objectives of the business ('Mind Tools', 2016). The factors used in SWOT analysis include: Strengths Strengths describes the positive attributes tangible and intangible that are internal to the organization and are within the organization’s control. It analysis the internal resources a company has for example tangible assets within the organization and the positive attributes of the staff. Strengths give a company a competitive advantage over its competitors (Berry, n.d.). the…
Future prediction According to the information from the newspaper, some news should be notified that the outstanding achievement for the last year, which the overseas buyers bought 80% of the 45,000 bikes Compton sold, with demand growing strongly among urbanites in Asia and the U.S., and it made £3.4m profit on a turnover of £28m last year and employs 240 staff, more than half of which have skilled manufacturing jobs. Compton exports its bikes to 44 countries, and has stores in cities in the…
Significant assets acquired included property, plant, and equipment totaling $865 million and other assets totaling $145 million. Billy’s also assumed a substantial amount of Little Drummer’s liabilities. The useful lives assigned to the plant, and equipment acquired were 30 years for the plant and 15 years for the equipment. The useful lives for the plant and equipment already owned by Billy’s are 20 years and 10 years, respectively. Acquired customer lists, included in other assets, were…
Financial statements such as income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets are reports which companies use to report financial information to the public and stock holders (Pride, Hughes and Kapoor, 2015). These financial documents enable the public and prospective investors informative on the financial viability of the company. Additionally, these statements assist potential investors in knowing how the senior executives are managing the company’s resources. Unfortunately for…
This implies that Orica is financing debt at 1.4x what they use shareholder equity to finance (this helped reduce the impact on ROE as stated above). Combined with Orica's Debt to asset ratio increasing from (XX) to (XX) in 2012, Orica is financing almost 60% of its assets through debt (increasing their total liabilities by $624m). Orica needs to review its borrowing practises and debt financing as these high ratios show that they are relying more on debt than in the past…
the assets section it encompasses is due to the company’s competition. Due to Microsoft and Apple’s domination of the technology industry and Disney’s increasing hold on movies and other entertainment,…
This is likely due to the increased inventory on hand that was not sold during the fiscal year. Even though the company technically had more assets, less of it was considered liquid because it was in inventory, less current assets, a drop in intangible assets, and a rise in current liabilities. GameStop went from 1,655.7 million in 2010 up to 1,747.8 million in 2011. The factor that made up the bulk of this difference was accounts payable, which…
Opportunity Cost Opportunity Cost: what one gives up when choosing between options. This can be money, but it can also be an intangible asset such as happiness. The financial portions of opportunity cost can be calculated, but the intangible costs need to be taken into account as well. Opportunity cost is important because it takes into account what one gives up and what one gains in different scenarios, and helps inform decisions. I could attempt to become a musician. I would follow my high…
Background Information In 1955, Ray Kroc completely reshaped the restaurant industry with his new restaurant idea, McDonalds. One day in California, Ray was visiting a restaurant who had purchased his multi-mixers, when he decided to stop by a restaurant run by the McDonald brothers. He was astonished by the efficiency of the brother’s restaurant. They provided a small menu, but focused on quick and quality service. He told the two brothers of his great idea, to copy and paste these…
Bahi Beshara Apple’s Initial Public offering Week Five Assignment Finance 516 Outline • Identify the company and its industry. • Discuss important financial and other facts about the company from its SEC filings. • How successful was the IPO in raising capital? • What has happened to the company since the IPO? • What is the trend in the stock price of the company since the IPO? Identify the company and its industry: Apple Inc. is a…