Capital adequacy ratio

From the table, it is obvious that Aristocrat Leisure Limited has increased its debt financing and equity financing. According to these increases, the equity financing is the preferred option to finance for Aristocrat Leisure Limited and the capital structure of Aristocrat is mainly from it. As a result, Aristocrat Leisure Limited does not get any tax benefits from increased debt financing. Over the four-year period, Aristocrat Leisure has increased the debt financing by a big margin, and thus…

Fig. 5 shows the monotonic and cyclic stress-strain responses of selected specimens having all influential parameters considered in this study, such as the volumetric ratio of transverse steel reinforcement, number of CFRP layers, and aspect ratio. In this figure, the axial stress was calculated by dividing the axial load to the column cross-sectional area, and the corresponding axial strain was derived from the average readings of the four LVDTs divided by the central gauge length of each…

Balance Sheet Observation Pinnacle Entertainment INC. (PNK) a) What is the trend, in each company, in total revenues over the three years? Growth has been observed in revenue. It is increased from (2012) 1,002,836 to (2014) 2,210,543 which is 120% growth as compare to base year. Revenue is very sensitive for the survival of company but since growth rate is very high, it is sign that company will grow further in future. PNK need to maintain it through the period, any negative in growth can…

The increase is vaguely from one year to the next, however one may consider this a yo yo effect as CVS proceeds to elevate from 2012 to 2013 then regress once again in 2014. I would like to point out though, during 2011 the ROA was at the lowest point during 2010-2014. The net income did in fact increase from 2010-2011, however, there sales significantly increase during this time period. One would conclude that this reason would indicate why their margins are at a lower point, which is…

Should musicals be made into movies? That is a pivotal question of our generation. There are many reasons why musicals should not be made into movies. There are many justifications of this point including accurately depicting the musical, choosing to use well-known actors over those that have true talent, and the loss of uniqueness of each live performance. There are many reasons why musicals should be made into movies, such as preservation, reaching a broader audience, and convenience. There…

Barco Projection Systems Decision case Company Background: Barco Projection systems is the second largest division of Barco N.V Headquartered in Belgium. This specific division was formed to pursue the technology of video projection. It designed manufactured and sold sophisticated video projectors for industrial use and applications. Those projectors can be used to project images and information on to large screen. What makes BPS stands out is their scan rate, which measure the speed at a…

1. Introduction The case study “The Future of OY MOOMIN characters” describes the real situation of expanding international markets beyond the home using the mechanism of licensing. This entry strategy helps to operate at profit every year after being not profitable for more than ten years. The key reasons for such a success are two factors: 1) “a shift in emphasis from the characters to the original artwork and the universal values embedded in the stories”, 2) “improvements in the quality…

Introduction Founded in Malaysia, Scientex Berhad became Sendririan Berhad in 1965 in the scientific textile industry. Scientex's core business is divided into two strategic business units, manufacturing and real estate development. (Refer Figure 1) Scientex Berhad manufactures and supplies different catogories products such as industrial packaging, consumer packaging, automotive interior and green energy products. Its industrial packaging products include stretch film, PP strapping band, FIBC…

Following Laurie Company’s purchase of Western Company, 20 Western employees were laid off. The severance pay offered to the recently terminated were used to match the same offered to Laurie Company employees in the previous year. One of the recently terminated Western Company employees, Bill Smith, was offered 5 weeks of severance pay as compensation. He complained that his offer was not fair compared to what was offered to the Laurie Company employees. As a result, a statistician needed to…

2.3 Efficiency Efficiency ratio is commonly used to evaluate how well the company manages their asset and liabilities internally. This ratio goes hand in hand with profitability ratios as it helps to improve the company’s profitability in the business. The efficiency ratio of ENCORP Berhad will calculate by using Fixed Assets Turnover and Debtor’s Collection Period (Appendix ). Figure 2.3.1: Efficiency Analysis of ENCORP Berhad Based on the diagram above, the Fixed Assets gradually…