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What is Market Capitalization Method? Market Capitalization is one of the company valuation methods which is based on market approach and involves company valuation measures using current stock market data (Amadeo, 2016). It focuses on the market value of the company (Amadeo, 2016). It is called Market Cap as well. It is calculated by the price of each share multiplied by the total number of issued shares held by shareholders (Nikolaev, 2016). This method mainly is used for public companies…

Ratio analysis When evaluating the performance of ORL, financial ratio from different aspects will be considered together. 1. Profitability 1.1 ROE ROTON’s ROE has experienced fluctuation through the three financial years. The highest value represented the amount of 84.9% in 2011; on the other hand, the lowest value pointed 66.5% in the last financial year. The ROE of OROTON is sliding from 2011 to 2013. The downward trend indicates the management of ORL might not well manage the profits based…

igure 13. Saudi Arabia vs. The Globe (Nelson Complexity Index) Saudi Arabian refineries stand at 6.0, i.e. below the global average of 7.9. The reason for low NCI is because historically Saudi Arabian focus was on upstream business and refineries have been an addition to meet local demand. In the past couple of decades, the demand has grown significantly requiring more complex refineries. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia’s strategic vision to be self-sufficient and net exporter of fuels in the future…

1) Calculate all of the ratios listed in the industry ratios table for East Coast Yachts. Industry Ratios Ratio Formula Values Answer Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Current ratio current assets/Current liabilities 51,123,050/50,584,750 1.01 0.86 1.51 1.97 Quick ratio current assets-Inventory/Current liabilities (51,123,050-20,149,650)/50,584,750 0.61 0.43 0.75 1.01 Total asset turnover sales/total assets 611,582,000/401,558,750 1.52 1.10 1.27 1.46 Inventory turnover cost of goods…

The article, “Barnes & Noble has been destroyed by Amazon” discusses how Barnes and Noble has been losing money over the past few years and the role that Amazon has played in its difficulties. Barnes and Noble’s sales have recently fallen again while its long term debt has tripled over the past year. Along with all of this, shares in the company have plummeted dramatically. It has struggled to keep up with Amazon, as its Nook e-reader, has not been successful and its online sales have dropped.…

The Wall Street Journal “Walmart Surprises with Dim Outlook” In the article “Walmart Surprises with Dim Outlook,” the desperate and concerned tone of the workers show their feelings towards a situation. For the last couple of years everything has been looking well for the worldwide known company. However, everything has turned upside down when they see their sales and profit for this year so far. Due to this event, not only is it affecting Walmart but all the other manufacturers as well. The…

ConocoPhillips Is Making the Wrong Move ConocoPhillips’ (COP) financials clearly indicate the weakness that the company is seeing in its business. For instance, in the second quarter of 2015, ConocoPhillips had reported a net loss of $179 million i.e. minus $0.15 per share as compared to positive earnings of $2.1 billion, or $1.67 per share in last year’s second quarter. Post adjustment for some items like deferred tax due to amendments in Canadian tax laws and non-cash impairments, the…

specific identification method is how Starbucks’ allowance for doubtful accounts is computed. The allowance for doubtful accounts for Starbucks reported at year of October 2, 2011 and October 3, 2010 was both reported at $3.3 million. 3. The acid- test ratio computed for October 2, 2011 came out to be 1.17. This means that if all the current liabilities came and were due immediately, then Starbucks would not have any problem in paying them. 4. The accounts receivable turnover is 33.95 times for…

Staples vs. Office Depot Staples and Office Depot compete against one another by selling similar products such as office and school supplies. The difference between these two companies may not be very noticeable when looking at them through a broad lens. However, after comparing the financial statements of these two companies, I found that the profitability, liquidity, and solvency of each is what distinguishes Staples from Office Depot. When comparing the profitability of these two…

1. Allstar captured an additional 16.5% of the cold product segment of the market. Accordingly, their market share of manufacturer sales of the OTC Cold product market increased from 23.8% to 39.1%. 2. Allround OTC cold medication maintained the leadership position at period 10. The brand awareness was not evaluated specifically each year and instead was monitored by sales. 3. Since the Allstar portfolio of products dominated the market it is reasonable to assume that Allstar’s share price is…