...Cookson Group Financial Analysis Group Members: Word count: 4978 4/30/2010 Cookson CONTENTS 2 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 2. Company Profile ………………………………………………………………………………………..……….5 3. SWOT Analysis ………………………………………………………………………………..…………………6 4. Operations Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………..…………….7 4.1 Group Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 4.2 Ceramics Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 4.3 Electronics Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 4.4 Precious Metals Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………13 5. Sector Analysis …………………………………………………………………………………………………15 5.1 General Industrial Sector ………………………………………………………………………………………………………15 5.2 Industry Conglomerates Subsector……………………………………………………………………………………….16 5.2.1 Industry Conglomerates VS Industrial Machinery and Equipment……………… ………….16 5.2.2 Firms within Industry Conglomerates …………………………………………………………………………17 5.3 Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18 6. Strategy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…19 6.1 Central Strategies ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19 6.2 Corporate Expansion - Acquisition…………………………………………………………………………………………22 6.3 Response to Financial Crisis…………………………………………………………………………………………………….23 6.4 Future Prospects……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 6.5 Comparison with Major Competitors……………………………………………………………………………………….24 7. Financial Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………………………25...
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...List of FTSE 350 companies FTSE 350 companies include two parts: (1) FTSE 100 companies which are the 100 largest UK companies measured by market capitalization; and (2) FTSE 250 companies which the 101st to the 350th largest companies within the UK. This follows on from the FTSE 100. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LSE Code RDSA+RDSB HSBA VOD BP. GSK BATS LLOY DGE SAB RIO BLT BG. AZN GLEN STAN BARC ULVR RB. PRU TSCO NG. BT.A AAL RR. IMT CNA RBS CPG ABF SSE Name Royal Dutch Shell HSBC Holdings Vodafone Group BP GlaxoSmithKline British American Tobacco Lloyds Banking Group Diageo SABMiller Rio Tinto BHP Billiton BG Group AstraZeneca Glencore Xstrata Standard Chartered Barclays Unilever Reckitt Benckiser Group Prudential Tesco National Grid BT Group Anglo American Rolls-Royce Group Imperial Tobacco Group Centrica Royal Bank of Scotland Group Compass Group Associated British Foods SSE 1 Index FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 FTSE 100 No. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 LSE Code WPP BA. BSY SHP EXPN ARM AV. LGEN PSON CRH OML REL TLW ANTO KGF WOS SL. FRES NXT MKS SBRY LAND SN. BRBY MRW CPI SDR+SDRC ITV IAG...
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...Company profile: Barratt development PLC, a property development company based in United Kingdom. Established as Greensitt Bros during 1958, under Sir Lawrie Barratt it went through rapid expansion throughout 1960 and 1970 and at present Barratt Development PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange, a constituent of the FTSE 250 index (Barratt Developments PLC. 2009). According to the financial figure published by the company, it holds stock value of 2,105.08 million pounds with operating income of 135 million pounds and net income of 13.8 million pounds for the financial year of 2011-2012 (Barratt Developments PLC 2013). Reason for choosing Barratt development PLC: Rapid expansion of the company through acquisitions, transforming the company from a local Newcastle based house builder to a nation wide builder, developing more than 10,000 properties per annum. Through out 1970 the Barratt Development PLC has acquired large firm like Arthur Wardle (Barratt Developments PLC. 2009). However main reason why Barratt Development id chosen is, it is a Public limited company and therefore a lot of information are available to public (The Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel 2010). Stakeholder identification and management: Every business has got its own set of stakeholders, from economics view of the business, epically in construction business; many different and sometimes discrepant interests must be considered. In case of Barratt development, these representatives...
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...Investment Report by 28/2/2012 Name of company: AVEVA GROUP RIC: AVV.L Price: 1732 Date: 28 Feb 2012 Company profile: AVEVA Group PLC operates in the Computer related services sector. AVEVA Group plc is a holding company. The Company is engaged in engineering design and information management solutions for the process plant, power and marine industries. It activities include marketing and development of computer software and services for engineering and related solutions. One-year Price chart: [pic] Price performance: Key financial forecasts and ratios: | |Actual |Estimate | | |MAR 11 |MAR 11 |MAR 12 |MAR 13 | |EPS(GBp) |- |- |63.934 |74.790 | |DPS(GBp) |18.250 |18.590 |20.100 |22.750 | |PE |- |- |26.590 |22.730 | |ROE% |17.04 | |Beta |1.34 | |Alpha |0.01 | | |AVEVA GROUP |FTSE-100 | |Price...
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...Bussiness letter #2 By: Jason Anderson Bussiness Communication Aboriginal Community Development For: Laura Chartrand Due: November 6, 2012 November 2, 2012 Ms. Helen Sklarz Director of Development Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario P.O. Box 103, Suite 1006 555 Richmond Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 3B1 Dear Ms. Kendzierski: Re: School Practicum Position While researching the AFM website, I discovered you are hiring practicum students for the position of Residential Care Worker. I know your facility is highly regarded, and I would be pleased if I were given the opportunity to do my school practicum for your organization during the months of May and June 2013. I am currently enrolled in the Aboriginal Community Development Program at Assiniboine Community College. The program is centered around First Nations and Métis issues, you learn how to refer individuals to appropriate services, assist in solving local problems, and organize activities that promote the Aboriginal way of life. I have been working with Brandon Community Options for the past year. During this time, I have come across many individuals who have been facing many forms of crisis in their lives. I have always managed to provide exceptional support to each and every client in complex situations. I understand this type of employment brings in a lot of stress which I am able to cope with. I am passionate about bringing happiness into other people’s lives and...
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...Environ Sci Pollut Res DOI 10.1007/s11356-014-2974-9 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION SENSING, MONITORING, MODELING AND REMEDIATION Determination of lead(II) sorption capacity of hazelnut shell and activated carbon obtained from hazelnut shell activated with ZnCl2 Aziz Şencan & Mustafa Karaboyacı & Mehmet Kılıç Received: 26 November 2013 / Accepted: 23 April 2014 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 Abstract This study aimed to determine the Pb+2 adsorption capacities of hazelnut shell and activated carbon obtained from hazelnut shell. It also aimed to determine the effect of ZnCl2 in the activation process. The hazelnut was pyrolyzed at 250 and 700 °C. For determining the capture speed of the adsorbents, the pseudo-first- and second-order kinetic studies were performed. The Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models were used to determine adsorption equilibrium. The surface characterization of hazelnut shell and activated carbon was determined by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis and FTIR spectrum. Pb+2 adsorption capacity of obtaining activated carbon was determined by ICP-OES analysis. The raw hazelnut shell’s BET surface area is 5.92 m2/g and the surface area of activated carbons which is pyrolyzed at 250 and 700 °C were determined (270.2 and 686.7 m2/g, respectively. The surface area of hazelnut shell, which pyrolyzed at 700 °C after being activated with ZnCl2, was determined to be 736.49 m2/g. Results show that physical adsorption...
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...La SCI : avantages et inconvénients Une société civile immobilière (SCI) a pour objet l’acquisition, la construction ou la gestion d’un ou plusieurs immeubles, utilisés à des fins locatives, ou mis gratuitement à la disposition des associés. La SCI est considérée comme un outil assez avantageux dès lors qu’il s’agit de gérer un patrimoine et de préparer une succession, pour des raisons tant juridiques que fiscales. Néanmoins, le statut particulier de cette société comporte des limites. Les Avantages de la SCI Gestion quotidienne d’un patrimoine immobilier appartenant à plusieurs personnes. La création d’une SCI impose l’existence d’au moins deux associés. Cette société est en effet un outil précieux pour pouvoir gérer un patrimoine appartenant à plusieurs personnes. On la compare souvent à l’indivision, pour montrer en quoi la SCI est plus avantageuse. L’indivision est un état juridique fréquent en France. Notamment, suite à un décès, les biens du défunt sont transmis en indivision à ses héritiers, sauf en cas de stipulations contraires dans son testament. De même, deux époux mariés en séparation de biens, des personnes pacsées, des concubins, dès lors qu’ils détiennent des biens ensemble, les détiennent en indivision. L’indivision pose deux problèmes majeurs : • • L’article 815 du Code civil stipule que « Nul ne peut être contraint à demeurer dans l’indivision ». Cela signifie que tout indivisaire, à n’importe quel moment et quelque en soit le motif, peut exiger de...
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...Abstract Despite placing items in virtual shopping carts, online shoppers frequently abandon them —an issue that perplexes online retailers and has yet to be explained by scholars. Here, we identify key drivers to online cart abandonment and suggest cognitive and behavioral reasons for this non-buyer behavior. We show that the factors influencing consumer online search, consideration, and evaluation play a larger role in cart abandonment than factors at the purchase decision stage. In particular, many customers use online carts for entertainment or as a shopping research and organizational tool, which may induce them to buy at a later session or via another channel. Our framework extends theories of online buyer and non-buyer behavior while revealing new inhibitors to buying in the Internet era. The findings offer scholars a broad explanation of consumer motivations for cart aban- donment. For retailers, the authors provide suggestions to improve purchase conversion rates and multi-channel management. Keywords Online shopping cart abandonment . Online buyer behavior theory. E-tail .E-commerce To more fully understand buyer behavior, it is crucial to also examine consumer “non-buying” behavior. Non- buying behavior is especially apparent in an online retailing context, where many shoppers place items in their virtual shopping carts yet do not complete the purchase—thereby abandoning their cart. Known as virtual or online shopping cart abandonment, we define this behavior as...
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...68. Suppose that David adopted the last-in first-out (LIFO) inventory-flow method for his business inventory of widgets (purchase prices below). Widget Purchase Date Direct Cost Other Costs Total Cost #1 August 15 $ 2,100 $ 100 $ 2,200 #2 October 30 $ 2,200 $ 150 $ 2,350 #3 November 10 $ 2,300 $ 100 $ 2,400 In late December, David sold widget #2 and next year David expects to purchase three more widgets at the following estimated prices: Widget Purchase Date Estimated Cost #4 Early spring $ 2,600 #5 Summer $ 2,260 #6 Fall $ 2,400 a. What cost of goods sold and ending inventory would David record if he elects to use the LIFO method this year? b. If David sells two widgets next year, what will be his cost of goods sold and ending inventory next year under the LIFO method? c. How would you answer (a) and (b) if David had initially selected the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method instead of LIFO? d. Suppose that David initially adopted the LIFO method, but wants to apply for a change to FIFO next year. What would be his §481 adjustment for this change, and in what year(s) would he make the adjustment? a. Under the LIFO method, this year David should record a cost of goods sold of $ 2,400 and an ending inventory of $ 4,550. b. Under LIFO, David would be deemed to sell widgets # 5 and #6 so his cost of goods sold next year would be $4,660 and his ending inventory would consist of widgets # 1, #2, and #4 for a total ending inventory of $7,150...
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...VINCENNES UNIVERSITY CATALOG Vol. LXIX August, 2010 No. 61 A COMPREHENSIVE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE OFFERING ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY AND OFFERING BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN SPECIALIZED AREAS Accreditation The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 263-0456 www.ncacihe.org FAX 312-263-7462 Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting American Bar Association American Board of Funeral Service Education American Health Information Management Association Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education Federal Aviation Administration Higher Education Coordinating Board of the State of Washington Indiana State Board of Nursing Joint Review Committee on Education In Radiologic Technology National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships National Association of Schools of Art and Design National Association of Schools of Theatre National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Printing Industries of America, Inc. Approved for Veterans Membership The American Association of Community Colleges Aviation Technician Education Council The Council of North Central Two Year Colleges The Higher Education Transfer Alliance The National Academic Advising Association The North Central Association...
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...Portocarrero et al., J Tissue Sci Eng 2013, 4:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7552.1000e120 Tissue Science & Engineering Editorial Open Access Challenges in Cartilage Tissue Engineering Portocarrero G, Collins G and Livingston Arinzeh T* Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA The Problem Over 27 million Americans suffer from cartilage damage with several million people affected per year. Articular cartilage or hyaline cartilage has a limited capacity to heal after damage from injury or degenerative disease. In an attempt to delay the progression of widespread damage, orthopedic surgeons routinely treat osteochondral injuries with minimally invasive surgical procedures involving articular resurfacing. The knee is the most prevalent joint affected. One of the three most common treatments for injury of the knee is arthroscopic lavage, either with or without debridement. Yet this treatment is merely palliative, providing symptomatic relief but does not repair injury to cartilage [1]. The most frequently used reparative treatment for small symptomatic lesions of articular cartilage of the knee are marrow-stimulating techniques, such as subchondral drilling, abrasion arthroplasty and microfracturin [2]. In microfracturing, which is the most commonly used technique, multiple holes made in the subchondral bone allow bone marrow components to reach the joint surface and facilitate repair. Bone...
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...This article was downloaded by: [Universite de Lorraine] On: 10 February 2012, At: 06:13 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/lesa20 Respirometric assessment of substrate binding by antibiotics in peptone biodegradation Ilke Pala Ozkok , Tugce Katipoglu Yazan , Emine Ubay Cokgor , Guclu Insel , Ilhan Talinli & Derin Orhon a a a b a a a a Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey b Turkish Academy of Sciences, Piyade Sokak, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey Available online: 26 Oct 2011 To cite this article: Ilke Pala Ozkok, Tugce Katipoglu Yazan, Emine Ubay Cokgor, Guclu Insel, Ilhan Talinli & Derin Orhon (2011): Respirometric assessment of substrate binding by antibiotics in peptone biodegradation, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 46:13, 1588-1597 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2011.609442 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions This article...
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...Zeitschriften: Die Horen(1795-1797) - Die Horen 2 Bde., 1795 Werke Philosophische Werkehttp://www.reclam.de/data/cover/3-15-009307-4.jpg Lyrische Werke (Balladen): http://www.everynote.com/goods.pic/Schubert-An_die_Freude_1.gif (1786, später vertont von Beethoven) Der Taucher (1797) Die Bürgschaft(1798) Das Lied von der Glocke(1799) http://www.musicalion.com/compositions_images/mxpre1757.gif http://www.reclam.de/data/cover/978-3-15-000012-0.jpghttp://www.reclam.de/data/cover/3-15-000060-2.jpghttp://www.reclam.de/data/cover/978-3-15-000047-2.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21gU9Q1ZG6L._SL500_AA300_.jpgFriedrich Schiller http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/316NELqYqOL._SL160_.jpgDramatische Werke http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3146zf1cXlL._SS500_.jpghttp://bilder.buecher.de/produkte/00/00762/00762993z.jpghttp://www.reclam.de/data/cover/3-15-000051-3.jpghttp://d.gr-assets.com/books/1179652399l/942336.jpgBild von Schiller im Laufe der Geschichte 19. Jahrhundert (1848 / 1859) Schiller als Nationaldichter / Stilisierung zum Nationalhelden Traum eines geeinten Deutschland Befreiung von Fremdherrschaft 1859: 100. Geburtstag von Schiller man beruft sich auf Schiller, um seinen Nationalgeist leben zu können (Traum von der Einigung Dtl.) Integrationsfigur für die Arbeiterbewegung und nationales Bürgertum Feiern in ganz Europa Schiller als Verkaufsschlager, idealisierte, romantische Darstellungen Weimarer Republik Schiller spielt keine bedeutende...
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...The Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Market Presented by Randall Sherman NEW VENTURE RESEARCH CORPORATION A Market Research and Business Development Consultancy Nevada City, California Who is New Venture Research? Specialists in contract manufacturing and outsourcing management consulting services for more than 15 years Produce syndicated research on the EMS industry through Electronic Trend Publications that is the most widely quoted in the industry - The Worldwide Contract Electronic Manufacturing Services Market - The Worldwide Electronics Assembly Market - Electronics Manufacturing in China - The Worldwide Original Design Manufacturing Market - The Worldwide Printed Electronics Market - Nanotechnology Markets and Trends - The Worldwide Solar Panel Assembly Market www.newventureresearch.com Page 2 The Worldwide Electronics Assembly Market Cost of Goods Sold, ($B) Segment Computer Communications Consumer Industrial/Medical Transportation Total 2007 298.6 219.2 221.0 100.9 119.6 959.4 2012 408.3 305.3 375.0 136.4 160.9 1385.9 CAGR 6.5% 6.8% 11.2% 6.2% 6.1% 7.6% www.newventureresearch.com Page 3 The Worldwide EMS Market by Geographic Region 2007 Rev. by Region North America - Mexico Europe - Eastern Europe Asia - China Rest of the World Total ($B) 47.9 13.4 40.4 12.6 149.8 62.0 9.3 247.3 2012 ($B) 69.0 33.1 60.1 33.3 328.8 156.5 14.8 472.7 CAGR 7.6% 19.8% 8.3% 21.4% 17.0% 20.4% 9.8% 13.8% 4 Page www.newventureresearch.com Worldwide EMS Direct...
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...food journal University of Phoenix Material Food Journal Complete the following table as a food journal for Weeks 2-5 of SCI/220. Use food labels or the Internet to search for the calories in each food item and for the calories burned during physical activity. Total the calories and calories burned for each day. Submit these journals to the facilitator. |Day |Food and beverages consumed throughout the day |Calories of each item |Physical activity for the day | |Example |One cup of Raisin Bran Crunch with skim milk |460 |Running errands: 50 | | |Two cups of coffee with four tablespoons of creamer | | | | |Fried chicken breast and wing, coleslaw, mashed |140 |Thirty minutes on a stationary | | |potatoes, and a biscuit | |bike: 102 | | |Peanut butter cup |940 | | | |Can of vegetable soup | |Calories burned: 152 | | |Glass of wine | | ...
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