Case 6 The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Health Products Company A has a much higher ratio of Cash & Short Term Investments‚ Receivables‚ and Inventories (24.2%‚ 12.8%‚ 7.0%) as compared to Company B (16.1%‚ 8.1%‚ 5.4%) which is lower in every asset category ratio besides Intangibles and Investments & Advances‚ 46.1% to 22.2% and 3.1% to .1%. This proves that Company A has cash on hand from the sale of side divisions and that they have a large production facility. Company B is a more diverse company
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[The Financial Detective 2005 Introduction Each industry is distinctive. One might be unique in its high fixed assets; other would be differentiated of its increasing intangible assets and many other financial footprints that each industry leaves on its balance sheet. Nonetheless‚ industries are distinguished furthermore; fingers of one hand are not the same as said. Businesses in the same industry can be characterized differently according to their strategic plan and capital structure. The following
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Financial characteristics of companies vary both from industry to industry and within a single industry for a variety of reasons. The challenge for any company in planning its strategy is the consideration of the industry’s economics in conjunction with their own strategy to help the company’s financial statements remain strong and competitive across both lines. In this case‚ we are asked to use this consideration of strategies to determine which company description
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Part 1 : Examine and analyze the financial ratios for eight pairs of unidentified companies and match the description of the company with the financial profile derived from the financial ratios. Beer Company D has higher current ratio and quick ratio which is higher 2.43x and 2.3x respectively. This was because Company D had higher cash and short term investment which was 55.6% while Company C only has 1.4%. It proves that Company D is financially conservative and it matches with the second described
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Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs‚ 25(2)‚ 86-90 (2011) http://www.sbaoi.org Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Novel Bioengineering Concept Palwinder Kaur‚ Puneet‚ Varun Dahiya1 Department of Prosthodontics‚ Swami Devi Dyal Dental College & Hospital‚ Barwala‚ Distt. Panchkula. Haryana 1 Department of Periodontics‚ D J Dental College‚ Modinagar. Corresponding author: Dr. Palwinder Kaur‚ e-mail: soniya.bagri@gmail.com Received 19 August 2010; Accepted 12 January 2011; Available online 4 May 2011 A promising
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Adam Dylik Case 6 The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Health Products Company A has a much higher ratio of Cash & Short Term Investments‚ Receivables‚ and Inventories (24.2%‚ 12.8%‚ 7.0%) as compared to Company B (16.1%‚ 8.1%‚ 5.4%) which is lower in every asset category ratio besides Intangibles and Investments & Advances‚ 46.1% to 22.2% and 3.1% to .1%. This proves that Company A has cash on hand from the sale of side divisions and that they have a large production facility. Company B
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The Financial Detective 2005 Beer Beer Company 1 is a “national brewer of mass-market consumer beers sold under a variety of brand names” (pg. 120). As one might expect‚ this national company has “an extensive network of breweries and distribution systems and owns some beer-related businesses” (pg. 120). It also owns several major theme parks. Beer Company 2 is a brewer of “seasonal and year-round beers with smaller production volume and higher prices” that “outsources most of its brewing activity”
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Common-Sized Financial Data and Ratios Assets Health Products Beer Computers Books & Music Paper Tools Retail Newspapers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Cash & Short Term Investments 24.2 16.1 1.4 55.6 42.2 67.9 54.8 16.2 7.6 5.9 9.3 6.5 4.6 7 0.6 1.1 Receivables 12.8 8.1 4.3 11.9 19 13 nmf 2.3 8.8 10.9 18.9 23.7 1.4 17 4.6 9.9 Inventories 7 5.4 4.3 11.7 2 1.3 14.8 38.6 7.9 14.4 17.8 14.9 24.5 16.7 0.8 0.8 Current Assets - Other 7.2 2.5 1.3 2.4 9.5 5.5 8.6 2
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The Financial Detective As rightly said in the case‚ the financial statements of no two companies are alike. The financial statements of companies in a particular industry‚ however‚ have many similarities and follow certain financial norms unique to that industry. Our analysis focuses on identifying these similarities. Company A: Manufactures and markets a broad line of name brand toiletries‚ nonprescription drugs‚ and consumer and baby care products. When compared to company B‚ it has: •
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives The case presents the student with financial ratios for eight pairs of unidentified companies and asks them to mate the description of the company with the financial profile derived from the ratios. The primary objective of this case is to introduce students to financial ratio analysis—in particular‚ the range of ratios and the insights each one affords. This case presumes that students have already been introduced to
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