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• UBS: competes on trading, asset management and investment banking. Table 3 shows 2016 ratios for Goldman Sachs and its competitors. Goldman Sachs performed slightly better than most observed competitors in 2016, with a return on equity (ROE) of 8.48%. Only JPMorgan did better, with…

around the evolution of asset value will dominate the lack of precision in information. Gramlich et al (2001) added that short term debt causes long term debt ratios to shift in the opposite direction, if the current debt is classified as long term. A firm seeking to make a short term investment decision, will more than likely gain short bursts of cash or cash…

patients. The return on assets ration (ROA), is a profitability ratio that measures the net income produced by the total assets during a period by comparing net income to the average total assets. The ROA will help measures how efficiently the organization is managing their assets Running Head: Operating Ratios 3 to produce a profit over a period of time. The ratio will help the organizations management and investor see how well the organization converts their investment in assets into profit,…

accounts receivable turn over a year. Asset Turnover Asset turnover ratio is an important ratio because its measure s the company ability to generate sales from its assets by comparing net sales with average total assets. The higher the amount in the assets turnover, the efficiency a company uses all of its assets to generate sales. In 2012, Avis Company had an assets turnover of 0.52, had a decreased in 2013 to 0.50, and increased in 2014 to 0.51. The company assets turnover is decreased which…

The Asset account Cash is increased. Debits increase Assets : Debit Cash The Owner's Equity account Pete Hanshew, Capital is increased. Credits increase Owner's Equity ; Credit Pete Hanshew, Capital 2 The NA account NA is NA. Debits NA NA…

The overall attractiveness of the industry is moderate. As a whole, the audio entertainment industry provides hundreds of thousands of jobs directly and indirectly. As a consumer, the attractiveness of this industry is high. The consumer has the ability to choose between the programming of AM/FM, internet, and satellite radio, based on their likes and dislikes, vis-a-vi payed programming versus commercial programming. The attractiveness remains high on the part of the consumer due to their…

dollar Estee Lauder has in current liabilities, it has $2.09 of current assets. This ratio measures the liquidity of the company, meaning the ability to pay back its obligations. So if a company 's current ratio is high that means there is a better it has to pay back its obligation, which looks favorable in the eyes of investors. However the potential weakness of this ratio is that it doesn 't take into account that the current assets could contain discrepancies that are not disclosed. This…

Pizza Pizza – Changes in Sales, Total Assets, Shareholder’s Equity & Net Income Change in sales: Pizza Pizza’s sales have increased by 5.3% in 2015 to 533.8 million from 505.4 million in 2014, this was primarily due to geographic diversification among eastern provinces which helped provide consistent restaurant sales and stable growth in sales over the past five years. Change in Net Income: Pizza Pizza’s net income increased by 0.871% to 25.23 million from 25.16 million in 2014. The increase…

commodity prices. On the other hand, during the period of lower oil prices, ConocoPhillips took several key initiatives to adjust its business model with the lower pricing environment. The company slashed its dividends by more than 60% and declined its capital investments to support cash flows. In addition, the company also lowered its production and…

Goodwill is explained as the ‘future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination or acquisition that are not individually identified and separately recognised’ in AASB 3 Appendix A. Physical asset including buildings or equipment cannot be considered as goodwill, it should be an intangible asset that has no physical substance. And a business combination itself means ‘a transaction or other event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more business’. On…