1. Introduction This report provides a financial quarterly trend analysis for Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ Inc. founded in 1983. Costco Wholesale Corporation is the seventh largest retailer company in the world. As of July 2012‚ it was the fifth largest retailer‚ and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States ("Wikipedia‚ the free‚" 2011). Costco Wholesale Corporation’s stock is publicly traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)
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Education policies 1988 – 2012 1988 Education Reform Act Introduction of National Curriculum Introduction of OFSTED inspections Introduction to testing to determine League tables Competition between schools Vocationalism – job based study Local Management of Schools (LMS) grant maintained (GM) schools; city technology colleges (CTCs) changes in further and higher education It is sometimes referred to as ’The Baker Act’ after secretary of state Kenneth Baker. The Act was about giving
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6N215 Corporate Financial Reporting Professor Doug DeJong Carrefour Group Assignment Introduction Company Overview Carrefour was founded in 1959 in France. Marketing itself as a one-stop-shop providing a wide range of products at a low cost‚ it is now the second largest retailer in the world and the largest in Europe. In 2012‚ the company continued expanding their international footprint by adding an additional 283 retail points in France‚ Europe and Latin America. As of December 31
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accrual-based approach – revenues are recorded at the point of sale and costs when they are incurred‚ not necessarily when a firm receives or pays out cash Cash flow approach – used by financial professionals to focus attention on current and prospective inflows and outflows of cash 1. Balance sheet a. Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents Marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventories Net property‚ plant and equipment Intangible assets b. Liabilities Accounts
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http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/liquidity-measurement/default.asp LIQUIDITY RATIOS: The first ratios we’ll take a look at in this tutorial are the liquidity ratios. Liquidity ratios attempt to measure a company’s ability to pay off its short-term debt obligations. This is done by comparing a company’s most liquid assets (or‚ those that can be easily converted to cash)‚ its short-term liabilities. In general‚ the greater the coverage of liquid assets to short-term liabilities the
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FINANCIAL RATIOS LIQUIDITY RATIOS Current Ratio: = current assets / current liabilities ▪ The higher the ratio‚ the greater the "cushion" between current obligations and a firm ’s ability to meet them. ▪ Use: An indication of a company ’s ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio‚ the more liquid the company is. Current ratio is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities. If the current assets of a company are more than twice the current liabilities
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What is the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988‚ and what type of impact did this policy cause about those American Indian groups; was this act in their best interest. “The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 was designed to regulate gaming on Indian lands”. “Congress adopted the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) (P.L. 100-497‚ 102 Stat. 2475) in 1988 and established a complex system to authorize and regulate the gaming and gambling enterprises of American Indian tribes” (The Gale Group Inc.
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Regina Company Inc. Common Size Income Statement Year 1988 1988 1987 1987 1986 19862 Net Sales $181‚123 100% $128‚234 100% $76‚144 100% Cost of Goods Sold $94‚934 52.41% $70‚756 55.18% $46‚213 60.69% Selling Distribution and Administrative $21‚870 12.07% $14‚621 11.40% $10‚366 13.61% Advertising $39‚992 22.08% $26‚449 20.63% $8‚557 11.24% R&D $2‚423 1.34% $1‚530 1.19% $1‚182 1.55% Total Operating Cost & Expenses
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Financial Accounting vs. Management Accounting Role and Primary Tasks/Services Performed by Management Accountants Accounting is a staff function‚ with management accountants providing information to other managers. Information can relate to: financial statements‚ tax problems‚ dealing with governmental authorities and other matters. The management accountant‚ like other staff managers‚ often recommends courses of action to those using the information. But neither the management accountant
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Interpreting Financial Results FIN/571 July 22‚ 2013 Interpreting Financial Results Liquidity: Current Ratio Parrino‚ Kidwell‚ & Bates (2012) detail the current ratio as current assets divided by liabilities. The current ratio identifies a firm’s potential to pay short-term liabilities; higher liquidity is a good sign for potential creditors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012). At the same time‚ however‚ the current ratio should not greatly exceed benchmarks of other competitors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012)
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