Literature Review 2.1 History of the air-conditioner Air-conditioner was invented based on invention of refrigerator. The history was told that the Chinese were the first to store natural ice and snow to cool wine and other delicacies. Evidence has been found that ice cellars were used as early as 1000 B.C. in China. Early Greeks and Romans also used underground pits to store ice. Ancient people of Egypt and India cooled liquids in porous earthen jars. Ice was produced due to vaporization
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foreign companies are coming to Malaysia hence the competition is also becoming stiffer in the domestic market. The YTL Corporation Berhad celebrated its 52th anniversary in 2007‚ and in more five decades since its inception‚ has grown from a small construction firm into a sprawling business empire that features five subsidiaries governing various operations. Today‚ YTL Corporation Berhad is one of the largest conglomerates listed on the Bursa Malaysia boasting a track record of 55% compounded growth
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Deluxe Corporation Ninth Annual Institutional Investor Forum Sidoti & Company‚ LLC Jeff Johnson‚ Treasurer and Vice President Investor Relations September 24‚ 2010 Presentation Scope ■ Comments are limited to information already publicly released: – 10-K for 2009‚ filed February 19‚ 2010 – 10-Q for Q2 2010‚ filed August 5‚ 2010 ■ All estimates and projections are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those estimated or projected
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Toyota Motor Corporation 1. Brief description Toyota Motor Corporationis the largest Japanese automobile manufacturer as well as one of the largest automobile companies in the world. It was initially established in 1933 as a part of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works‚ Ltd. Later in 1937‚ it was named as the Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. Toyota established many related companies or business units‚ some of which are Toyota Machines Work Ltd. and Toyota Auto Body Ltd. In 1982 such business units were incorporated
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Executive Summary First Farms Corporation started as a small animal feeds manufacturing in 1950s. The company has expanded to other agribusiness products and set up nationwide facilities. Though the company has performed well‚ it has a dilemma – a huge deficit in the operating cash flows of Php 719 million despite increasing revenues. Also‚ return on equity (ROE) is decreasing. In analyzing the case‚ the group is taking the point of view of the Vice President for Finance – addressing the
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INTRODUCTION This report shows the operations of the business Sprezzatura Coffee Sdn. Bhd. which is based in Petaling Jaya‚ Selangor (refer to appendix B). Sprezzatura is not just a normal café as it is also a roastery which basically means a place where coffees are roasted (Web-definition.com‚ 2014). Being the only café opened in Phileo Damansara I building has made it an instant hit among the businessman and woman and employees that works in the building. Sprezzatura has created a nice ambience
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THE CORPORATION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES [Batas Pambansa Blg. 68] TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Definitions and Classifications Section 1. Title of the Code. - This Code shall be known as "The Corporation Code of the Philippines". Sec. 2. Corporation defined. - A corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law‚ having the right of succession and the powers‚ attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence. Sec. 3. Classes of corporations. -
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securities that are not listed on a public exchange and are not easily accessible to most individuals [1]. There are usually available only to high net worth individual ’s‚ corporation ’s‚ institutional clients etc. These investments range from initial capital in start-up enterprises to leveraged buyouts of fully grown-up corporations. Mostly Private Equity funds are structured as closed-end funds with a finite life span of 10 or 12 years‚ which may be extended with the consent of the majority of the
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Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company. The company has been following an acquisitive strategy by taking over hospital companies and not-for-profit hospitals. The firm is also considering expanding into new health service areas like home health care and outpatient surgery. The company is at a crossroads with regard to its financial goals; HCA currently faces the likelihood of adverse changes to the Medicare/Medicaid policy which could strain
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Table of Contents: 1.Introduction……………………………………………………………………….2 2Literature Review…………………………………………………………………3 3Research methodology…………………………………………………………...4-5 4. Corporate Information……………………………………….…………………..6 5. Corporate Social Responsibilities………………………………………..………7 6.Analysis of Financial Statements (Ratio Analysis) …………………………….. iCurrent Ratio……………………………………………………………..8 iiQuick Asset Ratio………………………………………………….……..9 Leverage Ratio…………………………………………………….……….10 i)Debt to equity ……………………………………………………………
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