innumerable literatures available on the subject‚ the most appropriate studies have been reviewed.Dr. Promod Kumar published a book in 1991 “Analysis of financial statement of Indian Industries” The study covered the 17 private sector‚ 5 state owned public sector and 1 central public sector companies. He studied analysis of activities‚ assessment of profitability‚ return on capital investment‚ analysis of financial structure‚ analysis of fixed assets and working capital. In his research he revealed various
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE REPORTING IN NIGERIA AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Abstract; This paper presents a comparative analysis of corporate reporting in Nigeria vis-à-vis UK. It describes the key factors in the business environment which influenced accounting system development as well as the regulatory frameworks. It tabulates and compares significant accounting rules and methods prescribed by both UK and Nigerian GAAPs‚ using the Financials of Dangote Cement Plc‚ a hugely market capitalized
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1.1 Background of the Study In this day and age when companies are springing up all over Nigeria‚ companies have to strategize in order to be competitive and relevant as failure to do this will result in their winding up. Corporate strategy as a survival tool for organizational growth is an assertion that is relevant to all companies of all the sectors of the economy. First Bank of Nigeria Plc‚ being an old generation bank has stood the test of time‚ even in the bank re-capitalization process
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PHILOSOPHY AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. Complied by ProdigySam. ABSTRACT The place of philosophy in our global community cannot be overemphasized. Many African nations have continued to adopt various models in order to develop in all aspects of human endeavour. Having tried several models and all seem not to be leading Africa towards the right direction‚ this paper is an attempt at suggesting Philosophy as a tool that may likely be the answer to all the puzzles that African
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Contents page Introduction……………………page1 Literature review………………page 2 Uses of ratios…………………...Page 2 Types of financial ratios………Page 3 ➢ Profitability ratios……….Page 3 ➢ Efficiency Ratios………....Page 4 ➢ Liquidity Ratios………….Page 5 ➢ Investment Ratios………..Page 6 Limitations of ratios…………..Page 8 Conclusion……………………..Page 8 Introduction. The primary purpose of accounting is to convey information about the business to management‚ investors‚ shareholders‚ government
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several tools to determine a company’s health and direction. These tools are better known as ratio analysis. Ratios are among the more widely used tools of financial analysis because they provide clues to and symptoms of underlying conditions.2 Ratios help measure a company’s liquidity‚ activity‚ profitability‚ leverage and coverage.1 These five measured sections show how ratio analysis is used in decision-making‚ how a firm can measure its financial situation and financial performance‚ and the
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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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analyze the financial condition of a company‚ we rely on Financial Statements. Financial ratios‚ derived from Financial Statements‚ make this analysis possible. These ratios also come in handy when you need to compare different companies. Let’s first understand what these ratios mean. Then‚ we will look at the different categories they fall into and study the key ratios within each category. What are Financial Ratios? They are expressions that give us the relationship between different components of
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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 Net profit margin 5 1.4 Return on capital employed 5 1.5 Current ratio 6 1.6 Acid test ratio 7 1.7 Interest cover ratio
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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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