Comparative Analysis of The Hershey Company & Tootsie Roll Industries Tootsie Roll Industries Ratios The Hershey Company Ratios Interpretation and comparison between the two companies ratios Receivable Turnover Ratio 14.6 times 9.8 times Tootsie Roll has a higher Receivable Turnover Ratio which means that they have more cash on hand and are collecting on debts. Average Collection Period 25 37.24 Tootsie Roll is turning Accounts Recievable into cash 12 days faster than Hershey. Assets Turnover
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Liquidity ratios measure a company’s ability to meet its maturing short-term obligations. In other words‚ can a company quickly convert its assets to cash without a loss in value if necessary to meet its short-term obligations? Favorable liquidity ratios are critical to a company and its creditors within a business or industry that does not provide a steady and predictable cash flow. They are also a key predictor of a company’s ability to make timely payments to creditors and to continue to meet
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Tootsie Roll Industries Ratios (pg 732) The Hershey Company Ratio Interpretation and comparison between the two companies’ ratios Earnings per Share Current Ratio Hershey had net sales close to ten times those of (4‚946‚716 (51‚625 Earnings / Tootsie Roll‚ however their outstanding shares were Earnings / 492‚753 54‚296 Outstanding also an order of magnitude greater than those of Outstanding Shares) = $0.95 Tootsie Roll. Although earnings are greater for Shares) = $0.96 Hershey‚ the
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Tootsie Roll‚ Inc. Sharon Ungar Lane‚ Bentley College Alan N. Hoffman‚ Bentley College INTRODUCTION: “Tootsie Roll’s good fortunes are an accumulation of many small decisions that were probably made right plus bigger key decisions‚ such as acquisitions‚ that have been made right‚ and a lot of luck.” Mel Gordon‚ CEO – Tootsie Roll‚ 1993 Tootsie Roll Industries‚ Inc.‚ a niche candy maker‚ has often been voted one of Forbes magazine’s “200 Best Small Companies of America.” A top quality producer
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Analysis of Tootsie Roll Industries‚ Inc. 2002 1. Tootsie Roll Industries‚ Inc. has been in the candy business for 106 year and has a reputation for success. The company sells products primarily under the brand names of Tootsie Roll‚ Tootsie Roll Pops‚ Caramel Apple Pops‚ Child’s Play‚ Charms‚ Blow Pop‚ Junior Mints‚ Charleston Chew‚ Sugar Daddy‚ Andes and Fluffy Stuff cotton candy‚ as well as several others. The company prides itself in maintaining a positive reputation by supporting the U.S
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Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Loan Package Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. and its branches makes and sells candy including “Andes mints‚ Junior Mints‚ Charleston Chew‚ Mason Dots‚ Sugar Daddy‚ and the ever popular Tootsie Roll‚ which has been made from the same formula for over a 100 years” (Hoovers Academics‚ 2012) Tootsie Roll Industry’s customers include a wide variety of supermarkets‚ dollar stores‚ discount warehouse clubs‚ fund-raising charitable organizations‚ and the United States
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The Tootsie Roll Expansion Project; Growth to Solidify the Future ACC/561 September 26‚ 2011 Jared Jones The Tootsie Roll Expansion Project; Growth to Solidify the Future “Everyone loves the flavor of a tootsie pop” has been a popular phrase for years‚ a commercial jingle that reminds everyone of the wonderful taste‚ a memory from childhood that brings people from miles around to local candy stores seeking Tootsie rolls‚ whether it is a lollipop or a tootsie roll chocolate‚ everyone
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INTRODUCTION The Hershey Company is North America’s largest manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionary products. They produce and sell a wide variety of confections from the familiar favorites such as Hershey’s‚ Reese’s‚ and Hershey Kisses to the Ice Breaker line of gums and mints. They have also emerged as the forerunner in the dark and premium chocolate category (http://www.thehersheycompany.com/). This paper will discuss the history of The Hershey Company‚ general facts and
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Toosie Roll Pop As I walk down the vast isle of candy my eyes run across something new and exciting. Soon as I layed my eyes on a yellow wrapper with brown writing representing a banana. My eyes began to shine bright like a diamonds‚ my soul did a little dance‚ see I am not a big fan of tootsie roll pops however I do fall head over heels in love with banana flavored candy. I pick up what I know will turnout to be my favorite banana candy of them all. I start to unwrap my tootsie pop and
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Tootsie Hersheys Earnings per share As given in the income statement $1.60 $1.97 Current ratio Current assets $211‚878 = 3.78 $1‚385‚434 = 1.52 Current liabilities $56‚066 $910‚628 Gross Profit Ratio Gross profit (Net sales - Cost of goods sold) $176‚947 = 35.7% $2‚053‚137 = 38.7% Net Sales $495‚592 $5‚298‚668 Profit margin ratio Net Income $53‚475 = 10.8% $435‚994 = 8.2% Net Sales $495‚592 $5‚298‚668 Inventory
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