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    (1) Calculate the firm’s financial ratios for 2007: Vanguard Group 2007 financial ratios 1. Current ratio = current assets/current liabilities = 718‚750/431‚250 = 1.67 2. Quick ratio= (current assets-inventory)/current liabilities = (718‚750-303‚750)/431‚250 = 0.96 3. Inventory turnover= cost of sales/average stock = 1‚362‚480/303‚750 =4.49 4. Average collection period= (average debtors/annual credit sales)×365 = (296‚250/1‚680‚000) ×365 = 64 days 5. Total asset turnover= annual sales/total assets

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    INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ways of interpreting financial statements - Using individual items contained in financial statement. - Using ratios computed from items contained in Financial Statement (Ratio analysis) Reasons for interpreting accounts Accounts have to be analyzed and interpreted for the following logical points (1) Evaluation of the trading performance of a firm in order to have a measure of the quality of management running it. (2) Appraisal and monitoring

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    University of Salford Salford Business School Course: MSC Management Module title: Managing finance TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT: Ratio Analysis Name: Agbasimelo E. Ifeanyi Roll no: @00316215 Instructed by: David Wright PART A PAGE 1.1 Sales turnover index 4 1.2 Gross profit margin 4 1.3

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    Mandy 9943018 Laurana 9853047 Cristine A Formula for Economic Calamity一帖經濟蕭條的解藥? The market crash of 2008 that plunged the world into the economic recession from which it is still reeling had many causes. One of them was mathematics. Financial investment firms had developed such complex ways of investing their clients’ money that they came to rely on arcane formulas to judge the risks they were taking on. Yet as we learned so painfully three years ago‚ those formulas‚ or models‚ are only pale

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    ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial statement analysis is the study of relationships between the elements of the same statement or different financial statements and the trend of these elements. The purpose of financial statement analysis is to determine the meaning and significance of the data contained in the statements so that a forecast may be made of the prospects for future earnings‚ expected dividends and the ability of the business to pay interest and debt as it matures. Financial

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    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT FIN6310: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM SET #1 PROF. ARZU OZOGUZ SPRING 2013 1. Calculate the value of the following two bonds. Assume that coupon payments are made semi-annually and that par value is $1‚000 for both bonds. Coupon rate Time to maturity Yield-to-maturity Bond A 5% 5 yrs 7.2% Bond B 5% 25 yrs 7.2% Recalculate the bonds’ values if the yield to maturity changes to 9.4%. Which bond is more sensitive to the changes in

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    4 Chapter 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Theoretical background 8 1.1.1 Use and significance of Ratio Analysis 8 1.1.2 Limitations 11 1.1.3 Classifications of ratios 13 1.2 Research Methodology 33 1.2.1 Need for the study 33 1.2.2 Scope of the study 33 1.2.3 Objectives of the

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    C. OVERALL ANALYSIS OF ALL COMPANIES LIQUIDITY: CURRENT RATIO The current ratio is a financial ratio that measures whether or not a firm has enough resources to pay its debts over the next 12 months. From the table it shows that Ajinomoto (M) Berhad is the highest liquidity. The ratio is 5.38‚ followed by Padini Holding Berhad at 2.37 and 3rd British American Tobacco with ratio at 1.91. Therefore‚ we can see that Ajinomoto has enough resources to pay its debt over the next 12 months. LEVERAGE

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    Financial Statement Analysis: Amazon‚ Incorporated Ashley B. Stark Dickinson State University October 18‚ 2012 Abstract The following document provides the trend‚ common-size‚ and horizontal analysis of Amazon‚ Incorporated‚ for the fiscal years ending 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010‚ and 2011. Amazon‚ Incorporated is a healthy company that has reached mature growth with stable returns. Overall‚ Amazon‚ Incorporated is a reasonable investment based on its historical and industry analysis and trends

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    and Home retail group PLC year end 28th February 2011. Contents Introduction 3 Kingfisher PLC 3 Home Retail Group 3 Analysis 4 Profitability Ratios 4 Liquidity Ratios 5 Gearing Ratios 5 Investment Ratios 6 Performance Factors 6 Kingfisher PLC 7 Home Retail Group 7 Appendix 8 Profitability Ratios 8 Liquidity Ratios 9 Gearing Ratios 9 Investment Ratios 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction The aims and objectives of this report are to compare the two companies‚ Kingfisher

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