Essays Tagged: "Current Liabilities"

An assessment of the Telstra Corporation’s profitability, and short-term and long-term Liquidity.

its short-term financial commitments. Short-term liquidity ratios measure the relationship between current liabilities and current assets. This helps us measure the Telstra Corporation's ability to s ... s us measure the Telstra Corporation's ability to sell inventory, to collect receivables and to pay current liabilities. Following is the Current Ratio, the Quick Asset Ratio, the Stock Turnover Rate ...

(5 pages) 355 2 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Accruals, bad debts, depriciation.

ot enter in the trial balance.Accruals are placed on the credit side of the balance sheet under the current liabilities in the case of expenses and on the debit side of the profit and loss, (if expens ...

(3 pages) 93 0 1.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Compaq , case study finanial analysis

pany is strong or weak in the four areas.Strong/Weak? Reason (standards indicated)Liquidity Strong (Current Ratio = 1.5 ) Liquidity was decreased from 2.3 in 1997 to 1.4 in 1998 below the industry ave ... oration which mean it will carry due to this merger its assets and its liabilities. As a result the current liabilities increased by 106% in 1998 in compare to the current assets which increased by 26 ...

(5 pages) 78 0 3.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

Company Ratios Results and Management: Comparison of Walmart and Target.

asure the short term liquidity of a company. It is a measure in the ability of a company to pay its current liabilities based on available cash, short term investments, and receivables. The quick rati ... Target. They see the operating profit margin gap between Target and Wal-Mart widening. One website currently recommends investors to buy both Target and Wal-Mart stock. But many other websites and an ...

(3 pages) 237 0 4.7 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Selected Companies Financial Performance Paper.

re the short term liquidity of a company. It basically measures the ability of a company to pay its current liabilities based on available cash, short term investments, and receivables. Both Wal-Mart ...

(1 pages) 99 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Working Capital and Financial Environment

2002 Sarbanes-Oxley and how it impacted both businesses.Working capital is defined as "a company's current assets minus its current liabilities - considered a good measure of both a company's efficie ... or a company to invest the capital wisely in order to have a future cash savings in relation to the current cash outlays of the investments (Albrecht, Stice, and Swain, 2005, p. 952).UPS had a decreas ...

(8 pages) 373 0 3.4 Aug/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Dunham Cosmetics - Financial Evaluation

1.Calculate Dunham's 1995 financial rations. (See Exhibits 1,2, and 3).Current Ratio = (current assets/current liabilities) = (16,268/7,600) = 2.1405%Inventory Turnover = ... Dunham. Do you think that CBG had a responsibility to express concern in 1994, especially since the current ratio was close to 1.85, the number that could trigger a call of the loan? Explain.GCB had t ... ll of the loan? Explain.GCB had the responsibility to express concern in 1994, especially since the current ratio was close to 1.85. The current ratio is calculated dividing current assets by current ...

(4 pages) 164 0 4.1 Aug/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

Working Capital Management

ital management is an integral part of business management. Working capital consists of a company's current assets and current liabilities. Working capital management is the management of cash, accoun ... short-term liabilities" (2005, para. 1).Working capital management is a very important part of the current business environment. Successful working capital management can reduce costs, utilize invent ...

(1 pages) 206 0 4.5 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Riordan Financial status and analysis

ompany is in a precarious financial state. While Riordan has some working capital and an acceptable current ratio, its quick ratio (which is a better indicator of a company's health) falls below accep ... problems regarding profitability.Financial analysisRiordan does not have enough cash to pay off its current liabilities and long-term debt. This may mean that Riordan is having problems converting ass ...

(4 pages) 281 0 4.5 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

Company vs. Industry Financial Analysis

leverage.Riordan Manufacturing and Kudler Fine Foods analysis will show comparison to its industry current ratio, debt ratio and profit margin.Current ratios consists of current assets which is cash ... iabilities which is short financial obligations such as accounts payable and notes payable. Riordan current ratio is 2.09 and its industry ratios is 2.04. Its current ratio is above industry average w ...

(3 pages) 336 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Working Capital and Financial Environment

ow much money the company has at the end. One way to factor the result of the company's is subtract current liabilities from current assets. The difference between current assets and current liabiliti ... ifference simply (but imprecisely) as working capital (Brealey, Marcus & Myers, 2003).The total current assets accumulated from inventories, prepaid expenses, cash, marketable securities and trade ...

(5 pages) 370 1 5.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Ration Analysis Memo—Riordan Manufacturing Memo

what the collected data indicates about the performance and position of the company.Liquidity ratiosCurrent ratioCurrent ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities= $14,555,092/$6,974,094 = 2.09Acid-t ... 9Acid-test (quick) ratioAcid-test (quick) ratio = Cash + Short-term investments + Receivables (Net)/Current Liabilities= $305,563 + $283,504 + $6,062,838/$6,974,094 = 0.95Receivables turnoverReceivabl ...

(8 pages) 416 0 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Financial Performance Paper: Clorox Corporation and Ecolab Incorporated

5). Individuals in the above positions need to not only know about ratios but how to interpret them.Current RatioCurrent ratio falls under the liquidity ratio category and identifies an organizations ... s "ability to pay off short-term obligations as they come due". (p.54).The higher the organizations current ratio is the better as this signifies there ability to pay there obligations along with the ...

(19 pages) 78 1 5.0 May/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Working Capital and Financial Environment Paper UPS VS. FedEx

S and FedEx's websites, shows the working capital in relation to assets and liabilities.Fed ExASSETSCurrent AssetsCash and cash equivalents$ 1,937Receivables, less allowances of $144 and $125 3,516Spa ... l, less allowances of $150 and $142 308Deferred income taxes 539Prepaid expenses and other 164Total current assets 6,464LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' INVESTMENTCurrent LiabilitiesCurrent portion of lo ...

(5 pages) 171 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Uhura Company

The pension obligation is considered a long-term liability.Uhura CompanyBalance Sheet31-Dec-07AssetsCurrent assetsCash $230,000Trading securities—at fair value $120,000Accounts receivable $357,00 ... $17,000 $340,000Inventories, at lower of averagecost or market $401,000Prepaid expenses 12,000Total current assets $1,103,000Long-term investmentsLand held for future use $175,000Cash surrender value ...

(3 pages) 19 0 3.7 Jul/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Long-Term Financing Paper

term funds of the firm. All the items on the right-hand side of the firm's balance sheet, excluding current liabilities, are sources of capital (Myers, 1994).Debt CapitalDebt capital includes all long ...

(3 pages) 229 0 3.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Accounting principles apply to business (case study)

ting a very reliable return for shareholders. . Investigation process 1. What is the total value of current assets owned by the company? What is the total amount owed to accounts payables? One of the ... ent is making sure that there will be sufficient cash to meet outgoing expenses and liabilities. By currents assets minus current liabilities or current assets over current liabilities, the working ca ...

(6 pages) 122 0 4.8 Sep/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Working Capital and Financial Environment Paper

Working capital is the (current) assets and liabilities of a business enterprise that can be applied to its operation. Wal-M ... ng capital for the fiscal year 2007. For January 2007 and August 2007 both Wal-Mart and Target have current assets of accounts receivable, inventory and cash. Inventory is defined as a list of items t ... Mart and Target stores perspective, are monies received for merchandise sold. In addition cash is a current asset and can also be seen as monies received from the merchandise and services provided by ...

(4 pages) 133 2 4.6 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Ratio Analysis

e Ratios a. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Profit before Taxation and Interest Total Assets less Current Liabilities Year 2003 38,187 + 547 73,661 = 53% Year 2002 32,062 + 23 58,370 = 55% ROCE for ... te efficiently using assets to generate profit.b. Asset Turnover Sales___________ Total Assets less Current Liabilities Year 2003 231,180 73,661 = 3.1 Year 2002 203,577 58,370 = 3.5 Asset turnover has ...

(10 pages) 246 1 4.8 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Current and Non-Current Assets, The Order of Liquidity

�PAGE � �PAGE �5� Current and Non-Current Assets Current and Non-Current AssetsLaura GabbardUniversity of PhoenixACC 4 ... tsLaura GabbardUniversity of PhoenixACC 400 Accounting for Decision MakingPeter IovenoApril 13, 2008Current and Non-Current AssetsCurrent assets are items on a balance sheet. According to Investorword ... assets that could be converted to cash in less than one year," (2008). If a company goes bankrupt, current assets are easily liquidated. Additionally, current assets are a source of funds for most co ...

(3 pages) 177 0 4.5 Jul/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting