1. What is the purpose of financial statement analysis? It show trends and relationships. These also help predict the future‚ show weaknesses‚ strengths. The ratios usually are compared to other companies within the industry and industry average to see where the company stands. Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080215185426AACTP6A 2. If a company had sales of $2‚587‚643 in 1998 and sales of $3‚213‚456 in 2003‚ by what percentage did sales change during this time period
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Gross profit is a company’s residual profit after selling a product or service; it involves deducting the cost associated with the production and sales. To calculate gross profit it involves examining the income statement. In the income statement you take the revenue and subtract the cost of goods sold. This is also called gross margin and gross profit. Gross profit is needed in a company because it shows how efficiently management uses labor and supplies in the production process (Investopedia
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functions above will lead towards the inventory management. As the inventory management is considered as one of the most valuable assets of an organization‚ an efficient inventory management systems are needed to manage it. Below are the purpose of inventory management: The many changes in the market demand ‚ new opportunities due to worldwide marketing ‚ global sourcing of materials and new manufacturing technology means many companies need to change their Inventory Management approach and change
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Gross and Net profit Gross profit A company’s revenue‚ minus the business’ costs of goods For example: If I sold 5000 cheese sandwiches for £1 each my total revenue would be 50 x £1 = £5000 It costs 25p per sandwich to purchase bread‚ butter and cheese. My gross profit = Revenue – Costs of sales (25p x 5000= £1250.00) = £3750.00 Net profit The business’ gross profit minus expenses For example: My gross profit from my sandwiches is £3750.00 to calculate my Net profit I need to minus
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Gross Profit Margin Gross profit margin is useful to assess Debenhams’ financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from revenues after accounting for the cost of goods sold; therefore‚ it is considered to be one of best economic tools for measuring and analyzing the data of Debenhams PLC. Comparing the GPM in 2014 with in 2013‚ it decreased 1.05% from 13.13% (2013) to 12.08% (2014). Although the total revenue increased £30.5 million‚ gross profit decreased £20.3 million. There
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Gross Profit Margin The Gross Profit Margin is used to measure the proportion of the gross profit to sales in order to determine the allocated amount for the operating expenses of the company. The Gross Profit of the Jolliville Holdings Corporation improved in the year 2015 and has declined a little in the year 2016 due to the decrease in Sales‚ specifically power and equity share in net earnings of associates. But still‚ Gross Profit Margin for the year 2016 is still a good indication of profitability
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forecast expected inventory for low-volume products‚ as well as produce products twice a period. In order to create a solution for Steelworks inventory problem it is necessary to make the following assumptions. First‚ we assumed a 92% service level taking into account the large percentage of canceled orders (up to 30%)‚ and allows for high customer retention. To estimate lead time we looked to the average lot size‚ and then compared it to average demand‚ which gave us a lead time 0.25/Month (1 week).
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file with the instructor. May 23‚ 2013 Surfside Leisurescapes|Page 1 Critical Issues Surfside Leisurescape (SL) lacks a marketing strategy in place to thrive and to differentiate itself in the competitive hot tub market of Newmarket‚ which has resulted to a continual decline of sales in the company’s hot tub division. Situation Analysis SL’s hot tub division must develop a comprehensive marketing strategy in order to differentiate their products and company brand amongst the competitive
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The ability for citizens of a country to become entrepreneurs and simulate the economy by starting up companies is essential for the success of a country. One of the indirect side effects of the mafia’s effect on the Gross domestic Profit is that government’s ability to aid small business growth. Thus the government has to spend more money to help businesses manifest into a raging economy. The United States currently holds the strongest economy in the world‚ by peoples’ determination to make their
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Fred Astaire Fred Astaire was born May 10‚ 1899 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He was originally born Frederick Austerlitz. He and his sister took the name Astaire for their Vaudeville‚ which means multi-act‚ theater act when they were about 5 years old. Together‚ Fred and Adele appeared on Broadway and on the London stage. In 1932‚ they split when she married. He went on to achieve success on his own. In his second film‚ he was paired with Ginger Rogers for the first time. The Astaire-Rogers series
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