective skills‚ qualities and attitudes for learning and work Sample scheme of work Effective skills‚ qualities and attitudes for learning and work is a three-credit mandatory unit for either an Award or Certificate at Level 2. This is the only mandatory unit at this level and‚ although it is expected that this unit will be started first‚ it is likely to be the last unit completed. Unit 502 can be delivered and assessed as a stand-alone unit but is usually used in conjunction
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on an upswing in revenue‚ and will hopefully continue the trend of income growth. Tootsie Roll In order to analyze EPS for Tootsie Roll‚ again it is necessary to look at historical data. Using the EPS as listed at www.ih.advfn.com we get the following 5 years of EPS information: 2004 – 1.06‚ 2005 – 1.28‚ 2006 – 1.08‚ 2007 - .86‚ 2008 - .66 From the EPS shown over the past 5 years we can state that Tootsie Roll has seen a decline in EPS over the past 3 years. Looking further into this‚ we
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| |Tootsie Roll Industries began in a small candy store in New York in 1896. Tootsie Roll is now | | | | | | | | |headquartered in Chicago with operations throughout North America and with distribution channels in over | | | | | | | | |75 countries. According to Yahoo Finance‚ Tootsie Roll has 2‚200 full-time
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Tri Fit Test Paper By Eric Christianson Fitness is the quality or state of being fit. (Merriam-Webster‚ 2011) On September 26th‚ 2011 I took a physical fitness test. The fitness test measured four areas of my wellbeing‚ cardiovascular fitness‚ strength‚ flexibility‚ and body composition. After taking the test I was really interested in how I scored related to the standard set by other Men of my age. Cardiovascular fitness is the ability of the heart‚ lungs and circulatory system to supply oxygen
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