Essays on Financial Statement Analysis

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott The purpose of the report is to develop a recommendation for improving a company’s current strategy in order to remain sustainable in a highly competitive economic environment. The recommendation will be based on an analysis of both the external and internal factors that affects the company. This includes both qualitative and quantitative factors since the report is segregated into (1) environmental scan and risk analysis, (2) ratio analysis, (3) financial statement analysis, (4) weighted average cost of capital, and a (5) strategy development. The company chosen to be analyzed is Marriott International, ...

Executive Summary

The report comprises of two main tasks that are financial ratio analysis and distress analysis to determine and evaluate the financial performance of HSBC. The case study is prepared to analyze the financial conditions of HSBC. HSBC Bank Plc. is one of the largest financial services providers in the world. HSBC operates in Finance and Insurance industry that is highly competitive in the global market. The decline in values of current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio reveals that the company did not succeed in maintaining stability in its financial position, but the decrease of 0.02 and 0.01 is ...

Verizon Communications Inc. Financial Statement Analysis

Verizon Communications Inc. Financial Statement Analysis

This financial statement analysis project focuses on Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Communications Inc. is a publicly traded American broadband telecommunications company with operations in about 150 countries globally and in about 2,700 cities. At the time of presenting this financial statement analysis document, Verizon Communications Inc. traded at a market price per share of $56.50 with a market capitalization of $229.21 billion (Yahoo Finance, 2016). The company’s main competitor has been AT&T. It operates in the telecommunications industry and has it main products including the telephony services, data services, and television ...

Financial Management Theory and Practice

In this document, the rating for the three concepts that I have learned in the course is discussed. I would like to rate 1 to the financial statement analysis, 2 to risk and returns and 3 is the cost of capital. My rationale to explain the rating 1 to the financial statement analysis is because it is the main source of the financial and nonfinancial information of the business. It briefs about the related factors, policies and other external factors that affect the financials. The financial figures on its own cannot explain much about the changes. Therefore, the readiness ...

INTRODUCTION ANDBACKGROUND/HISTORY OF THE BUSINESS

Qatar Cultural Creativity Center was established in 2005 following the decision of the President of General Authority of youth no. (2) for year 2005. The board of directors was constituted in 2012 following the decision of Minister of Culture, Arts, and heritage no (116) for year 2012. The Cultural and Creativity Center is a Not for Profit Organization. The Cultural Creativity Center targets the youth and aims at equipping them with both hard and soft skills that fosters the discovery of personal abilities (Ame Info). The Center teaches skills such as how to write and publish a book, how ...

Introduction

Amazon is an organization that started in 1994, as the earth’s biggest bookstore. The company in 1997, via IPO, raised $50 million. In 1999, the business explored new business models, marketplaces, and auctions. In 2000, after the fall in GP, the business shifted towards traditional retailers. The objective of this paper is to analyze the case “Amazon.Com the Brink of Bankruptcy” presented by Lynda M. Applegate in 2013. For the attainment of the purpose, the paper has been divided into seven segments. Each segment presents worthwhile information.

Financial statement analysis refers to the evaluation of the profitability, stability, ...