Essays on Investment

1. What ratios are MOST important in assessing current and predicting future value creation for Sears? For Wal-Mart? Sears Sears grew up to the world’s largest retailer by expanding annual sales through diversifying sale products, such as apparel, cosmetics, jewelry, electronics, household appliances, cookware, bedding …

Executive summary This case study analysis of Dell’s Working Capital and its financial statements has been done to come up with a plan for the company to finance its future growth. Dell Computer Corporation has proven to be one of those companies that revolutionize an …

Introduction Sensing the time to be right, the long serving Managing Director of River Island Clothing Limited has approached Apax Partners, a leading equity valuation firm, with a request to determine the value of River Island. While valuation of a company’s shares needs to be …

Hewlett Packard Financial Analysis Hewlett Packard Company is a global company operating in the market from 1939. Its policy is aggressive marketing and hence its results are not comparable with other cautious players in the industry. Due to its aggressive marketing, HP ranks first among …

The greatest and most accomplished men in any age are those who launch out boldly into the unknown, not fearing what the untried paths ahead held in store for them, but believing, even beyond belief, that there was a great prize awaiting them at the …

Is Nike Worth the Buy? Thomas Senyard Issue It has been a week since Nike’s analyst meeting in which management unveiled a plan to revitalize the company. Kimi Ford wonders, is Nike a good buy for her mutual fund? Background Nike’s recent market share has …

INVESTMENT AVENUES 1. 1 INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENT The money one earns is partly spent and the rest is saved for meeting future expenses, instead of keeping savings idle one may like to use savings in order to get returns on it in the future, this …

International Business has always been one of my favorite classes since I initially went study abroad in Florence, Italy in the summer of 2009. However, I must admit I was not too ecstatic when I first heard there was another simulation game in this course. …

The aim of this report is to analysis the financial performance of J Sainsbury plc by compare several ratios, in the view of an investor who seeking long term investment. Four sections will be illustrated, the background of Sainsbury, 10 ratio analysis, a suggestion of …

The financial ratios that will be used include profitability, liquidity and gearing. Under profitability ratios are the net profit margin, operating margin, return on assets (ROA) and return on Equity. Under liquidity will be current ratio and quick asset ratios while under gearing ratio will …

At the time after the stock market crash, during the Great Depression, most of the people agreed that the main cause for the event was the “improper banking activity” which was mainly seen as the bank involved in the stock market investment. Banks were taking …

Lucky Cement This report studies Lucky Cement as a target against other companies studied as a basis for comparative analysis in the industry. Lucky Cement is the largest cement manufacturer in Pakistan and its upcoming expansion in Karachi will take its capacity from 6. 5mntpa …

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The main objectives of financial management are:- 1. Profit maximization : The main objective of financial management is profit maximization. The finance manager tries to earn maximum profits for the company in the short-term and the long-term. He cannot guarantee profits in the …

Financial markets refer to mechanisms that allow individuals to trade on financial securities such as bonds and stocks with the sole aim of facilitating the growth of business investors to increase their incomes and wealth (Madura, 2008, p. 26). In a much broader perspective, they …

Corporate finance Introduction: In general a firm has the liberty to choose among many alternative capital structures depending on the business requirements. It can arrange for a large amount of debt and a smaller own capital or it can decide to have a large capital …

Operating cycle is the time taken between the purchase of supplies and the time when the cash is collected. It comprises of two parts: days inventory on hand and days sales outstanding. The day’s inventory on hand includes the work in progress, finished good manufacturing …

Peter Singer’s argument reveals little new to the reader who has ever been thinking about poverty and difference in life standards in different nations. To the sophisticated reader, the main point of focus is the wording and how well the argument is presented, how effectively …

Charles Ponzi will forever infamously known as the con man of the 1920’s. Ponzi dealt with numerous amounts of investors who all trusted him to make them a profit on their investments. Unfortunately, Charles Ponzi was a crook from the start. He bought a total …

Balanced Scorecard Traditional Performance Measurement Historically, the measurement system for business has been financial. Activities of companies were measured and monitored through the traditional financial accounting model. However, the extensive, even exclusive use of financial measurements in business has been criticized primarily because an overemphasis …

“If two heads are better than one, are four even better” Maggie Becker, 24, is a marketing manager for Kavu, a small chain of coffee shops in eastern Ohio. Recently,Maggie’s wealthy uncle passed away and left to Maggie, his only niece, $100000. Maggie consider her …

The Investiture Controversy is seen often times as a significant conflict between Church and State in medieval Europe. However, it was really a conflict over two radically different views of whether the secular authorities such as kings or dukes, had any legitimate role in appointments …

This is the business model of Lehman Brothers that includes the general details about the operations of the business that will address all its functions including factors such factors as the expenses, revenues, operating strategies, corporate structure, sales and marketing procedures as well as the …

What is the nature of the opportunity? Could the Ducati brand be expanded beyond motorcycles? Why or why not? TPG strategy is to invest in undervalued firms’ that usually have been poorly managed. The investments are made in privately hold firms that are either unlisted …

Introduction Doing or expanding business in Asia nowadays has become a popular trend from companies around the world, many big firms based on Europe and United States of America recently has opened a branch in Asia in order to reach the Asia Market. The main …

Jill has called on Marcia’s 1. Cosmetics for several years. She has always been friendly to Marcia but treated the other staff with indifference. When Marcia retired, Jill lost the account for what key reason(s)? a. It was time for a new sales representative. b. …

Introduction Dell Computers was started by Michael Dell in 1984. Dell’s primary differentiator was its business model. It sold primarily on the B2C market and custom-built personal computers on demand. Therefore, it had a very low inventory in comparison to its competitors. As a result …

Abstract Walt Disney is a well diversified amusement company with global presence and China is a blooming market and the global economic engine. With the theme park business in both the US and Europe already saturated, and a dwindling number of visitors affecting the profits, …

Explain the meaning “creative accounting” and “earnings management”. Creative accounting refer to the accounting practices that may follow the letter of the rules of standard accounting practices, but certainly deviate from the spirit of those rules. It also defined as the exploration of loopholes In …

Abstract This paper looks at the causes, effects, and lessons learnt from the 2001 dot-com bubble financial crisis. To support my statements I investigate a variety of sources, including recently published academic journals, newspaper articles, books, and market reports. I find that the so-called “Get …

Statement of problem Automotive Industry has significantly increased its contribution to overall industrial growth in the country. By 2030 India will be the third largest car market in the world after China and Japan. This coupled by the purchasing power of the ultra rich makes …