Essays on Financial Analysis

Wesfarmers main focus is very simple but an effective objective of providing a satisfactory return to its shareholders. The beauty of this objective is that it is measurable, and they seek to achieve a return on equity, which ranks Wesfarmers in the top 20 percent …

Liquidity Current ratio=current assets/current liabilities 2010:29021/19483=1. 49 2011:24245/18960=1. 28 Quick ratio= (current assets- inventories)/current liabilities 2010: (29021-1301)/19483=1. 42 2011: (24245-1051)/18960=1. 22 Cash ratio=cash/current liabilities 2010:13913/19483=0. 71 2011:10635/18960=0. 6 Financial Leverage Total debt ratio= (total assets-total equity)/total assets 2010: (29021-7766)/29021=0. 73 2011: (24245-5641)/24245=0. 77 Debt equity …

Budget a detailed plan, expressed in quantitative terms, that specifies how resources will be acquired and used during a specified period of time. A budget is a description of a financial plan. It Is a list of estimates of revenues to and expenditures by an …

After carrying out a ratio analysis of Sears Holdings corporation , a number of inferences can be drawn. The firm is operating profitably as the profitability ratios surpass the industrial average. However, the trend is declining. The restaurant however is not financially stable owing to …

GAL has a current ratio of less than 2 and less than PAP in 2012 meaning it does not have a satisfactory amount of current asset to cover its current liabilities. However, when it comes to 2012, both current ratio and quick ratio has a …

According to Investopediaxxvii, a bond rating is a grade given to bonds that indicates their credit quality. Private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch provide these evaluations of a bond issuer’s financial strength, or it’s the ability to pay a …

Political, Economic, Social and Technological – plus Ecological or Environmental, Ethical, Demographic and Legal. It’s a matter of personal choice, but for most situations the original PEST analysis model arguably covers all of the ‘additional’ factors within the original four main sections. For example Ecological …

Due to a widespread economic letdown, Nike was in constant struggle in terms of sales in the U. S. while it was internationally expanding in Europe. Eventually, Nike was compelled to sell licensing rights to local distributors in Europe. The company initialized such plans in …

Company background I. T Limited (0999. HK) is an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It was listed on the main board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 4-March-2005. The company offers a wide range of apparel products. It sells its products as …

Introduction Accounting is the process of recording, classifying, and reporting and interpreting the financial data.  Accounting provides a key source of information about a business to those who need it, such as managers or owners. The framework makes cash and profit can be monitored, planned, …

Pest analysis: The following pest analysis has been created for three markets separately. Pest analysis stands for political, economic, socio-cultural and technological environment. Use of the pest analysis guides our company to work according to the changes taking place in these categories. Moreover good use …

Language : Spanish (most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world) And meridian languages (68 distinct) such as Yucatan Maya or Natural. Religion : There are many religions in Mexico, but the Catholic Church is the most represented. About 83%/ After, you could find other Christians …

Strengths Low cost operations AirAsia Berhad is the first airline company that offered a low cost flight in Asian market. By operating the low cost principle, AirAsia Berhad aim to maximize their sales and minimize their operating cost. Based on their slogan “Now Everyone Can …

Introduction This report will look at the macro-environmental factors affecting Primark which operates in the high-street retail clothing sector. Primark offers chic clothing on the cheap through a number of department stores throughout the UK & Ireland, Holland, and Spain. With its main target market …

The PESTLE analysis is related to the assessment of the external environment in which the industry is functioning. This analysis will assess the impact of the political, economic, social, technological, and legal factors on the industry. The analysis is presented below: Political Environment The influence …

Introduction Premier Inn The Whitbread PLC story began in 1742 when Samuel Whitbread opened his first brewery. In 1750, Whitbread PLC moved to premises in Chiswell Street, London and was the first purpose-built mass-production brewery in Britain. Whitbread PLC became a well-known brand name in …

Procedure This essay paper was created by primarily by accessing journals and papers on the hotel industry as a whole, and the Four Seasons Hotel in particular through the online database: ProQuest. Other information was also research from the Company’s Web site at www.fourseasons.com, and …

Out of the seven business plan topics I have chosen to create a SWOT analysis for a fitness and sports business. All over the United States there are many fitness and sports centers that many people attend on a daily basis. Such as gyms like …

The company values their close customer relationships. Thanks to arsenal sales activities of the owner of Sic Avoided Amsterdam, clients have a strong connection with their ice cream supplier (this can be concluded from the Positioning Advantages and from one current customer mentioning this advantage …

Executive summary TELENOR it is a multinational corporation of Norway. Norwegian telecommunication was Established in 1884. with the passage of time it introduces three more telecommunication corporations. In 1995 it changed its name to telenor. It has its telecommunication network in about 12 countries. Has …

Weaknesses Threats Over-reliance on foreign Commercial property price labor Government law on foreign labor. Location of outlets Pollution of environment Weak internet presence Currency conversion rates Price and range of product Competitors Dull and boring layout of outlets Strengths The purpose of identifying the company’s …

The purpose of this report is to provide a strategic analysis of Woolworths in its Australian retailing industry. There are some external environments that affect Woolworths’ businesses, such as discussed in Porter’s five forces analysis, which are: rivalry among competing sellers, threats of new entrants …

Pestel 3.1.1 Political and Legal Forces The political challenge is that L’Oreal should conform to all the different government leadership styles in various countries it operates within. L’Oreal faced a decline in the dermatology branch led by its Galderma brand due to new legislations governing …

Combat is an Indian website which provides information related to food, restaurants, pubs/bars etc. In countries like India, the Philippines, South Africa, Sir Lankan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Companies are drawn towards international expansion because of lower costs, new opportunities, …

Strategic management is important to the success and expansion in most businesses. What is Strategic management? It is the art and science of formulating, implementing, and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives (slide 1-4, chapter one of The Nature of …

Strengths Strength 1 – In 20th century , Hong Leong Bank is considered a bank which has quality bank with a strong market position. They undergoes a well-recognised transformed business franchise with a full range of banking experience, an establish of history entrench relationships with …

SWOT analysis for Sagacity Tea Sagacity Tea is a successful company which built premium quality of New England brand of organic, sugar free, ready to drink tea. Kate Moran along with her husband Steve Benton has successfully able to manage the company and they manage …

From my working experience I have discovered, an organisation that knows its shortcomings, and can make relatively strategic decisions to meet the right objectives, will achieve its desire to become successful and remain relevant. Successful organisations in Nigeria always attribute their success to unique strategies …

Strengths – W&DB’s strength lie on being an independent brewing and pub retailing business. Aside from brewing, the company also operate to around 1630 pubs – a mixture of both tenancies and managed pubs. They have a selection of the venues are modern bars of …

Very good Leadership is one of Nike’s strengths. Nike is a very competitive organization. Founder and Owner, Phil Knight is often quoted as saying that “Business is war without bullets. ” Nike has a healthy dislike of its competitors such as Reebok and Addidas. This …