Essays on Liquidity

Conventional versus Islamic

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Abstract:
The current paper relates financial analysis of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE. The aim of this paper is to evaluate financial performance of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE and make appropriate conclusions regarding comparative advantages and disadvantages of the two groups of the banks. The evaluation between commercial and Islamic banks was carried out with the help of financial analysis. Analysis of financial ratios was used as the main technique of financial analysis in this paper. There were four groups of financial ratios analyzed, namely: liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, profitability ratios, Continue reading...

Private placement is the sale of a company’s securities to a few, select investors as a means of raising the capital. The investors may include insurance companies, banks, pension funds, and mutual funds. Such a placement does not require registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This work appraises the market performance of a group of companies that announced their intention to sell private placement shares. The market considered herein is the NASDAQ Global Market. For this market, two companies (issuers) are considered -- NeurogesX, Inc. and Solar Capital Ltd. The information herein is current and Continue reading...

The study of Bear Stearns abrupt fall and demise reveal the importance of credibility for a financial institution in a specific sense irrespective of its robustness. A business in general could fall if credibility and illiquidity become questionable. Bear Stearns is the first ever major investment bank to fail during the global financial crisis (Li and Mizrach, 2010). The 85 years old firm has survived a number of economic turmoil and recession, yet it fell when it was least expected to fall. A number of factors become apparent when studying the Bear Stearns demise, and these include the role Continue reading...

Britvic Company Financial Analysis:

Introduction:
With operations in prominent countries of Europe like the Great Britain, Ireland and France, Britvic is renowned as one of the leading soft drink companies in the whole of Europe (Marketwatch.com, 2014).
The Company has been able and successful in setting up a definite portfolio across the markets where it operates. The brands of the Company that have captured its own market include Robinsons, Tango, J2O, drench, MiWadi, Ballygowan, Teisseire and Fruité. The Company also produces and sells famous drinks of PepsiCo Company such as Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew Energy, in Britain and Ireland, as per theelite Continue reading...

Liquidity is the ease of buying or selling an asset or a security without significant effects on the market prices (Baum, 2006). In the financial market, liquidity refers to the availability of credit or the ease of borrowing. Unlike a house, securities such as treasury securities, Eurodollar future contracts and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index are all liquid since they can be easily converted into cash. In this case, liquidity refers to the ability of the central bank to provide money to the economy (Baum, 2006). This is reflected in the multiplier effects of the financial system. The Continue reading...

Increasing liquidity(money flow) of a company

Liquidity is referred to as a business’s capability to meet financial obligations as they come due or accrue. Improving liquidity means having a large working capital. In other words, the business cash flow should exceed all liabilities. These are some of the ways in which liquidity can be increased
Accounts of receivables and payables should be well managed to ensure that liquidity is always improving. Both debtors and creditors have an impact on liquidity. A business should consistently review accounts receivable to make sure customers receive and pay bills on time thus increasing liquidity. Delays in sending bills, Continue reading...

Analysis of Company's 2009 – 2011 Financial Statements

AT&T is a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Dallas, Texas USA. Founded by the inventor of telephone himself Alexander Graham Bell it was originally named “The Bell Systems” in 1875 (Corp.att.com, Web). The company is currently serving over 100 million customers with fixed and mobile communication services along with its paid television and broadband products. AT&T is also one of the largest non-oil company in the United States in terms of market value. It is publicly traded stocks on NYSE, FWB, BMV and Dow Jones listed under the ticker symbol of “T” for telephone ( Continue reading...

Executive Summary

This work is about the preparation, appraisal, and interpretation of financial statements. The financial statements considered herein are Cash Flow Statement, Trading Profit and Loss Account (Income Statement), and the Balance Sheet of SIMPLECO PLC. Based on the provided information, the above statements are prepared and analysed so as to determine the financial position of the company. The analysis involves calculation and interpretation of the financial ratios. These ratios fall under three categories: profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, and leverage ratios. A conclusion is finally made concerning the performance of the company based on its financial Continue reading...

Hewlett Packard Company (HP) is an American multinational corporation founded by William Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939 and incorporated in 1947 in California. The company is a provider of computer hardware, soft ware and IT services. Its main products include HP desktops and laptops, HP printers, HP servers and HP enterprise software. It also provides technology consultancy and outsourcing to businesses, states and organizations. Thus, the company falls under Information and Communication Industry. It main competitors in this industry include International Business Machine Corporation (IBM), Dell Corporation, Cisco Systems, Apple Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Xerox Corporation and NCR Corporation.
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Introduction

Mayo’s Clinic is a health organization that is based in Rochester in Minnesota. It was founded in 1899 and has grown tremendously over the years. Today, it employs approximately four thousand physicians and scientists and 60 thousand allied health staff. Similarly, Erie County Medical Centre is a health organization located in New York City. It has a hospital facility with 550-bed capacity and more than thirty outpatient service centres. This paper seeks to analyse the financial viability of the two entities. In addition, it seeks to analyse the financial viability of merging these two entities. To this end, Continue reading...

The paper is devoted to the analysis of financial ratios of Continental Tire AG and its two competitors in the world market – Michelin and Goodyear. Full ratio analyses include Liquidity, Leverage, Profitability, and Management Ratios analyses which will be represented in this research proposal. Companies’ balance sheets and income statements as of 2011 will be analyzed for the purposes of this paper.
Input data for analyses of the three companies is included in Appendix 1, full ratio analyses is in Appendix 2. The first group of the ratios belongs to the liquidity financial analysis. There were three ratios (current, Continue reading...

For the purpose of our analysis, we will be using the financial statemenst of Starbucks Incorproation while for accomodating peer review, we would analyze Mc Donalds. The concerned industry of both the companies is of Specialty Eateries.

Introduction:

Starbucks Incorporation is a well known premium coffee chain around the globe. The company is listed on New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol of ‘’SBUX’’. Starbucks Corporation operates around 60 countries around the globe and is known for niche prices in the coffee business. Apart from coffee, company also serves tea and other beverages.

Reason for choosing Starbucks Corporation:

Starbucks is a well established coffee Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Financial management is one of the crucial success tools for any organization. A good financial management must include the use of the required accounting standards when presenting the financial reports. A company that is financially viable is most likely to compete favorably with its peers. In this paper, I have analysed the financial performance of Persimmon Plc in the last four years. The company’s current success lies in its ability to treat the global competition as an opportunity in building capabilities, and adopting strategies that result into competitive advantage. The analysis includes a brief introduction of the company Continue reading...

Liquidity Ratios

These are ratios that help accompany to meet its short term maturity obligations. They are arbitrary measures that are used to verify a company’s capability to settle off short-term debts responsibilities. They basically measure the ability of the company to meet its near-term obligations. Current ratio and acid test ratio are example of liquidity ratio measures.

Current ratio

Current ratio is a liquidity measure that shows the rate at which a company is able to meet its short- term liabilities using its current assets. It indicates the capability of a company to meets its short term Continue reading...

About the company

Apple Inc. is an American multinational enterprise that design and develop consumer electronics, provides paid multimedia services and sells software. Headquartered in California, the company was founded in 1976. The consumer electronics of the company includes, IPhone. I pad, IPod and MacBook, while the paid multimedia service is known as ITunes. The company trades on NASDAQ under the ticker sign of ‘AAPL’.

Rational for selection

The core objective of this paper is to analyze the financial performance of Apple Inc. which has always been in good news for introducing innovative products into the market. Although the company had ruled the multimedia and Continue reading...

Financial Analysis: United Health Inc.

Financial Ratios
Ratios are important tool of financial analysis that are primarily used by the analyst so as to know the pas trend in the financial performance of the company and also to unearth the real time financial position. However, analysts never base their decisions on just one set of ratios for conducting the financial analysis of the company, rather the following set of ratios is commonly used by them:
- Liquidity Ratios
- Profitability Ratios
- Solvency Ratios
- Efficiency Ratios

Ratio Analysis: United Health Care Inc.

In this section, we will conduct the financial analysis of the company using the above stated ratios. Continue reading...

- Investment analysis of the Emirate Airline
- The University
- [Instructor’s Name here]
- Table of Contents
- Financial highlights analyses, 2010-2014 .. 02
- Horizontal analyses 02
- Vertical analyses 04
- SWOT analysis .. 04
- Cash flow analyses, 2010-2014 . 06
- Cash flow statements analyses 06
- Profitability position 08
- Liquidity position 08

Horizontal analyses
The four-year revenue growth of Emirates Airlines was 90.4 percent, or an average annual growth of 22.5 percent. This growth performance is moderately high and impressive for a company in the airline industry, an industry reputed for its low Continue reading...

Summary

The paper is devoted to the analysis of financial ratios of Continental Tire AG and its two competitors in the world market – Michelin and Goodyear. Full ratio analyses include Liquidity, Leverage, Profitability, and Management Ratios analyses which will be represented in this research proposal. Companies’ balance sheets and income statements as of 2011 will be analyzed for the purposes of this paper.
Input data for analyses of the three companies is included in Appendix 1, full ratio analyses is in Appendix 2. The first group of the ratios belongs to the liquidity financial analysis. There were three ratios (current, Continue reading...

Islamic banking performance and risks in MENA

1. Introduction
Islamic finance was only a dream 50 years ago became reality now. Nevertheless, it is one of the fastest growing industries currently as well as it showed some strength at the time of Global Financial crisis (2007-2009). These features and others made Islamic banks a feasible and viable alternative for conventional banking system.
Although Islamic Banking showed good signs but they faced and still facing some challenges (Risks). This paper revises the current risks faced by Islamic Banks especially in MENA region. Additionally, it’s going to measure their performance in these countries. Finally it will classify Continue reading...

Apple Inc: Financial Analysis

Problem 1:
Liquidity Analysis:
Liquidity Ratios are used to judge short term solvency of the company as if it have sufficient working capital to pay off its short term obligation. Generally, two measures of Liquidity Ratios are used by the analyst to adjudge the liquidity position of the company:
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio/Acid Test Ratio
1) Current Ratio: Calculated as ratio of Current Asset and Current liability, this liquidity ratio is considered to be true indicator of a firm’s liquidity.

Current Ratio: Current Assets/ Current Liabilities

2) Quick Ratio: Also known as Acid Ratio and a more stringent measure of liquidity assessment, Continue reading...

Part 1)

Analyzing financial statements of the company is of great importance as it serves different purposes of each interested party. For Instance, while investors analyze the financial statements to evaluate their investment decision in the company, creditors are more concerned to judge the profitability of the company i.e if the company will be able to honor their agreed payments on time. Apart from these outside parties, even the management of the company conduct financial statement analysis so as to formulate future plans and decisions.

However, there are different tools available for supporting the financial analysis of the companies and the same are discussed hereunder:

Vertical Analysis: A popular method of conducting financial statement analysis in which each entry of the Continue reading...

Introduction

Morrison supermarket is the among the largest food retailers in UK. The company success in the market over years has been attributed to establishing its own manufacturing facilities which allows it to control quality of its food. The company keeps its accounting records under the guidance of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAPS). In addition, its financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS. The company financial records are audited by independent external auditors. This implies that the financial reports relied in calculating financial ratios are reliable. The ratio analysis of the company shows that the company profitability, Continue reading...

Introduction

The International House of Pancakes is a large company in the hospitality sector where its major operations are carried out through franchises. It is owned by the Dine Equity company which also owns other subsidiaries in the hospitality sector. Financial ratios are used by internal and external users to judge the financial health of the company.

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio (2010) = Current Assets = 325,720 = 1.68
Current Liabilities 193,353
(2009) = Current Assets = 337, 144 = 1.3

Current Liabilities 257, 967

Acid Test Ratio (2010)= (Current Assets- Inventory) = 325,720- 11,977 = 1.623
Current Liabilities
193,353
(2009) = (Current Assets- Inventory) = 337,144- 12,236 = 1.259

Current Liabilities

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Executive Summary

The report is commissioned to analyze the financial condition of JakelBerhard after the takeover by the new director, Mr. Michael. In order to achieve our objective, we unearthed the financial trends using the tool of ratio analysis using multiple ratio sections of Liquidity, Profitability and Efficiency. Our comprehensive analysis indicated that with the arrival of new director, the company’s position has rather deteriorated with decreased liquidity, declining profit margins and weak efficiency position.
In addition to the ratio analysis section, we have also discussed the importance of accounting information for a company like JakelBerhard and have also assisted Continue reading...

International Business Machines

Problem 1:

These ratios judge short term payment ability of the entity. Generally two measures of Liquidity Ratios are used by analyst to adjudge the liquidity position of the company:
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio/Acid Test Ratio
1) Current Ratio: Calculated as ratio of Current Asset and Current liability, this liquidity ratio is considered to be true indicator of a firm’s liquidity. The average industry current ratio is 2:1.
- Current Ratio: Current Assets/ Current Liabilities( Robisnon, 2011, pg 142)
2) Quick Ratio: A more stringent measure of liquidty assessment, quick ratio is calculated as ratio of Continue reading...

Company Overview

Sony Corporation is among the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics products in the world. The company engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of various types of electronic instruments, equipment, and devices for consumer, industrial, and professional markets. Primarily, the company operates in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and America. The company also distributes gaming software and hardware ('Sony Corporation SWOT Analysis' 2013, p. 3). The company does the distribution, manufacture, and broadcasting of image-based software such as motion picture, television products, and recorded music. The company’s manufacturing facilities are mainly located in Asia, but the company Continue reading...

Financial Analysis: Google Inc

Introduction:
In order to ascertain the real financial position of Google Inc, we will be conducting the ratio analysis of the company for the year 2011, 2012 and 2013. As part of this analysis, we will look into the liquidity, profitability, solvency and efficiency analysis of the company and the same is detailed below:
a)Liquidity Analysis:
Also known as Pure Balance Sheet Ratios, liquidity ratios indicate the short term solvency of the company, i.e. if the company will be able to honor its short term obligations. In other words, it indicates the current working capital position of the Continue reading...

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Key facts about Wal-Mart Inc.

The history of one of the largest corporation in the world –Wal-Mart – began in 1962 from the opening of the first store in Rogers, Arkansas. Now there are 11 thousand stores in 27 countries and the company keeps growing. Success story of Wal-Mart is definitely worth exploring, as at the present moment this company is the largest corporation in the USA and the second largest in the world according to Global Fortune 500 rating.
Motto of the company: “Save money. Live better.” expresses its values and strategies in the very best way. Sam Continue reading...

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Tesco has grown in leaps and bounds over the years over the last two decades. Currently, Tesco is the second largest retailer in Europe and the third largest retailer. Carrefour, which is larger than Tesco, has a lower net income than Tesco. A research conducted by Bernstein Research indicated that the international prospects of Tesco have been underappreciated. In fact, it indicated that Tesco is better positioned for growth internationally compared to its competitors. Tesco has been a success story that has been studied by various researchers in an effort to unravel the reasons behind its success. Continue reading...

Company: Diageo Plc

Industry: Alcoholic Beverage Industry
Diageo Plc is a British, multinational alcoholic breweries manufacturer. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and the primarily operations of the company are related to the manufacturing of alcoholic breweries which includes, wine, spirit and beer. With the market capitalization of $78 Billion, it is the eight largest company registered on the London Stock Exchange.

Diageo is also a proud owner of the leading brands in the alcohol industry as Smirnoff, Johny Walker and Guiness.

Stock Exchange Listing/ Stock Market Activity:
Diageo Plc is registered on London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol of ‘’DGE’’. With the average volume of 622,398 shares, the company stock price is in the increasing trend. Referring Continue reading...

- Introduction
Nectar Sweets Plc is a company with the main shop in Hong Kong. It is experiencing cash flow problems and is seeking an increase in the overdraft facility from the bank. Statements of the company reveal that its operations are profitable, but it is not efficient in collecting debt. The report identifies and analyses the company’s problems and recommends possible solutions. In addition, it uses financial ratios to assess the performance of the firm.
- Problems facing the company
- Nectar Sweets Plc has a problem in collection of its accounts receivables. The company takes a Continue reading...

About the company

Founded in the year 1982 by George Washington University alumni Fadi Ghandour and his business partnerBill Kingson as Arab American Express, Amarex is an international main company and the first Arab company to secure listing on NASDAQ. The company was originally headquartered in Jordan which was late moved to Dubai, UAE. It is also the first mail delivery company to originate from Middle East. At present, it is the second largest mail delivery company after DHL and is continuing its expansion path through multiple acquisitions of mail delivery companies around the globe with some major acquisitions including, Priority AirFreight, Continue reading...

Investment Analysis of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc

Investment Analysis of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc
1. Company Profiles – A Synopsis

PepsiCo Inc, an American multinational, is a food and beverage organization which has headquarters in New York, United States. The company has interests in the production, marketing and distribution of beverages, snack foods, and other products. This publicly traded company was formed in the year 1965 after Pepsi-Cola Company merged with Frito-Lay, Inc. Coca-Cola Company, also an American multinational, sells carbonated soft drink in every store having a headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia of United States. It was founded in 1886.

Product/Services

PepsiCo has a diverse beverage and Continue reading...

Importance of liquidity ratios in short-term financial decision-making

Liquidity ratios are a source of information on the ability of the company to meet its short-term immediate obligations. Liquidity is a reflection of the company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations by the use of assets whose conversion to cash is an easy task. The three most common liquidity ratios include the current ratio, the quick ratio, and the networking ratio. The current ratio can be described as the ratio of current assets to the current liabilities. Current ratios are an indication of the ability of the company to satisfy its current liabilities with its current assets. Continue reading...

Executive Summary

This work has to be written consecutively and logically in order to consider and to take into account all features and decisions of the problems and to comprehend the overall situation. I intend to define the main problem of the case, its issues and describe it.
When the problems will be defined, and the description will be finished, I am going to analyze the financial performance of the business using the financial data of the case. This part of the paper is the largest and has a very important meaning for decision-making. Financial and numerical data describes precisely the Continue reading...

Income Statement:

The income statement reports the revenue and expenses of the firm over a period of time. The income statement is sometimes refered to as the statement of operations or Profit and Loss Statement. The income statement relies on the equation:

In other words, Income Statement serves the purpose of providing the investors and other users of financial statements with most appropriate profitability of the entity net of expenses incurred by the company. In an elaborated manner, income statement helps an investor to assess as how the business has performed by giving a summary of how the business incurs its Continue reading...

Introduction

Business cycle and monetary theory are great aspects studied in macroeconomics. Economists were concerned with the changing nature of macroeconomics and most of them tried to elucidate specifically what goes on and the reasons for the existence of economic cycles. Due to this, several schools of thought and theories were developed. However, each economist was trying to outdo each other and criticizing one another’s work was quite common. The classical school which perceived economics to be a science of wealth was highly criticized by John Keynes. This paper shall critically evaluate the Keynes’ criticism on the classical school Continue reading...

Analyzing Financial Statements 2013

Ratio analysis makes it possible to compare performance within the current year against performance in previous year. A trend can be established to determine areas which are expanding and the ones contracting.
The profit margin ratio is one of the profitability ratios and indicates the extent to which costs of goods sold are being controlled in relation to sales income.
The inventory turnover ratio is one of the efficiency rations and measures the efficiency of the business in keeping its inventory as low as possible in relation to sales; the more time the inventory is turned over, the more Continue reading...

Proposal for the Analysis of “Global Financial Crisis-2007”

During our lifetime we have seen many small and big recessions in different financial markets across the globe. The biggest of them all in last eighty years is definitely the Global Financial Crisis of 2007 which is also known as Subprime Financial Crisis. It being by far the most discussed economic topic of our times, lots of things have been said about why it happened and how it could have been averted. Still we are struggling to get out of the deep rooted impact it left upon the global economy.

The Global Financial Crisis did not just happen overnight. Continue reading...

Executive summary

Special purpose financial statements that are conventionally provided by small businesses usually offer limited information in both quality and quantity. The main reason behind this is the freedom in reporting that small businesses have. Consequently, lenders have to be careful when using these statements in lending decisions. As a small business, Boat Builders Pty Ltd’s financial statements may not be in a good state as provided to be used in a lending decision. A critical evaluation of whether they represent the true status and performance of this business is necessary before a detailed financial analysis is done. A Continue reading...