Woolworths currently operates 933 Woolworths stores across Australia. FY14 Key Financial Highlights 2014 2013 Sales $60.8b $58.6b Gross Profit $16.4b $15.7b Earnings Before Tax (EBIT) $3775m $3595m Net Profit $2451.7m $2259m Total Assets $2.4b $2.2b Total Liabilities $1.3b $1.2b Shareholder’s Equity $10b $9300m Key Profitability Ratios: Profit Margin = Net Income/Net Sales
The keys to the company’s future value and growth are profitability (ROE) and the reinvestment of retained earnings. Retained earnings are determined by dividend payout. The spreadsheet sets ROE at 15% for the five years from 2006 to 2010. If Reeby Sports will lose its competitive edge by 2011, then it cannot continue earning more than its 10% cost of capital. Therefore ROE is reduced to 10% starting in 2011. The payout ratio is set at .30 from 2006 onwards. Notice that the long-term growth rate
formulate its strategies. Internal Analysis: The IFE (Internal Factor Evaluation) matrix summarizes the major strengths and weaknesses of Verizon Communications. KEY INTERNAL FACTORS WEIGHTS RANKING SCORE Strengths 1. Employee satisfaction. .05 3 .15 2. Well positioned company. .15 3 .45 3. Increase in revenue and EPS. .10 3 .30 4. Offering fiber-optic lines. .20 4 .80 5. Largest directory
While AIMCO Properties, L.P. maintains a 95.2% ownership interest and has full control over the partnership activities, the Aimco Operating Partnership holds all of Aimco’s assets and manages the operations of Aimco’s business. A. Price-to-FFO Ratio An important financial metric for REITs is the Price-to-FFO (Share price/FFO per share), as opposed to Price-to-Earnings (P/E). REITs trade significantly higher because earnings are understated given the amount of depreciation (Walthen,
management, contract management, working capital management, and financial risk management (Johnston, 2016). Financial statements, which are summaries that show an organization 's current financial position, can provide organizations/individuals key data and information about their financial performance by providing the concepts and tools to make better financial decisions (Johnston, 2016; Zelman, McCue, Glick, & Thomas, 2014). This
An analysis on Debenhams We have taken the company Debenhams for our analysis. The methodology adopted for the analysis includes ratio analysis and a comparative study with Lewis, a leading apparel company in U.K Company profile: Debenhams Debenhams plc engages in the operation of department stores. The company’s stores provide a range of products, including women’s wear, men’s wear, children’s wear, lingerie, health and beauty, and home ware products, as well as gifts and accessories. It offers
2012 SEC 10-K Annual Reports Analysis Project November 30, 2013 Accounting for Non-accounting Managers Research -Draft- Full citations and credits pending… Source data sites provided Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 History of the Company 3 Industry Overview 4 Summary 4 Competitive Landscape 5 Financial Data Verizon Communications Inc. and Subsidiaries 5 Financial Analysis of Key ratios 6 Asset Productivity Ratios 6 Financial Strength Ratios (Liquidity) 6
Winnebago operates in the luxury recreational motor vehicles industry. It’s main competitors are Thor industries, Malibu Boats, Polaris Industries, and Brunswick Corporation. These firms were chosen due to the fact that, while they may not all be in the RV industry, they sell similar products as Winnebago. Winnebago’s main line of business in the RV industry of all classes A, B, and C. Thor is the most similar to Winnebago due to the fact that all of its products are specifically in RV industry.
invest •Ratio analysis •Stock price analysis •Recommendations Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you: 1. Provide a rationale for the U.S. publicly traded company that you selected, indicating the significant factors driving your decision as a financial manager. 2. Determine the profile of the investor for which this company may be a fit, relative to that potential investor’s investment strategy. Provide support for your rationale. 3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you
Practice: Part 2 10/15 total points earned. Question 1 (Worth 5 points) The boxes described below have the same volume, but different dimensions and surface area. Use this data as the basis for a discussion of beneficial cell shapes. Essay Submission When the volume is too large relative to the surface area of the cell, diffusion cannot occur at sufficiently high rates to ensure this. Therefore cells size is wanted to be relatively small. Box A's surface area to volume ratio is the smallest