...Analysis Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil stated in 2012s summary annual report “unrelenting focus on creating long-term value is the commitment we make to all who place their trust in ExxonMobil by investing in our stock… our unique competitive advantages and steadfast commitment to ethical behavior, safe operations, and good corporate citizenship enable us to deliver long-term value to our shareholders while helping to supply the world’s growing demand for energy” (pg. 5). Exxon continues to deliver “superior results” to its shareholders. As I looked over Exxon’s summary annual report for 2011 and 2012, it was clear that the majority of the oil company’s assets were tangible. According to Investopia.com (2014) tangible assets are “assets that have a physical form…they include both fixed assets, such as machinery, buildings and land, and current assets, such as inventory.” Both the 2011 and 2012 summary annual reports have the majority of its tangible assets in its property, plant and equipment portion of the balance sheet. Exxon Mobil Corp.'s current, quick, and cash ratios improved from 2011 to 2012. The company’s Net Income was $41,060, 000 (2011) to $44,880, 000 (2012), which is a positive move and an increase of $3,820,000 or a little of 9%. Cash flows for the same period moved negatively, about $11,305,000 or a little over 65%. The cash flow statement is broken down into three different categories, such as, operating activities, investing activities, and...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |ACC/280 Version 5 | | |Principles of Accounting | Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course covers the fundamentals of financial accounting as well as the identification, measurement, and reporting of the financial effects of economic events on the enterprise. Financial information is examined from the perspective of effective management decision making with special emphasis on the planning and controlling responsibilities of practicing managers. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at...
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...Maximum four students per group: You can choose your own groups. Anyone without a group at the end of week 3 will be put into a group at random. Assignment Value: 10 percent of the final mark. The assignment consists of a written report submitted through Turnitin and an in-class presentation for a duration of 10 minutes. Instructions: Step One: You are to select a public company and determine the related industry. In each class, only one group will be allowed to choose one industry group. So, if you want to do “Industrials”, your group has to be the first to request it. Assignment 2 will be based on the same Industry Groups. Step Two: Select your company. It may be an American or Canadian company. Confirm your selection with your instructor, as each group must have a unique company. Step Three: Using SEDAR http://sedar.com or EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgar, and other sources (e.g., company website), download the company’s annual reports for the most recent two years. You will be conducting a financial analysis for the most recent three-year period. (Therefore, if the company has a financial year-end of 31st December, you will be analysing 2011, 2012, and 2013. You may also wish to use financial websites such as Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, Reports on Business, etc....
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...SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT 2010 CONTENTS 02 Chairman’s Statement 13 14 Consolidated Income Statement Corporate Data 05 Balance Sheets Summary Financial Statements 06 15 19 21 Statistics of Shareholdings Summary Directors’ Report Notes to the Summary Financial Statements 12 Independent Auditor’s Report 17 Notice of Annual General Meeting Proxy Form Request Form Extract of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Full Financial Statements Important Notes For investors who have used their CPF monies to buy shares in the capital of United Industrial Corporation Limited, this Summary Financial Report is forwarded to them at the request of their CPF Approved Nominees and is sent FOR INFORMATION ONLY. The Proxy Form and Request Slip attached are not valid for use by CPF investors and shall be ineffective for all intents and purposes if used or purported to be used by them. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 2010 OVERVIEW SINGAPORE CLOSED 2010 WITH A RECORD-SETTING GDP GROWTH OF 14.5%. THE SPECTACULAR GROWTH WAS LARGELY BOOSTED BY STRONG EXPANSION IN MANUFACTURING AS WELL AS THE SERVICES SECTORS. Performance Review and Dividend Following the completion of several residential property projects in the preceding year, revenue from trading property sales declined by $69.3 million (13%) to $478.2 million in 2010. Gross rental income from the Group’s commercial properties also dropped slightly by $12.9 million (4%) to $297.4...
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...help management by using balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements. They are part of an accounting report that a company can communicate their financial information. These...
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...Executive Summary Strategic financial management is one of the most critical and important activities for the professional business manager. It is a fact that the consequences of all important management decisions, financial and otherwise, are immediately and/or eventually will be reflected in the financial performance of the business enterprise. Financial management is concerned with the efficient acquisition and deployment of both short and long-term financial resources, to ensure the objectives of the enterprise are achieved. Decisions must be taken in three key areas: * Investment - both long-term investment in non-current assets and short-term investment in working capital; * Finance - from what sources should funds be raised? * Dividends - how should cash funds be allocated to shareholders and how will the value of the business are affected by this? Efficient financial management requires the existence of some objective or goal, because judgment as to whether or not a financial decision is efficient must be made in light of some standard. Although various objectives are possible, we assume in this book that the goal of the firm is to maximize the wealth of the firm’s present owners. Shares of common stock give evidence of ownership in a corporation. Shareholder wealth is represented by the market price per share of the firm’s common stock, which, in turn, is a reflection of the firm’s investment, financing, and asset management decisions. The idea is...
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...responses to the questions in the annual report project. If you did not purchase the workbook you are not permitted to use this template. INTRODUCTION TO THE CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORT: A Business Application with IFRS Content 3rd edition Copyright 2011 by Applied Accounting Analytics. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this book beyond that permitted by the applicable copyright law without Applied Accounting Analytics’ permission is prohibited. Requests for permission to reprint or for further information should be directed to bstanko@luc.edu or tzeller@luc.edu. ISBN: 978-0-9841839-2-0 To be completed by the student and submitted with the completed annual report project according to your instructor’s requirements. Complete the following before you submit your assignment. This step is required to validate your compliance with sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act. 1. Remove the front cover of the workbook and identify: Student Name: Wesley Franklin | Term: First Term | Selected Company: Pepsico | Instructor: Brandy Havens | 2. Print your completed electronic template. 3. Attach the following: * This page completed with all required information. * Completed Word template. Template boxes expand as you input responses. Adjust page breaks as necessary to submit a professional representation of your work. Chapter 1 - Introduction Select a Company and Gather Documents Chapter...
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...Team Project Wayne Patterson, Tammy Runnion, Rachel Johnson & Catherine Garcia Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on December 2, 2012, for Tom LeNeau’s B233/MAN2021 Section 05 Principles of Management course. This summary will discuss the information that team 3 has retrieved from annual report of Philip Morris International. The annual reports we obtained shows the management changes and how the four functions of management have improved the operational efficiencies of Philip Morris International. All of the information in this summary, will be interesting to management students and managers. On March 28, 2008, Louis C. Camilleri became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris International. This happened following the spin-off of Philip Morris International from Altria Group, Inc. prior to this, he had been the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Altria Group Inc., since 2002. He had previously served as Altria Group Inc.’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 1996. Camilleri joined Philip Morris Inc. in 1978 as a Business Development Analyst with Philip Morris Europe. Prior to joining Philip Morris International Inc., Camilleri was a Business Analyst with W. R. Grace & Co., in Lausanne, Switzerland. Louis received a degree in Economics and Business Administration from Lausanne University in 1976 (Philip Morris International, 2002-2012). Louis C. Camilleri is a person of...
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...Individual Final Project You have been named the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a two year old company, CUNY Analytics. Financials have been prepared by a bookkeeper. As CFO, you responsible for the preparation of accurate financials, analysis and review of the financials before they are released and communication of the results of your company to banks, investors, creditors and the government, as necessary. Please complete the following: a. What are the four major financial statements and, in depth, discuss their purpose. • Income Statement Reports revenues and expenses for a specific period of time. A firm's revenues, gains, expenses and losses are listed on the income statement. Revenue is money earned from a company’s normal business operations. The expenses on the income statement are the costs associated with earning the revenue. When a company sells one of its assets, it can experience a capital gain or loss. Revenues minus expenses, plus gains minus losses, equal net income or net loss. The dollar amount of net income listed on the income statement is also found on the cash flow statement under the operating activities section. • Balance Sheet The Balance sheet has two main purposes. First, it presents a snapshot at a point in time. Second, it helps to improve understanding, as companies group similar assets and similar liabilities together. The balance sheet reports assets and claims to assets at a specific point in time. It includes the elements of the accounting...
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...* Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Analysis Model 3 3. Company Overview 3 4. Industry Outlook 3 5. Company Evaluation 4 Free Cash Flow Estimation 4 Cost of Equity, Cost of Debt, WACC Calculation 5 Discounted Cash Flows and Company Evaluation 5 6. Sensitivity Analysis 6 7. Final Recommendations 6 8. Appendix 7 Appendix 1: Historical Free Cash Flow Analysis 7 Appendix 2: Historical Free Cash Flow Analysis 8 Appendix 3: Growth Estimations 9 Appendix 4: 2012 Operating Expense Growth Estimation 10 Appendix 5: Income Taxes 11 Appendix 6 11 Working Capital, Depreciation and Amortization, Capital Expenditure Estimation 11 Appendix 6 Part II: Estimations Summary 12 Appendix 7: Free Cash Flow Estimation Analysis (in mln. €) 13 Appendix 8: WACC Calculation 14 Appendix 9: Equity Evaluation 16 Appendix 10: Sensitivity Analysis 17 9. References 18 Executive Summary This report discusses the possible profitability of investment in shares of the Allianz Group SE. Our analysis, based on discounted cash flows and weighted average cost of capital, suggests that under the assumption of stable economic growth, no drastic escalation of the European sovereign debt crisis and industry shocks due to natural disaster like the hurricane Sandy, the current share price of the company is currently below its estimated value and thus a promising investment opportunity. If the company manages to keep its stable growth in the last quarter of the year...
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...Money & Business Reading Financial Reports • Navigate through the sections of an annual report published by Barnes & Noble Spot the next Enron a mile away. Even the most experienced investor can get lost in the jungle of a company’s financial statements. But basic knowledge of the balance sheet, cash flow statement, and income statement go a long way. With just a little effort, you can: • Calculate basic ratios to measure profitability, liquidity, and solvency • Make better, more informed investment decisions Financial Report Basics Financial reports, or financial statements, are documents that summarize a company’s financial performance. All publicly traded U.S. companies that have more than 500 investors and $10 million in net assets, or that are listed on a major national stock exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the NASDAQ, are required by law to issue financial statements on both a quarterly and annual basis. This regulation is enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. government agency that regulates the investment industry. Financial reports are meant to create transparency and accountability by making companies’ financial results vis ible to investors and the market as a whole. The reports are standardized, meaning that the annual and quarterly reports from various companies contain comparable (though not necessarily the same) financial information. • Balance sheet: A snapshot of the company’s financial...
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...Caltex / 2014 Annual REPORT Corporate Governance Statement The Board is committed to conducting the business and operations of Caltex Australia Limited and its group companies (Caltex) in accordance with high standards of corporate governance, and in the best interests of our shareholders. The Corporate Governance Statement provides information about the Caltex Group’s corporate governance practices for 2014, including compliance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations for the year ended 31 December 2014 and as at the date of this Annual Report. A graphical representation of Caltex’s Corporate Governance Framework (CG Framework) is set out below. Delegation MD & CEO Board Independent Advice • Independent legal or other professional advice Audit Committee • Audit Committee Charter OHS & Environmental Risk Committee • OHS & Environmental Risk Charter Oversight through reporting • External auditors External Auditor Policy • Internal Audit • Board Charter • Board Tenure Policy • Board Composition, Appointment, Induction & Election • Charter of Director Independence • Delegation of Authority • Performance Evaluation Process • Policy for Transactions with Chevron • Risk Management Summary • Continuous Disclosure Policy • Securities Trading Policy • Shareholder Communications Policy • Code of Conduct • Diversity and Inclusion Policy Human Resources Committee • Human Resources...
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...Introduction This report will explore the strategic analysis of Vodafone Plc which is one of the leading companies in the Telecommunication industry. Besides, the main point of the essay is to illustrate the resources and capabilities of literature and comprehend how Vodafone generates sustainable competitive advantage. Firstly, the theory is important which could support the opinion and develop it. It includes resource-based view and VRIN. Furthermore, using the RBV analyse the resources as core competence helps organization competitive the competitor. Moreover, the VRIN is a way to explain and summary Vodafone how to keep it competitive advantage. Theory Resource-based view (RBV) The resource-based view is a way of viewing the firm approach to strategy formulation. RBV focus on the internal environment rather than the external environment has been viewed as a more secure base for formulating. The RBV emphasizes the internal capability of the organization in formulating strategy to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in its market and industry. Besides, a bundle of resources and capability may be applied as a core competence to a market opportunity. (Grant and Jordan, 2012) The internal environment also can create a new market for the organization. Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Non-substitutable (V.R.I.N.) An organization needs a sustainable competitive advantage which cannot be implemented by a competitor and competitor cannot get benefit from it (Wernerfelt...
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...returned, or 3- The reason behind understanding value of inventory at a point in time is to accurately report what the value of the inventory (asset) is for a company. If the asset of a company is worth less than what the market is willing to pay for it than the company will not make money on selling those goods. Also, knowing the price the inventory was purchased at compared to what the market price – Week 4 Problems Date Accounts Debit Credit July 1 Cash 12,000 12,000 1 Equipment 8,000 6,000 2,000 3 Supplies 900 900 5 Prepaid Insur. 1,800 1,800 12 Accounts Rec. 3,700 3,700 18 Accounts Pay. 1,500 1,500 20 Salary Exp. 2,000 2,000 21 Cash 1,600 1,600 25 Accounts Rec. 2,500 2,500 Financial Reporting Problem, Part I The company’s annual report is important because it gives the shareholders a clear picture and understanding about how the company is doing financially. The annual reports provide thorough information on very significant section of the accounts, such as the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement. The information presented in the annual report would also be essential to potential investor, employee, and any other people that may have interest in financial aspect of the business. The company’s total assets at the end of 2009 were $39,848,000 (PepsiCo, n.d.). However, in 2010 its most recent annual report...
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... Page 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………... 3 a) Company Description……………………………………………………………………………………… 3 b) Summary of Company Approach to Financial Reporting……………………………………………… 3 2. Body………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3, 4 a) Auditing and Legal Practices…………………………………………………………………………... 3, 4 b) Balance Sheet Analysis……………………………………………………………………………..…. 4, 5 c) Stock Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 d) Income Statement Analysis…………………………………………………….................................. 5, 6 1. Income Reporting Methods…………………………………………………………………………… 5 2. Income Reporting Trends…………………………………………………………………………...… 6 b) Cash Flow Statement Analysis…………………………………………………................................ 8, 9 1. Cash Reporting Methods……………………………………………………………………………… 8 2. Cash Reporting Trends………………………………………………………………………..…. 9, 10 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 10 4. Bibliography…………………………………………………………….…………………………………….. 11 Introduction Coca-Cola Company was established in 1892 in North America, and has since expanded successfully into the international market, now doing business in over 200 countries around the world (Coca-cola.co.uk. 2013). Coca-Cola sells a wide variety of beverages from water to soft drinks, sports drinks, and teas. Coca Cola Company has acquired existing beverage brands over the years, including Minute Maid and Honest Tea, Inc. Coca-Cola...
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