Situational Analysis For Gap Inc

1. Corporate social responsibility is defined in Chapter 5 as the corporate duty to create wealth by using means that avoid harm to, protect, or enhance societal assets. Did GE in the Welch era fulfill this duty? Could it have done better? What should it have done?

However, the increase in sales revenue was at a higher proportion compared to the total costs, so the profit after tax for 2014 was £450million, an increase by 13.1% from last year. The table below shows the financial overview for year 2014 and 2013.

Account W/P Common Common # Title Ref. Balance Size Balance Size Amount Percentage REVENUE 40000 Sales 246,172,918.44 102.33% 245,213,452.88 106.40% -959,465.56 -0.39% 41000 Sales Returns 4,497,583.20 1.87% 13,600,220.89 5.90% 9,102,637.69 202.39% 42000 Warranty Exp 1,100,281.48 0.46% 1,158,128.47 0.50% 57,846.99 5.26% Net Sales 240,575,053.76 100.00% 230,455,103.52 100.00% (10,119,950.24) -4.21% EXPENSES 50000 COGS 141,569,221.61 58.85% 130,246,645.26 56.52% (11,322,576.35) -8.00% Gross Margin 99,005,832.15 41.15% 100,208,458.26 43.48% 1,202,626.11 1.21% GA-7.4

Below please find a brief explanation of the different ratios used to analyze the current financial status of Company G.

A person can see from the analysis that both companies had a fewer profits in 2005 over 2004. The increase of operation expenses was the cause of low net profits. Both companies need to rethink their operating cost to decrease their expenses which in return can help increase their profit margin.

The annual report provides important company and financial information to investors, customers, employees, and the public. A company's balance sheet displays a company's assets, liabilities, and equity. Running a company involves continual examination and evaluation of its performance. Ensuring the continued profitability of an enterprise, the use of financial ratios is vital to analyze. Utilizing this data, I evaluated Nike Inc., Dicks' Sporting Goods, and Costco's annual reports. I focused on the balance sheets for 2016, to calculate the working capital, current ratio, and quick ratios in an effort to determine their liquidity. Also does my analysis coincide with the company's Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).

In addition to affecting profits by adjusting useful life and depreciation; key ratios will also be affected. The net profit margin can be influenced both ways to fit the purpose of business strategy. It could be increased to make it seem more profitable, or it can be influenced in a negative way to write off as much expenses as possible – if the year held disappointing results – in order to show next year more positively in comparison.

The operating budget and variance analysis for a company like Peyton Advance are important tools for financial stability. A company will use these tools as a basis for deciding what will be appropriate actions to take for each quarter and to help forecast the future. Both tools are used for communication of corporate goals, warning signs of potential problems, coordination between departments and products, and evaluation of performance of employees. The operating budget and variance analysis for Peyton Approved shows the areas that are working for the company and the areas that need improvement.

This paper is a business situation analysis of Apple, Inc. Apple a market leader in the consumer computer industry with products including desktop, laptop, and handheld computers, as well phones, media streaming, and now watches. A multinational company, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976. They specialize in designing, developing, and selling high-end computers, software, and other electronic devices. Because of Apple’s broad product portfolio they compete with many different companies in a range of markets. This analysis will be conducted using historical information, a SWOT analysis, and portions of Porter’s Five Forces Model to understand its business strategies, impact within markets, products and services offered, corporate leadership, and future.

Revenue for 2015 was $1,692,292 versus to $89,803 for 2014 and operating expenses for 2015 was $11,639,430 versus $6,900,310 for 2014. 2015 Net loss for 2015 was $12,069,466 versus $17,576,576 for 2014.

According to the above data. First, to compare Macy’s net sales of 2015 and 2016. Net sales percent change is -5% (25778/27079-1=-5%). So, 2016 sales decrease 5% over those in 2015. The net earnings percent change is -42% (619/1072-1=-42%). So, 2016 earnings decreased 42% over those in 2015. The return on assets of 2016 and 2015 is 5% (952/19851=5%) and 8% (1678/20576=8%). The net profit margin for 2016 and 2015 are 4% (952/25778=4%) and 6% (1678/27079=6%). The total assets turnover for 2016 and 2015 are 1.30 times (25778/19851=1.30) and 1.32 times (27079/20576=1.32).

Despite lower sales, gross profit for FY2017 increased $162k to $2.3M or 35.9% of sales compared with 2.2M or 32.2% of sales in FY2016. Material cost savings throughout the year, increased revenues stemming from improved scrap pricing and lower labor costs due to reduced production levels and headcount contributed to the improved gross margin.

The analysis of the net income of the company shows that the net income increased by 11.20% in 2014 and reduced by 5.59% in 2015. This shows that the 8.31% increase in revenue in 2015 has been accompanied by a reduction in the net profit. The profit in 2015 however, remains to be higher than that of 2013. The reduction in net profit could be due to a greater increase in costs than revenue.

Operating profit margin figures in the table above show the return from net sales[13]. However profit margin ratios are high enough for the 3 years, there is a fall from 12.86% to 11.26% during 2011-12. Sales revenue increases with a higher rate than gross profit so there is a poor

In 2017, the firm had a higher percentage of cost of sales in term of revenue than 2016, the cost of sales was 30.11% which was higher than 2016 for 0.21%, that means the firm’s gross margin in 2017 (69.89%) will also lower than the gross margin in 2016 for 0.21%. Burberry had a higher net operating expenses in 2017. The net operating expenses was 55.63% which was higher than 2016 for 1.56%, that also lower the operating margin, therefore the operating margin for the firm has decreased from 16.02% to 14.26% (-1.76%).