The common-size balance sheet for DISH Network Corporation revealed that cash and cash equivalents comprise over half of the total current asset. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents had been necessary to be used in aggressive marketing as the pay-TV industry had reached to the matured stage and the competition had intensified. In 2015, DISH offered a free upgraded programming packages, which led to a large percentage of “Subscriber-related expenses”. In 2016, it launched the new product, Flex Pack skinny bundle, which had more personalized function with lower price. However, the pay-TV subscribers base still had been declining over years and led to the lower sales. This showed a significant threat for the firm, that digital media competition could have a strong effect on liquidity. On the other side, the current liabilities were relatively stable and had not much of the effect on liquidity of the firm. …show more content…
In contract to the operation, DISH had increasing loss in cash from the investing activities over three years. The loss was due to the increasing capital expenditures for new and existing customer equipment. Because of the aggressive competition among the industry, the capital expenditures were hard to eliminate. From 2016 to 2014, capital expenditures for new and existing DISH branded pay-TV customer equipment totaled $446 million, $573 million and $755 million, respectively. This appeared to be a major problem with the firm’s short-term
(TGT) 1.) Liquidity of short-term assets Current ratio 0.94 Cash ratio 0.06
The company’s Net Income faced a loss in the year 2003 and 2004 due to the fire accident and the re-establishment of his store in the new location. The profit in Net Income increased in 2005 and 2006 as he introduced soft goods and also with promotion of his store with the local gyms and running clubs. There was a loss again in 2007 Net Income as the company required a new strategy to develop the sales of soft goods as there were strong competitors. The company net-sales faced Net Loss of 0.81% in 2003 and Net income of 2.60% in
but it can also hurt in the long run. Revenue Decomposition • TSN revenue has been decomposed into five of their operating segments: chicken, pork, beef, international, and packaged foods • TSN believed that they would have a revenue growth of 9.2% overall in 2015 • Because of the Mexico and Brazil operations the international sales are expected to be contracting in 2015 and 2016 at 5% and 2%, but the international sales of china and India help out and the market will see stronger growth in 2017 which will start at 5 % and see a continued growth of 2% Cost of goods sold/gross margin • There is evidence that TSN has been optimizing operations because during the last decade they have declining margins. Property, plant, and
Make it easier to subscribe and cancel subscription. Add a “create your own bundle” service along with a virtual employee to help consumer through the process. Able to choose the channels you want, Internet speed,
Their current ratio improved from 1.59 to 2.44 which shows the ability to cover current liabilities has improved. Massachusetts Stove Company strategically made decisions to not only increase their current assets quickly but also managed their liabilities to keep them from growing out of control. This means that the company could cover current liabilities at any time relatively easily with their cash, receivables, or other current assets. In terms of the market, Massachusetts Stove Company does have the demand of 220,000 active prospects they could try to sell stoves too if a dire need arose for quick cash. Management even brought their quick ratio to 1.08.
Comcast Holdings has several strategic plans, which consists of: 1-) Investing in new technologies to build
Description of Market Distribution Comcast Corporation promotes its products within the telecommunication market through subscription-based television services, home telephone and Internet services to US home and businesses. Comcast’s position in each of these markets is critical in understanding its standing in overall market place. In the United States, the Broadcast and Cable Television Market accounts for about 39% of the global broadcast & cable TV market value. Cable communications business segment provides video, high-speed internet and cable services to residential and business customers under XFINITY brand. The company's cable systems grown to have service subscribers of over 22 million video customers, 19.4 million high-speed internet customers and 10 million voice customers.
This was done by decreasing their cash and the amount of property and equipment the company had and complemented this with increasing accrued interest (America's CAR-Mart, 2017). Between liabilities and equity, the company matched the increase of $18,000 by raising the notes payable and simply by earning more (See Appendix Page 8). Revenues and expenses have increased yearly since 2015, however net income was considerably down in 2016 however rebounded about 50% in 2017 (See Appendix Page 9). There has been a decrease in net cash from operating activities since 2016 and a considerable decrease in investing activities as well. Financing activities compose the bulk of spending yearly.
Altering Financial Statements Major companies with extensive operations such as Chesapeake Energy have several areas in which their financial statements can be altered intentionally. This can be due to issues such as motivation of employees, opportunities that may arise, and rationalizations individuals make for such actions. One area in which individuals may alter such financial information relates to understating expenses to boost profits. There are several reasons to commit such fraud and report overstated profits. Staff members may be under pressure by higher level management by standards set in the beginning of the year, in addition, bonuses and compensation packages may solely depend on profits for the year.
3.1.4 Threat of new entrants This threat is minimal due to high barriers of entry in the media industry. 3.1.5 Threat of substitute products This is probably the greatest challenge Comcast is facing. As discuss previously changes in costumer lifestyle and constant new advances and trends in technology will create a problem for every media company just in trying to keep up with them.
Cost of sales for 2014 increased $138 million from 2013. The cost of sales rate as a percent to net sales of 60.0% was higher in 2014, as compared to 59.9% in 2013, primarily due to continued growth of the Omnichannel businesses and the resulting impact of free
We forecasted we are going to sell at least 1,360,000 units at a price of $35. Since we want to improve customer awareness and accessibility, we decided to invest 2500 thousand in promotion budget and 3000 thousand in sales budget. Another way to improve the demand for our product to create a high market share for our company is by increasing accounts receivable to 35 days. This will allow our customers to pay us back in 35 days, something that will make us stand out from our
Case Study 1: Banc One Corporation Asset and Liability Management Gizem Akkan So basically, the main problem Banc One Corporation has falling share prices as it is written from a 48 ¾ to 36 ¾ in April 1993. The basic reason behind this decline is that its exposure to derivative securities. This decline in share prices raises concerns among the Banc One’s Investors as well as its analysts since they are uncomfortable with huge amount of derivative usage particularly swaps. They think they are not able to measure risks they exposed so this create uncertainity about the firm’s financial stability.
II. Problems of the Case Study 1. Considering company’s budget is very limited, installation of the new technology might affect the financial position in the next year operation. 2.
Exposure to credit risk is managed in part by obtaining collateral and corporate and personal guarantees. Counterparty limits are established by the use of a credit classification system, which assigns each counterparty a risk rating. Risk ratings are subject to regular revision. Liquidity Risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the company is unable to meet its payment obligations associated with its financial liabilities when they hall due and to replace funds when they are withdrawn. GK’s liquidity management process, as carried out within the Group through the ALCOs and treasury departments includes: o Monitoring future cash flows and liquidity on a daily basis o Maintaining a portfolio of highly marketable and diverse assets that can easily be liquidated as protection against any unforeseen interruption to cash flow o Maintaining committed lines of credit Currency Risk Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates.