5. Financial Ratio Analysis- Interpretation
AEON Company Berhad From the year 2012 to the year 2013, the current ratio of AEON has decreased by 0.12 times. The company has RM 0.79 in current assets for every ringgit in current liabilities in the year 2012 while it has RM 0.67 in current assets for every ringgit in current liabilities in the year 2013. This shows that the company may have problems paying its bills on time because the current ratio of these two years is below 1 which means the current liabilities exceed current assets. Moreover, the net profit margin has slightly increased by 0.01% from the year 2012 to the year 2013. This indicates that AEON is more effective in converting sales into actual profit in the year 2013. This is
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The company has used RM0.83 of liabilities for every RM 1.00 of equity financing in the year 2012 while it has used RM0.84 of liabilities for every RM1.00 of equity financing. This shows that AEON relies more on external lenders in the year 2013 if compared to the year 2012. For times interest earned ratio of AEON, the interest expense of the company are 0 times covered by its income before interest and tax in the year 2012 because there is no interest expense in this year. While, the interest expense of the company are 16301.25 times covered by its income before interest and tax in the year 2013.
Furthermore, the dividend yield has increased by 0.4% from the year 2012 to the year 2013. Based on the calculation in part 4, it shows that the company’s investors can earn 2.25% on their investment if they bought the common stock of AEON at current market price in the year 2012. However, they can earn 2.65% on their investment if they purchased the common stock of the company at current market price in the year 2013. This indicates that AEON has better position to pay a higher percentage to the stockholders on their investment in the form of annual dividends in the year
Over the past ten years, total number of outstanding shares has dropped 40%. The company is very committed to investing money back into own stock thus increasing share price and
The debt to ratio is a ratio that compares a firms total liabilities and shareholders’ equity. It shows the proportion of the amount of money invested by the business owners as well as external entities. Debt to Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities/Shareholders’ Equity = $80,994/$931,490
The Calaveras Vineyard, established as early as in 1883 in California initially aimed at making wine for the Catholic Church. The man behind this family owned business was Esteban Calaveras. Over the years the ownership has been changing but improvements in brand quality and standards remained the key to success. Technological changes also improved market positions chiefly through capital improvements. New strategies helped the company secure good positions regarding cash flow.
Growth and Value Creation at Sunflower Nutraceuticals Sunflower Nutraceuticals (SNC) is a nutraceuticals distributor based in Miami, Florida. Prior to 2012, SNC had flat annual sales growth with total revenues of $10 million and had been experiencing financing issues due to its thin margins and high working capital intensity. Miami Dade Merchant’s Bank (MDM) was SNC’s previous financier, but refused to increase SNC’s line of credit of $3.2 million, which was limiting SNC’s ability to grow because of the working capital constraints. In 2012, SNC decided to accept an alternative financing option from Averell & Tuttle (AT), an investment bank. AT provided SNC with a line of credit of $3.7 million at a 10% interest rate for a 10% equity stake.
Sally’s Beauty Holding, Inc., who has a current ratio of 2.4, is quicker to turn their current asset into cash but also is not investing excess assets. Both companies are able to meet their debt obligations. On the other hand, Coty’s Inc. current liabilities exceeds their current assets revealing their current ratio to be .94. Having a ratio below one can imply that current assets are barely being covered by the current liabilities. Ulta Beauty’s debt-to-equity is estimated to be .65, which reveals Ulta Beauty to have a low risk and not using high amounts of debt to finance operations, because total liabilities is $1,001,660 and total shareholders’ equity is $1,550,218.
Nickel and Dimed Analysis: Minorities vs Majority vs Socioeconomics In Ehrenreich’s classic “Nickel and Dimed: On (not) getting by in America,” the protagonist opens up the dialogue with admitting that she picked out her job out of laziness (Ehrenreich, 1). With the setting in Key West, Florida, the main character being Ehrenreich herself, decides to experiment with the possibilities of existing as a person on the lower terminal of the socioeconomic ladder. For her experiment, she lives in the lower rung of the ladder, becoming a waitress (Ehrenreich, 10). Based in 1996, the novel is investigating the benefits and effects of the 1996 welfare reform bill, which was considered a jugular stab to the spirit of social reform and government assistance to the hapless.
1) a. current liability: Money that a business owner must pay to a creditor within 12 months of the balance sheet date is a current liability. Ideally, short-term assets, such as cash and accounts receivable, should more than offset short-term liabilities, such as accounts payable, notes payable and payroll. If they do, the company 's short-term liquidity position is positive, which suggests the company will likely meet its cash-flow needs and remain a going concern. It is wise for a business owner to remain alert to his company 's current liabilities and the cash and assets that will be turned to cash within one year to meet these obligations. 1) b. Long-term liabilities are due more than a year after the balance sheet date.
The following example will provide further explanation: some entities, for instance a supermarket, may have a lot of cash trade. Due to this reason, it is a possibility that their current assets ratio of less than 2 : 1. This is not likely to be an issue for them because sufficient amounts of cash is probably collected daily through the checkouts. On the other hand, the airline industry, a low current ratio may not necessarily mean that a company is in peril. Reason being is that a large portion of the high current liabilities may relate to the pre-purchased tickets, which the airline can honour for a relatively low marginal cost.
Their current ratio is 1.4% (total current assets/total current liabilities). According to the Risk Management Association of Financial Ratio Benchmarks, the current average ratio is 1.5%. In 2014, the current ratio for the firm was 1.46% while the average ratio in the industry (NAICS 311330) was 1.6%. The company’s net property and equipment in 2015 is worth 2.6 million dollars, a slight increase from 2014, which was 2.3 million. The company is considering taking on some debt to increase their production capabilities.
What insight is provided by the new profitability analysis? What should Alice, Inc. do to enhance its profitability? What options may be available? Analyze the profitability of the two products
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For Sketchers, this decrease in the LTM means that they are on the right track, but it still needs some modifications to do for it to. Coverage Ratios Times Earned Ratio= EBIT/Interest The Times Interest Earned ratio is a measure of the company’s preparedness to cover its debt payment by calculating the number of times it can honor its interest payments before paying
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In addition, the net profit margin of the Ajinomoto Berhad is increasing. I recommend that the investor can invest in the Ajinomoto Berhad as the profit can be made through the investment in the Ajinomoto