SEGMENT REPORTING Many U.S. companies operate in several different industries or in different geographic area. When this occurs‚ the difficulties related to financial statement analysis are compounded. Investors who must evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of stock of a diversified company have a difficult task when analyzing such companies which report only the aggregate of their operations. Industry segments and geographic areas of operations can have different levels of
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Market segment is a subgroup of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to have similar product needs and this is also a the process of dividing a market into meaningful groups that are relatively similar and identifiable .The purpose of segmentation is to enable the marketer to tailor the marketing mixes to meet the needs of one or more specific segments. Market segmentation helps the firm to identify the customers’ needs more accurately and precisely‚ and it
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Market Segment. Three good ways to define market segments: (1) Who the customers are; (2) Where they are; (3) How they behave. How does each of these definitions apply to you? Name three market segments of which you could belong. Why? What products or services are you being targeted for? Some of the best ways to define a market segment are: Identifiable: The process should identify one or more relatively homogeneous groups of prospective buyers with regard to their wants and needs and/or
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How are target markets selected? The selection of target markets is the second major phase of the STP process‚ as shown in the diagram below. (Where STP stands for segmentation‚ targeting and positioning.) As shown‚ firms initially segment the market and‚ as part of this process‚ construct segment profiles for each segment. Included in a segment profile is a detailed description of the segment‚ along with various size and profit measures. Using this information in conjunction with the firm’s
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EVALUATION OF VIRGIN GROUP ACCORDING TO THE 7-S MODEL. According to Waterman and others‚ 7-s model is a framework for change identifying seven key factors that adversely affect change in an organization. Virgin Group can be analyzed according to this model as follows: 1. STAFF The staff of Virgin Group is highly motivated. Richard Branson‚ the owner of the group serves as a good example to the employees as he leads by example by not living an extravagant life which may make the employees
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principles for reporting financial information by segments. The disclosure of this information will: (a) help users of the financial statements to better understand the entity’s past performance and to identify the resources allocated to support the major activities of the entity; and (b) enhance the transparency of financial reporting and enable the entity to better discharge its accountability obligations. Definition of a Segment A segment is a distinguishable activity or group of activities
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CONTRIBUTE TO SEGMENT REPORTING TRANSPARENCY? Advanced Accounting ACC 610 January 4TH‚ 2010 1. INTRODUCTION: An operating Segment is a component of an entity that may earn revenues or incur expenses‚ whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (COMD) and for which discrete financial information is available. Generally‚ financial information is required to be reported on the basis that it is used internally for evaluating segment performance and
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PART A 1. With reference to the academic literature and using your analysis of relevant external environmental factors‚ critically discuss the reasons why Qantas and Emirates identified each other as potential partners. In which areas are the expected internal benefits and synergies for both companies involved? (20 marks) The partnership is expected to strengthen the two airlines in the highly contested Europe to Australia market. Qantas has recently been struggling to compete with other airlines
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determine critical success factors in airline industry. These are: strong management‚ organization of routes‚ availability of non-stop flights‚ qualified workforce‚ in-flight services and service promotions‚ price competitiveness‚ effective financial management‚ cost management. Main competitors of Emirates Airline can be divided into two groups: private airline companies and airline alliances. Key airline alliances posing strong competition to Emirates Airline are SkyTeam‚ Star Alliance and oneworld
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data collection hardware that will operate the software. Customarily‚ VARs who sell to these vertical markets focus solely on the industry ’s distinctive product line or service. Though their customers have inventory controls needs‚ these VARs have not had a product they could offer until now. Critical to the product ’s success is the ability to sell the customer an inventory management solution that costs less than $5‚000. Bradley’s Reprocessed Technology has signed a strategic alliance agreement
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