My best educational experience Essay

My best educational experience was learning to drive my car. My [insert figure name] taught me how to understand the basics of driving as well as defensive driving. He or she would always state that driving was a big responsibility. I always wondered why driving a car could be a responsibility and I learned it very slowly during my driving course in school. Our instructor stated that driving was a two-way encounter with others and your own vehicle. He did not allow us to get into a car until we understood the rules of the road. For instance, did you know that you must wear a seatbelt no matter what? And it’s also important to check under and in your car before cranking the ignition? I never thought that stuff was important unless it was in a movie. After he ensured us that it was for our safety, I check to make sure I’m okay. Learning the rules of the road was an easy task. We had to learn about the signal lights, lines of the roads, and basics of driving with others. My vision test (signal lights and signs) was a breeze because the signs were so easy to remember. At first, I could not remember which sign meant construction workers and pedestrians; now I can recognize any sign that involves individuals crossing my path. Learning how to drive a car also meant learning how to understand my car. Our driving instructor taught us the general structure of a car by posting pictures and having actual parts in our class. Each day, we learned a new part and how it functions in our car. The third day of class was our messiest; he brought a transmission into our classroom with oil on it. He stated that our cars would not be able to move if our transmission did not work. I really didn’t know that before he told me – and it makes me wonder how naive I would have been without knowing it. By the end of the seven weeks, our instructor took us on the road. I was the 12th driver listed for an on-road exam for my permit. I was very nervous because I had to get on the road with other experienced drivers. My instructor told me to be careful and relax. I relaxed then I was careful with my driving. I realized that being ‘uptight’ about the situation could make things worse. Driving a car was not surgery (even though our instructor made it seem that way). Driving was an enjoyment because I could determine my destinations. If I wanted to get away and go to the beach, all I had to do is crank my car and fill up the tank. The freedom of driving has taught me how to appreciate my time. By having access to a vehicle, I realized that I was fortunate to feel comfortable behind a wheel. Cars are a big responsibility and I agree with [insert figure name]. It does take a responsible person to travel highways at high speeds in a vehicle. I’m glad that I was able to become one of those responsible people and learning to drive was an amazing experience – it taught me how to guide myself in the right direction.

Tern Paper: Compare Two Companies

Kazakhstan University of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research Bang College of Business MBA program Term Paper: Financial analysis of â€Å"JSC Shubarkol komir† and â€Å"JSC Sat&Company† Prepared by: 20101675 Kim Jonghon 20091481 Nurtas Kadyrbayev Instructor: M Mujibul Haque, Ph. D. Executive Summary This paper provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective profitability, liquidity and financial stability of JSC â€Å"ShubarkolKomir† and JSC â€Å"Sat&Company†. Methods of analysis include trend and vertical analyses as well as ratios such as Debt, Current and Quick ratios.Other calculations include rates of return on Shareholders’ Equity and Total Assets and earnings per share to name a few. All calculations can be found in the appendices. The report finds the prospects of the company in its current position are not positive. The major areas of weakness require further investigation and remedial action by management. Rec ommendations discussed include: – improving the average collection period for accounts receivable · – improving/increasing inventory turnover · – reducing prepayments and perhaps increasing inventory levelsThe report also investigates the fact that the analysis conducted has limitations. Some of the limitations include: forecasting figures are not provided nature and type of company is not known nor the current economic conditions data limitations as not enough information is provided or enough detail. For example, monthly details not known results are based on past performances not present. Acknowledgement We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. M. MujibulHaque, for providing us an opportunity to do our project, and for guidance and encouragement in carrying out this project work.We are heartily thankful that he support from the preliminary to the concluding level enabled us to develop and understanding of the subject. Lastly, We offer our regards t o all of those who supported us in any respect during the completion of the project. Dr. M. MujibulHaque Professor, Dean of Bang colledge of Business KIMEP, 4 Abay Ave. Dear Dr. Haque: We are submitting herewith our term paper entitled JSC â€Å"ShubarkolKomir† and JSC â€Å"Sat&Company†. The main purpose of this paper is to master a set of concept to make effective financial analysis. The paper shows detail approaches and methodology which are was applied during our paper.We hope that this paper will merit your approval. Sincerely, Nurtas Kadyrbayev Kim Jonghon Contents Title page †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 1 Executive Summary †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã ¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 2 Acknowledgement †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 2 Letter of Transmittal †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ Table of Contents †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚ ¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 4 Table of Figure/Tables †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 5 I. Introduction †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 6 1. Objective †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 2. Scope †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢ € ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 6 3. Methodology †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 6 4. Limitation †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 6 II. Findings and Analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã ¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 6 1. Shubarkolkomir† and â€Å"Sat&Company† companies overview †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 7 2. Du Pont analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 8 3. Working capital policy †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 9 4. Capital Structure Policy †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 17 5. Dividend Policy †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 18 6. Break-even analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 23 7. P/E ratio analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 24 8. Vertical analyses †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 25 9. Trend analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 5 III. Summary and Recommendations †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 33 References †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 35 Appendices †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 36 List of Tables and Figures Table 1 Du Pont analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 0 Table 2 Working capital †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 11 Table 3 Liquidity analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã ¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 11 Table 4 Debt analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 12 Table 5 Profitability analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 3 Table 6 Efficiency analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 15 Table 7 Capital structure †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â ‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 17 Table 8 Capitalization rate †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 17 Table 9 Dividend policy ratio †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 2 Table 10 Break-even †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 23 Table 11 P/E ratio †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 24 Table 12 Vertical analysis (Income Statement) †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 25 Table 13 Trend analysis (Income statement) †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 25 Table 14 Vertical analysis (Balance Sheet) †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 6 Table 15 Trend analysis (Balance Sheet) †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 29 Table 16 Summary †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 33 Figure 1 Return on equity †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 10 Figure 2 Current Assets/Total Assets †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 11 Figure 3 Current ratio †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚ ¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 2 Figure 4 Acid-test ratio †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 12 Figure 5 Debt analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 12 Figure 6 Sales growth rate †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 14 Figure 7 Profitability analysis â € ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 4 Figure 8 Efficiency analysis †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 16 Figure 9 Dividend policy ratios †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ 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IntroductionA financial statement analysis is an important business activity that helps the top management assesses the stability and profitability of the business. It is important to carry out a financial analysis, as it enables the management to decide upon the continuation or discontinuation of a particular project and to take decisions regarding the purchase of raw material and machinery, investments, lending, and so on. Financial statement analysis involves the comparison of information of one entity over different periods of time or the comparison of information of different entities during the same period.The four main statements that are analyzed during the procedure include the balance sheet, income statement, statement of owner’s equity, and statement of cash flows. Based on financial statements for past three years, they are 2010, 2009, 2008 which were available on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of each company, we make a financial analysis. We have applied 3 methods to evaluate the position of these companies through methods like ratio analysis, vertical analysis, trend analysis, and common-size analysis.Limitations of this paper that there is considerable subjectivity involved as there is no theory as to what should be the right number for the various ratios. Further, it is hard to reach a definite conclusion when some of the ratios are favorable and some are unfavorable. Ratios are based on financial statements that reflect the past and not the future. Unless the ratios are stable, one cannot make reasonable projections about the future trend. Financial statements provide an assessment of the costs and not value. For example, the market value of items may be very different from the cost figure given in the balance sheet.II. Findings and Analysis Joint Stock Company â€Å"ShubarkolKomir† is one of the producers of steam coal largest in Kazakhstan. Shubarkol (from Kazakh shubar – spotty, kol – the lake) – spotty lake. JCC ShubarkolKomir was created by mergering of Open joint stock company â€Å"Shubarkolskiirazrez† and open joint stock company â€Å"Shubarkolskoe transportation management†. JSC ShubarkolKomir activity also covers pits on production of a construction stone, coal processing, operation of access roads, rail transportation, shunting works, and also production and water sale. The company managed by Board of directors.Chief executive officer setted by board of directors. Form of ownership of JSC â€Å"ShubarkolKomir† is private. Joint Stock Company  « SAT Komir  »is formed in November, 2009. Enterprise primary activity is working out of coal deposits. – Lines of activity: †¢ Investigation and working out of coal deposits. †¢ Extraction and realization coal for the industry and household consumption. – The purposes: †¢ To achieve good results in development of the coal industry. †¢ Successfully to solve problems on maintenance of internal requirements of the country in firm fuel and to an exit on the world market.The company develops the Kumyskuduksky site of the Verhnesokursky deposit of brown coal in the Karaganda in the Republic of ?azakhstan. Balance stocks of a site make more than 356 million tons of coal, from which 124,3 million tons are considered on categories, And, In and ?1. On a geological structure, consistency of capacity of layers and qualities of coal, the Kumyskuduksky site is carried to 1 group, according to classification of stocks of deposits of firm minerals. Coal mining is carried out by open way, horizontal ledges with transportation of mountain weight by motor transport.The project on deposit working out is made Open Company  «Karaganda o f Hypromines and To ». Till the end of 2010 it is planned to reach extraction volumes in 1,0 million tons of coal, 2011 to leave on designed capacity of 1,5 million tons of coal of year. To in parallel mountain works additional investigation of two reserve areas representing high potential for increase of resource base is spent. Now the company realizes high-quality coal of marks 2B, 2BC, 3B, 3BC. The prices for production for today make 2600 tenge shipment at own expense, and 3600 tenge from the car.The flexible system of discounts, depending on volume is provided. Joint Stock Company â€Å"SAT & Company† aims to join the top 30 largest metallurgical holdings of the CIS in terms of market capitalization. SAT & Company JSC solves the following tasks to achieve this aim: †¢ Concentrating the Group’s activities in the most promising sectors: metallurgy and mining sector; †¢ Launching new plants and reaching production capacity; †¢ Supporting liquidity of The Group’s assets and increasing capitalization by approaching foreign capital markets and selling minority share interest.Main activity is wholesale of oil products, petrochemistry, metal processing, air transportation and investments in the fastest developing sectors: construction, oil trading, oil and gas engineering, metallurgy, petrochemistry and transport. Du Pont analysis Table 1. Du Pont analysis | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat&Company| Du pont| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Net profitmargin| 30%| 25%| 33. 9%| 29. 6%| 60%| 0. 89%| 43. 6%| 34. 8%| Total Assetturnover| 0. 67| 0. 79| 1. 38| 0. 94| 0. 033| 0. 128| 0. 39| 0. 183667| EquityMultiplier| 2. 47| 2. 2| 2. 5| 2. 39| 2. 11| 1. 7| 1. 48| 1. 63333| ROE| 49. 66%| 43. 86%| 117%| 70. 17%| 4. 17%| 0. 195%| 25. 23%| 9. 86%| Figure 1. Return on equity Return on equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating pro fits from every unit of shareholders' equity. ROE shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. On figure 1,is shown the rapid decline of return on equity from 2008 to 2009, and from 2009 to 2010 ROE was increased only for 5. 8% approximately. We can assume that world financial crises affected to Kazakhstan at the end of 2008.All manufacturing companies were suffered due to financial crisis. If we compare Subarkol and Sat companies, Sat company is more capable for generating cash internally. One of the reason could be total asset turnover. If we look to other factors, so we can see that total asset turnover of both companies are declining each year. Table 2. Working Capital | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat&Company| Working Capital| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Current Assets/Total Assets| 0. 14| 0. 17| 0. 16| 0. 15| 0. 11| 0. 27| 0. 28| 0. 22| CurrentAssets/Sales| 0. 21| 0. 22| 0. 12| 0. 18| 3. 22| 2. 11| 0. 73| 2. 2| Figure 2. Cu rrent Asset/total asset Aggressive Investment Policy results in minimal level of investment in current assets versus fixed assets. In contrast, a conservative investment policy places a greater proportion of capital in liquid assets with the opportunity cost of lesser profitability. In order to measure the degree of aggressiveness, following ratio will be used: AIP = Total Current Assets/ Total Assets. Where average ratio of Shubarkol is lower than Sat Company. Thus, Shubarkol Company has a relatively aggressive policy, which leads to higher risk and higher return in comparison with Sat Company. Table 3.Liquidity analysis | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat&Company| Liquidity analysis| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Current Ratio| 0. 73| 0. 59| 0. 40| 0. 57| 0. 59| 2. 71| 2. 74| 2. 01| Acid-test Ratio| 0. 48| 0. 41| 0. 28| 0,39| 0. 46| 2. 46| 2. 5| 1,80| Figure 3. Current ratio Figure 4. Acid-test ratio Another strong aspect of the company’s operation is its liquidity. From average liquidity ratios of both companies, Sat show better result than Shubarkol, it can cover its debt even if we exclude inventory. In order to cover its current liabilities Shubarkol Company should sell out its inventory.Table 4. Debt analysis | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat&Company| Debt analysis| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Leverage ratio| 2. 47| 2. 21| 2. 54| 2. 40| 2. 11| 1. 7| 1. 48| 1. 76| Total Debt ratio| 0. 59| 0. 55| 0. 61| 0. 58| 0. 52| 1. 41| 0. 33| 0. 75| Debt-equity ratio| 1. 47| 1. 21| 1. 54| 1. 40| 1. 11| 0. 70| 0. 48| 0. 76| Interest coverage ratio| 25. 46| 13. 43| 31,1| 23. 33| 2. 34| 5. 83| 2. 17| 3. 45| Figure 5. Debt analysis Shubarkol komir has higher leverage ratio that Sat Company, which means it has possible difficulty in paying interest and principal while obtaining more funding. Leverage ratio=Total assets/Shareholders’ equity. The debt ratio gives an indication of companies total liabilities in relation to their total assets. The higher the ratio, the more leverage the company is using and the more risk it is assuming. Both total assets and liabilities can be found on the balance sheet. The debt ratio of both companies show low level. [Debt Ratio = Total debts/Total Assets] The debt to equity ratio is the most popular leverage ratio and it provides detail around the amount of leverage (liabilities assumed) that a company has in relation to the monies provided by shareholders.As you can see through the formula below, the lower the number, the less leverage that a company is using. Again, like the debt ratio, we must understand the drawbacks of this formula. Totalliabilities include operational liabilities that are required to run the business. These are not long term in nature and can distort the debt to equity ratio. Some will exclude accounts payable from the liabilities and/or intangible assets from the shareholder equity component. Debt to equity ratio = Total debts/total equit y] The interest coverage ratio tells us how easily a company is able to pay interest expenses associated to the debt they currently have. The ratio is designed to understand the amount of interest due as a function of companies earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). The interest coverage ratio is very closely monitored because it is viewed as the last line of defense in a sense. A company can get by even when it is in a serious financial bind if it can pay its interest obligations. [Interest Coverage ratio = EBIT/Interest Expense] Table 5.Profitability analysis | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat&Company| Profitabilityanalysis| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| SalesGrowth rate| 14. 7| -9. 79| 66. 69| 23,86| -44| -54| -24. 4| -40. 8| GrossMargin/Sales| 0. 6| 0. 65| 0. 64| 0,63| 0. 04| 0. 22| 0. 41| 0. 22| EBIT/Sales| 0. 55| 0. 48| 0. 62| 0,55| 1. 29| 0. 21| 0. 33| 0. 61| Return onInvestment| 0. 30| 0. 25| 0. 34| 0,29| 0. 93| 0. 009| 0. 44| 0. 46| Return onAssets| 0. 2| 0. 19| 0. 47| 0,28| 0. 03| 0. 001| 0. 17| 0. 067| Figure 6. Sales growth rate Sat Company’s sales growth rate shows bad results, it has negative rates.Figure 7. Profitability analysis The gross profit margin looks at cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales. This ratio looks at how well a company controls the cost of its inventory and the manufacturing of its products and subsequently pass on the costs to its customers. The larger the gross profit margin, the better for the company. The calculation is: Gross Profit/Net Sales. Operating profit is also known as EBIT and is found on the company's income statement. EBIT is earnings before interest and taxes. The operating profit margin looks at EBIT as a percentage of sales.The operating profit margin ratio is a measure of overall operating efficiency, incorporating all of the expenses of ordinary, daily business activity. The calculation is: EBIT/Net Sales. In average Return on investment has low ratio, even if Sat comp anies’ ratio is higher than Shubarkol company. The Return on Assets ratio is an important profitability ratio because it measures the efficiency with which the company is managing its investment in assets and using them to generate profit. It measures the amount of profit earned relative to the firm's level of investment in total assets.The return on assets ratio is related to the asset management category of financial ratios. The calculation for the return on assets ratio is: Net Income/Total Assets. Table 6. Efficiency analysis | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat&Company| Efficiencyanalysis| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| InventoryTurnover| 5. 57| 6. 4| 9. 56| 7. 17| 1. 6| 4. 69| 7. 78| 4. 69| Total AssetsTurnover| 0. 68| 0. 79| 2. 38| 1. 28| 0. 03| 0. 13| 0. 39| 0. 18| AverageCollectionperiod| 1. 68| 7. 29| 1. 2| 3. 39| 3. 26| 2. 91| 0. 65| 2. 27| AccountsPayableturnover| 9. 6| 17. 48| 2. 17| 9. 75| 0. 9| 2. 85| 3. 13| 2. 22| Figure 8. Efficiency analysis Efficiency ratios are ratios that come off the the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement and therefore incorporate one dynamic statement, the income statement and one static statement, the balance sheet. These ratios are important in measuring the efficiency of a company in either turning their inventory, sales, assets, accounts receivables or payables. It also ties into the ability of a company to meet both its short term and long term obligations. This ratio is obtained by dividing the ‘Total Sales' of a company by its ‘Total Inventory'.The ratio is regarded as a test of Efficiency and indicates the rapidity with which the company is able to move its merchandise. Shubarkol Company is able to rotate its inventory in sales in average 7. 17 times in one fiscal year. When Sat company only 4. 69 times. The total asset turnover represents the amount of revenue generated by a company as a result of its assets on hand. Formula: [Total Asset Turnover = Sales/Total Assets]. To tal asset turnover of shubarkol company is higher, thus it has the lower the profit margins, since the company is able to sell more products at a cheaper rate.The Average collection period ratio shows both the average time it takes to turn the receivables into cash and the age, in terms of days, of a company's accounts receivable. The ratio is regarded as a test of Efficiency for a company. The effectiveness with which it converts its receivables into cash. This ratio is of particular importance to credit and collection associates. To convert its accounts receivables into cash for Shubarkol Company takes in average 3. 39 days and for Sat company 2. 27 days. The Accounts Payable turnover shows investors how many times per period the company pays its average payable amount.Thus, Shubarkol's accounts payable turned over 9. 75 times and Sat’s 2. 22 in average during the past year. Shubarkol Company is paying its suppliers very quickly, it may mean that the suppliers are demanding very fast payment terms. Sat Company is paying its suppliers more slowly, and may be an indicator of worsening financial condition. Capital Structure Policy Table 7. Capital Structure JSC Shubarkol komir| #shares| B| EBIT| I| EBT| EAT| Ki| EPS| P| Ke=EPS/P| S=#shares x P| V=S+B| 4,500| 200| 11,236| 24| 11,212| 10,098| 10. 8| 3. 6| 1,250| 0. 9| 5,314,500| 5,314,700| 3,500| 300| 11,236| 39| 11,197| 10,077| 11. 7| 4. 6| 1,181| 0. 39| 4,375,000| 4,375,300| 2,500| 400| 11,236| 56| 11,180| 10,062| 12. 6| 6. 5| 1,140| 0. 57| 2,850,000| 2,850,400| JSC Sat&Company| #shares| B| EBIT| I| EBT| EAT| Ki| EPS| P| Ke=EPS/P| S=#shares x P| V=S+B| 3,000| 1,000| 3,678| 130| 3,548| 3,448| 11. 7| 0. 91| 1,100| 0,08| 3,300,000| 3,301,000| 2,000| 1,300| 3,678| 182| 3,496| 3,366| 12. 6| 1. 37| 1,150| 0. 12| 2,300,000| 2,301,300| 1,000| 1,600| 3,678| 240| 3,438| 3,278| 13. 5| 2. 73| 1,200| 0. 2| 1,200,000| 1,201,600| Table 8. Capitalization rate JSC Subarkol komir| Ki(B/V ) + Ke(S/V) =Ko| 0. 0004| 0. 29| 0 . 29| 0. 0008| 0. 39| 0. 39| 0. 0018| 0. 57| 0. 57| JSC Sat&Company| Ki(B/V ) + Ke(S/V) =Ko| 0. 0035| 0,08| 0. 0835| 0. 0071| 0. 12| 0. 1271| 0. 0180| 0. 22| 0. 2380| For Shubarkol Company the optimal level of debt is 400 000 tenge, because the lowest Ko= 0. 29 and highest price is 1250 tg/share. For Sat&Company the optimal level is 100 000 tenge, where Ko=0. 0835. Dividend Policy Provision on dividend policy of JSC Shubarkol Komir 1. General provisionsThe present Provision on dividend policy of JSC Shubarkol Komir is developed according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Charter, the Code of corporate governance of JSC Shubarkol komir and other internal documents. The purpose of the present Situation is ensuring balance of interests of Society and Shareholders and a transparent approach at determination of the amount of dividend payments of Society for shareholders. The policy of Society is based on respect and strict observance of the rights of the Shareholders provided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Charter of Society and its internal documents.The dividend policy of Society is directed on increase of welfare of Shareholders, increase of investment appeal of Society and its capitalization. 2. Main conditions of payment of dividends to Shareholders 2. 1. Society, proceeding from the size of the received net profit (total profit) in a year and requirements of development of production and investment activity, aspires to increase the size of dividends paid to Shareholders along with growth of capitalization. 2. 2. Conditions of payment of dividends to Shareholders of Society are: 1. xistence at Society of a net profit (total profit) in a year defined according to point 3. 1. Provisions 2. absence of restrictions on payment of the dividends provided by point 5 of article 22 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan  «About joint-stock companies »; 3. decision of General meeting of shareholders of Society. 3. Order of determination of the amount of charge of dividends 3. 1. The size of the dividends charged by Society, is defined with the standard. The net profit (total profit) Societies is defined on the basis of its consolidated financial statements made according to IFRS. . 2. According to the current legislation and the Society Charter the Board of directors of Society prepares offers on an order of distribution of a net profit of Society for expired fiscal year and the size of the dividend in a year counting on one common share of Society 3. 3. The Society board of directors by preparation of the offer on an order of distribution of a net profit of Society for expired fiscal year and the size of dividends in a year, recognizes that the sum directed on payment of dividends, should make not less than 17,5 % of a net profit. 3. 4.The question of possibility of payment by Society of dividends on common and preference shares quarterly, time in half a year, or following the results of a year is r egulated according to the current legislation. The question is considered by Society Board, proceeding from the received financial results and look-ahead indicators of the size of dividends of Society actions. 3. 5. The Society board of directors, on the basis of offers of Board of Society, considers the main directions of distribution of a net profit (total profit), and also forms offers on a share of a net profit (total profit), directed on dividend payments. . 6. The Societies of the offer created by Board of directors about an order of distribution of a net profit of Society for expired fiscal year and the size of the dividend in a year counting on one common share of Society are submitted for consideration of General shareholder meeting. 3. 7. The final decision about the size of dividends is established by the decision of General meeting of shareholders of Society. 4. Order of payment of dividends 4. 1. Dividends are paid to Shareholders in the terms established by the Charter of Society and the relevant decision of General shareholder meeting. 4. 2.Society provides timely and complete payment of dividends to Shareholders. 4. 3. Payment of dividends considered transfer of the corresponding sums of money from the Society account on bank accounts of Shareholders according to the decision accepted at General shareholder meeting on terms and an order of payment of dividends. 4. 4. Payment of dividends is made by money or Society securities. Society has the right to make payment of dividends on stocks Society securities provided that such payment is carried out by the declared actions and the bonds issued by Society, in the presence of the written consent of Shareholders.Payment of dividends by securities on preference shares of Society isn't allowed. 4. 5. The taxation of paid dividends is carried out in an order provided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 5. Informing of Shareholders on dividend policy of Society 5. 1. Society places the pres ent Situation, changes and/or additions to it on the corporate website of Society. 5. 2. Within 10 working days from the date of making decision of General shareholder meeting on payment of dividends on common shares of the Society Society publishes this decision in mass media. Thus Society also publishes this decision on the corporate website. . 3. The decision on payment of dividends on common shares of Society should contain the following data: 1. name, location, bank and other details of Society; 2. the period for which dividends are paid; 3. the size of the dividend counting on one common share; 4. start date of payment of dividends; 5. an order and a form of payment of dividends with the indication of the sizes, terms, ways and a form of payment of dividends. 5. 4. The materials provided to Shareholders for decision-making, should contain all necessary information on existence/lack of the conditions necessary for payment of dividends. . Responsibility for incomplete or untimel y payment of dividends to Shareholders 6. 1. Responsibility for appropriate and timely execution of decisions of General shareholder meeting about payment of dividends, including complete payment of dividends, bears Society Board. sizes, terms, ways and form of payment of dividends. Dividend Policy Ratios Dividend policy ratios provide insight into the dividend policy of the firm and the prospects for future growth. Two commonly used ratios are the dividend yield and payout ratio. Table 9. Dividend policy ratios | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Dividend yield| 10. 47| 6. 5| 8. 4| 8. 45| 11. 2| 10. 11| 9. 7| 10. 33| Payout ratio| 25. 4| 19. 7| 23. 25| 22. 78| 31. 56| 30. 7| 20. 9| 27. 72| A high dividend yield does not necessarily translate into a high future rate of return. It is important to consider the prospects for continuing and increasing the diviend in the future. The dividend payout ratio is helpful in this regard. Figure 9. Dividend policy ratios Break-even analysis We assume variable costs consist of 70 of total cost, and rest 30 is fixed costsTable 10. Break-even | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| | 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Break-even| 14| 15. 3| 16. 7| 15. 3| 229| 52| 81| 120. 7| DOL| 1| 1| 1| 1| -1. 69| 1. 21| 1. 12| 0. 21| DFL| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1. 99| 1. 70| 1. 24| 1. 64| TL| 1| 1| 1| 1| -3. 36| 2. 05| 1. 38| 0. 07| Figure 10. Leverage analysis Operating leverage is a measure of how sensitive net operating income is to percentage changes in sales. Shubarkol’ net operating income grows 1 times as fast as its sales, whereas Sat’s net operating income declines for 1. 69 as its sales.Degree of Financial Leverage is very helpful in comparing various firms and the riskiness of their capital structures in a particular industry. The Sat company has high degree of financial leverage than Shubarkol, thus Sat company more riskier, consequently it has high er return. The Shubarkol company will meet break-even point at the level of 16,7 tons in average. The Sat;Company at 229 tons. P/E ratio analysis Table 11. P/E ratio | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| P/E| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Price per share/EPS| 1,377| 1,936| 840| 1,384| 512. 9| 7,241| 286. | 2,680| Figure 11. Price per share/EPS PE ratio show the â€Å"embedded value† in stocks and are used by the investors as a screening device before making their investment. For example, a high P/E ratio may be regarded by some as being a sign of â€Å"over pricing†. When the markets are bullish or if the investor sentiment is optimistic about a particular stock, the P/E ratio will tend to be high indicating that investors are willing to pay a high price for company’s earnings. Sat company has higher P/E ratio than Shubarkol company. It mean the more the market is willing to pay for this company’s earnings.Vertical and Trend anal ysis Table 12. Vertical analysis (Income statement) | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| | 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Revenue| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| Cost ofGoods Sold| 39| 35| 36| 36| 95| 77| 58| 76| Gross profit| 61| 65| 64| 63| 5| 23| 42| 23| Financingincome| 0. 31| 0. 21| 0. 17| 0. 23| 0. 84| 18| 3. 2| 7. 3| Otherincome| 4. 5| 1. 5| 0. 7| 2. 06| 759| 162| 65| 328| Sellingexpenses| (0. 08)| (0. 07)| (0. 07)| (0. 07)| 11. 8| 17| 8. 2| 12. 3| General andadministrative expenses| (4. 5)| (5)| (3. 37)| (4. 9)| (446)| (24)| (200)| 223| EarningsbeforeInterestand Taxes| 61. 23| 61| 61. 4| 61| 330| 160| 81| 190| Interestexpense| (3. 22)| (4. 8)| (0. 7)| 2. 9| (68)| 22| 13| 34| Otherexpenses| (1)| (3. 5)| (0. 2)| 1. 56| 237| 150| 67| 151| Earningsbeforetaxes| 57| 52. 7| 60. 5| 56| 0. 36| 0. 15| 2. 7| 1. 07| Incometaxes| (11)| (11)| (16)| (12. 6)| 12. 66| 2. 88| 0| 5. 18| Tax onsuperprofit| (12. 5)| (17)| (16)| (15)| 224. 5| 150| 65| 146| Net I ncome| 33. 51| 24. 7| 28. 5| 20. 23| 224. 5| 150| 65| 146| Table 13. Trend analysis (Income statement) | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| 2010| 2009| 2008| Average| Revenue| 17. 2| -9. 3| 200| 69| -44| -60| -3| -36| Cost ofGoods Sold| 30| -10| 49| 23| -33| -40| -22| -31| Gross profit| 10| -9| 507| 169| -89| -75| 53| -72| Financingincome| 74| 13| -16| 23| -97| 166| 0| 23| Other income| 263| 89| -15| 112| 165| 16| 50| 77| Sellingexpenses| 15| -8| 33| 13| -62| -2| -21| -28| General andadministrative expenses| 4| -36| -12| 14| 923| -50| 11| 295| EarningsbeforeInterestand Taxes| 10| -10| 803| 267| 6. 3| -12| 59| 18| Interestexpense| -22| -547| -35| 201| 69| -23| -13| 11| Otherexpenses| -66| -1868| 21| -638| -4| -5. | 46| 12| Earningsbeforetaxes| 19| -21| 10000| 3333| -56| -97| 48. 4| -34| Incometaxes| 17| -39| 861| 280| -145| 0| 0| -48| Tax onsuperprofit| -16| 53| – 12. 3| (15)| -7. 26| -| -| -| Net Income| 45| -34| 858| 20. 23| 289| -4| 168| 52| Ta ble 14. Vertical analysis (Balance sheet) | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| ASSETS| 2010 %| 2009 %| 2008 %| Average %| 2010 %| 2009 %| 2008 %| Average %| Current Assets:| | | | | | | | | Cash and Cash Equivalents| 2. 4| 1. 8| 2. 5| 2. 2| 3. 47| 3. 63| 13. 81| 6. 97| FinancialReceivables| 0. 01| 0| 0| 0. 003| 2,94| 11. 23| 7. 03| 7| Inventories| 5| 5| 5. 8| 5. 06| 2. 41| 2. 86| 2. 47| 2. 58| Current portionof Long termassets held tosale| | | | | 1,21| 1. 82| 0| 1. 01| Advances paid and other receivables| 0. 36| 1. 6| 0. 46| 0. 80| -| -| -| -| Value added tax and other tax receivables| 4| 1| 0. 63| 1. 87| -| -| -| -| Other currentassets| 6| 7| 8. 08| 7. 03| 0,61| 0. 49| 0. 99| 0. 69| Total currentassets| 14| 17| 16. 86| 15. 95| 10. 65| 20. 05| 28. 67| 16. 79| Long-termassets:| | | | | | | | | Investmentsaccounted for using equity method| 25. 9| 0. 01| 0. 0076| 8. 34| 1. 40| 10. 74| 0. 0008| 4. 05| Property, plant and equipment| 45. 47| 61| 56. 9| 54. 49| 56. 9| 12. 11| 14. 45| 2 7. 82| Intangible assets| 11. 5| 18| 22. 45| 17. 32| 5,38| 0. 33| 0. 05| 1. 92| Investment inassociatedcompanies| | | | | 4. 91| 0. 99| 0| 1. 96| Deffered taxes| | | | | 0. 58| 0. 23| 0. 34| 0. 38| Other long-termassets| 3. 14| 2. 77| 3. 67| 3. 19| 7. 79| 14. 79| 47. 85| 23. 48| Total long-term assets| 86| 83| 83. 14| 84| 89. 34| 79. 94| 71. 32| 80. 2| TOTALASSETS| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| | | | | | | | | | SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYANDLIABILITIES| | | | | | | | | Currentliabilities:| | | | | | | | | FinancialPayables| 5. 24| 8. 9| 24| 12. 71| 5. 3| 12. 55| 1. 14| 6. 50| Taxes payable| 9| 14| 9. 4| 10. 8| 0. 07| 0. 04| 0. 17| 0. 09| Advancesreceived andother payables| 0. 38| 0. 56| 0. 2| 0. 38| -| -| -| -| Accountspayable| 1. 46| 1. 71| 2. 6| 1. 92| -| -| -| -| Evaluationliabilities| 1. 53| 1. 71| 1. 9| 1. 71| -| -| -| -| Short term loans| -| -| -| -| 12,16| 2,37| 2,51| 5. 68| Other currentliabilities| 1. 43| 1. 36| 2. 73| 1. 84| -| -| -| -| Total currentliabilities| 19| 28. 8| 42| 29. 93| 18. 07| 14. 96| 10. 45| 14. 49| Long-termliabilities:| | | | | | | | | Long-termfinancialpayables| 25. 8| 3| 0. 4| 9. 73| 19. 689| 26. 35| 21. 0| 22. 44| Reserves torestore locations| -| -| -| -| 1. 61| 0. 51| 0| 1. 04| Long-termevaluationliabilities| 8. 71| 16. 73| 11| 12. 15| 1,61| -| -| -| Deferred taxliabilities| 6| 6. 3| 7. 5| 6. 06| 12. 86| 7. 80| 0. 85| 7. 17| Other Long termliabilities| | | | | 0. 25| 0. 01| 0| 0. 08| Total long term liabilities| 40. 5| 26. 11| 18. 7| 28. 44| 34. 42| 34. 68| 22. 15| 30. 41| Shareholders’equity:| | | | | | | | | Issued capital| 33. 4| 46. 2| 27| 35. 53| 22. 29| 21. 48| 7. 32| 17. 03| Additional paidincapital| 0. 9| 0. 9| 1. 4| 1. 06| -| -| -| -| Treasury Stocks| -| -| -| -| -0,03| ? ,01| 0| -0. 013| Retainedearnings| 6. 4| -2| 11| 5. 13| 18,65| 28,08| 47,17| 31. 3| Totalshareholders’ equity| 40. 5| 45| 39. 3| 41. 6| 47,50| 50,35| 54,50| 50. 78| TOTALSHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY ANDLIABILITIES| 100| 100| 10 0| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| Table 15. Trend analysis (balance sheet) | JSC Shubarkol komir| JSC Sat;Company| ASSETS| 2010 %| 2009 %| 2008 %| Average %| 2010 %| 2009 %| 2008 %| Average %| Current Assets:| | | | | | | | | Cash and Cash Equivalents| 85| 13. 11| -9. 14| 29. 65| 79,91| ? 57,43| 1077,4| 366. 49| FinancialReceivables| 0| 0| 0| 0| ? 50,60| 158,61| ? 5,86| 1072| Current portionof Long termassets held tosale| -| -| -| -| 25,02| 0| ? 100| -37. 4| Advances paid and other receivables| -68| 447| -71| 102. 6| -| -| -| -| Inventories| 21| 64. 56| 95| 60. 19| 58. 35| 87. 52| ? 28. 45| 39. 14| Value added tax and other tax receivables| 46| 159| 62| 89| -| -| -| -| Other currentassets| 15| 40. 72| 53| 36. 24| 131. 77| ? 19. 71| ? 58. 61| 17. 82| Total currentassets| 13| 59. 35| 33| 35| ? 0. 01| 13. 20| ? 25. 61| -4. 47| Long-termassets:| | | | | | | | | Investmentsaccounted forusing equitymethod| 3698| 50| 0| 1249| ? 75. 42| 1961| ? 7. 36| 616| Property, plant and equipment| 1. 56| 70 . 97| 11. 13| 27. 88| 784. 05| 35. 64| ? 19. 59| 266. 68| Investment inassociatedcompanies| -| -| -| -| 826. 77| 1820. 8| ? 99. 93| 848. 94| Intangible assets| – 12| 27. 24| 906| 307. 08| 2968| 894,10| ? 18,76| 1281| Other long-term assets| 57| 18. 67| 43| 39. 55| 0,85602| 49,9572| 0| 16. 93| Total long-term assets| 44| 56. 84| 29. 2| 43. 34| 110. 3| 4 81. 37| 136. 27| 442| TOTAL ASSETS| 38| 57| 30| 41. 66| 88. 21| 61. 82| 45. 42| 65. 15| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES| | | | | | | | | Currentliabilities:| | | | | | | | |FinancialPayables| -19| -40. 5| 116| 19| ? 12. 43| 1683| ? 92. 22| 526| Taxes payable| -14| 140| -| 42| 243,07| ? 61,85| 9,48| 63. 66| Short term loans| -| -| -| -| 864. 69| 52. 75| ? 69. 78| 282. 55| Advancesreceived andother payables| -6| 350| -| 114| -| -| -| -| Accountspayable| 18| -33| 45| 10| -| -| -| -| Evaluationliabilities| 23| 43| 313| 126. 3| -| -| -| -| Other currentliabilities| 45| -22| 55| 26. 33| -| -| -| -| Total currentliabilitie s| -8| 7. 8| 164| 54. 6| 127| 131| ? 59| 66| Long-termliabilities:| | | | | | | | | Long-termfinancialpayables| 1063| 1096| 8| 722. 3| 40. 59277| 100. 2517| 435. 4730| 192. 106| Long-termevaluationliabilities| -28| 143| 60| 58. 33| -| -| -| -| Reserves torestore locations| -| -| -| -| 488. 52| 0| 0| 162. 84| Deferred taxliabilities| 30| 32| 89| 50. 33| 210. 11| 1369| 800| 793| Total long term liabilities| 114| 119| 68| 433. 66| 86,78| 153,28| 444,02| 227. 66| Shareholders’equity:| | | | | | | | | Issued capital| 0. 1| 170| 1| 57| 94. 69| 374. 61| 0| 156| Additional paidin capital| 0| 0| 84| 28| -| -| -| -| Treasury stocks| ? | ? | ? | ? | 6110| 0| 0| 2036. 9| Retainedearnings| 550| -128| -49| 124| 25| ? | 57| 26| Exchange ratedifference| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? 245| 0| 0| -81. 7| Totalshareholders’ equity| 24| 80| -22| 27| 77. 570| 49. 49| 46| 57. 68| TOTALSHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYANDLIABILITIES| 38| 57| 20| 38| 88. 21| 85. 74| 30,. 20| 68. 05| The company generates its re venue from sale of coal. Revenue was increased from 2009 to 2010 for 17. As we told before the crisis affected to rapid decline in revenue from 2008 to 2009, due to cyclical type of industry. Cost of goods sold and net income show stable results during past three years. Level of cash is low in terms current liability. The company is less liquid.Property, plant and equipment take more than half of the total assets. We can assume it is because of type of the company, due to it is manufacturing company in needs more equipment. In comparison with 2008 past two years 2009 and 2010 the company financed with debt. Shareholders’ Equity section relatively good results it is increasing each year. Average of Cash and Cash equivalents in JSC Shubarkol komir is 2. 2 % and Sat ; Company`s average cash is 6. 97%. Basically company`s cash and cash equivalents should be at minimum instead of saving they should invest it to generate future cash flows.In our case cash both companies have minimu m cash. Accounts Receivable in Company Shubarkol is 0. 003% and Sat Company is 7%. It says that both companies sells their product on cash, not on credit. But in order to sell more they should change their policy, selling not only on cash basis also on credit. Average inventory in Company Shubarkol is 5. 06% and in company Sat it is 2. 58%, it is a good sign both companies runs efficient business, inventory level at the minimum. In order not to have remaining inventories companies should use JIT.Property, plant and equipment take more than half of the total assets in both companies We can assume it is because of type of the company, due to it is manufacturing company in needs more equipment. Accounts Payable in Company Shubarkol decreased from 2. 6% to 1. 46 during 2008-2010. Company Sat doesn’t have any accounts payables. Company Shubarkol and Sat generates its revenue from sale of coal. Cost of goods sold in Company Shubarkol is 36% of revenue and in company Sat is 76 % of revenue. Average EBIT in Company Shubarkol is 61%, in Sat Company it is 190%, it is much higher because of Other income, it is 19mln when revenue is 2mln.In Company Shubarkol net income show stable results during past three years. But In Sat Company it is increased from 65% to 224% , average is 146%. III. Summary and recommendations Table 16. Comparison table | Shubarkol Komir| Sat;Company| ROE| High| Low| CA/TA| Low| High| CA/Sales| Low| High| Current ratio| Low| High| Acid test ratio| Low| High| Total debt| Low| High| Debt to equity| High| Low| Gross mar/Sales| High| Low| EBIT/Sales| Low| High| ROI| Low| High| Inventory turnover| High| Low| Total Asset Turnover| High| Low| Average collection period| High| Low|Accounts payable turnover| High| Low| ROA| High| Low| P/E ratio| Low| High| Recommendations 1. Overhead: Assess overhead costs and if there are opportunities to decrease them. lowering overhead has a direct impact on profitability. Overhead expenses, including rent, advertisi ng, indirect labor and professional fees, are indirect expenses that you incur to operate the business outside of direct material and direct labor. 2. Accounts receivable: Monitor accounts receivables effectively to ensure that the company billing their clients properly and that you're receiving pro mpt payments. . Accounts payable: Negotiate longer payment terms with vendors whenever possible to keep money longer. 4. Profitability: Review the profitability on your various products and services. Assess where prices can be increased on a regular basis to maintain or increase profitability. As costs increase and markets change, prices may need to be adjusted as well. 5. Current ratio: Increase current assets by increasing profit, selling additional capital stock, borrowing additional long term debt, or disposing of unproductive fixed assets and retaining proceeds.Reduce current liabilities by retaining a greater portion of allocated savings. Avoid financing non-current assets with cur rent liabilities. References 1. James C. Van Horne â€Å"Fundamentals of Financial Management 13th edition†, 2008 2. http://www. sat. kz/ru/about/cel Retrieved from: 20. 04. 12 3. http://www. kase. kz/ru/emitters/show/SHUK Retrieved from: 15. 04. 12 4. Penman, Stephen H. â€Å"Financial Statement Analysis and Securities Valuation, 4th ed†. , McGraw Hill; International Edition, 2010. Appendix A JSC â€Å"ShubarkolKomir† Balance Sheet As at December 31, 2010ASSETS| 2010| 2009| Current Assets:| | | Cash and Cash Equivalents| 685 621| 371 204| Financial Receivables| 4 115| 0| Advances paid and other receivables| 102 791| 328 837| Inventories| 1 356 411| 1 119 355| Value added tax and other tax receivables| 114 344| 215 766| Other current assets| 1 724 049| 1 492 957| Total current assets| 3 996 331| 3 528 119| Long-term assets:| | | Investments accounted for using equity method| 7 399 383| 2 000| Property, plant and equipment| 12 993 624| 12 794 808| Intangible asse ts| 3 285 530| 3 751 702| Other long-term assets| 897 362| 572 860|Total long-term assets| 24 575 899| 17 121 371| TOTAL ASSETS| 28 572 230| 20 649 490| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES| | | Current liabilities:| | | Financial Payables| 1 496 280| 1 851 452| Taxes payable| 2 571 754| 2 983 414| Advances received and other payables| 110 972| 117 516| Accounts payable| 418 977| 354 986| Evaluation liabilities| 438 035| 355 173| Other current liabilities| 408 340| 281 281| Total current liabilities| 5 444 358| 5 943 822| Long-term liabilities:| | | Long-term financial payables| 7 376 747| 634 493| Long-term evaluation liabilities| 2 488 523| 3 456 287|Deferred tax liabilities| 1 698 759| 1 302 972| Total long term liabilities| 11 564 029| 5 393 752| Shareholders’ equity:| | | Issued capital| 9 540 291| 9 531 291| Additional paid-in capital| 188 566| 188 566| Retained earnings| 1 834 986| -407 941| Total shareholders’ equity| 11 563 843| 9 311 916| TOTAL SHAREHO LDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES| 28 572 230| 20 649 490| | | | Balance value (common stock), tenge| 2 316| 1 543| Balance value (preferred stock), tenge| 2 238| 2 289| Appendix B Income Statement For the year ended December 31, 2010 ASSETS| 2010| 2009| Revenue| 19 382 881| 16 533 291|Cost of Goods Sold| (7 612 683)| (5 834 093)| Gross profit| 11 770 198| 10 699 198| Financing income| 61 448| 35 051| Other income| 291 879| 242 452| Selling expenses| (15 556)| (13 577)| General and administrativeexpenses| (871 190)| (836 592)| Earnings before Interest andTaxes| 11 175 331| 10 126 532| Interest expense| (624 944)| (797 304)| Other expenses| (193 703)| (571 122)| Earnings before taxes| 10 418 133| 8 758 106| Income taxes| (2 160 673)| (1 847 672)| Tax on superprofit| (2 420 352)| (2 881 292)| Net Income| 5 837 109| 4 029 142| Appendix C Statement of Cash FlowsFor the year ended December 31, 2010 Cash Flow from OperatingActivities:| 2010| 2009| Cash inflows:| 29 253 053| 22 716 771| From sales of goods| 28 535 245| 21 495 162| From advance payments| 408 340| 1 121 843| Other proceeds| 309 468| 99 766| Cash Outflows:| 21 348 705| 16 363 748| To pay suppliers for goods and services| 7 857 546| 6 846 546| To pay out advances| 3 598 673| 1 369 020| To pay employees salary| 463 958| 354 121| Interest paid| 304 179| 489 121| Income tax paid| 1 772 233| 1 853 11| To pay tax on superprofit| 2 725 639| 2 091 833| Other payments to budget| 1 904 193| 1 257 436|Other payments| 2 722 284| 2 102 419| Net cash provided by operating activities| 7 904 349| 6 353 023| Cash Flow from Investing Activities:| | | Cash inflows:| 431 000| 1 643| From sale of fixed assets| | 1 643| Payment for long-term investments| 431 000| | Cash outflow:| 10 747 057| 9 133 255| To acquire fixed assets| 2 931 557| 2 796 255| Purchase of other long-term assets| 7 384 500| 6 000 000| Purchase debt of other entities| 431 000| 337 000| Net cash provided by investing activities| -10 316 057| -9 131 612| Cash Flow from Financing Activities:| | | Cash inflow:| 9 338 999| 7 320 373|From the sale of firm’s own equity securities| 8 999| 6 008 982| From borrowing| 9 080 000| 1 311 391| Other proceeds| 250 000| 0| Cash outflow:| 6 624 635| 4 499 402| To repay amounts borrowed| 3 042 253| 1 449 556| To repurchase the firm’s own equity securities| 0| 9 000| To pay shareholders dividends| 3 582 382| 40 846| Others| | 3 000 000| Net cash provided by financing activities| 2 714 364| 2 820 971| Net increase/(decrease) in cash| 302 656| 42 382| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year| 382 965| 328 822| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year| 685 621| 371 204|Appendix D JSC â€Å"Sat & Company† Balance Sheet As at December 31, 2010 ASSETS| 2010| 2009| Current Assets:| | | Cash and Cash Equivalents| 2,720,160| 1,511,944| Financial Receivables| 2,310,048| 4,676,501| Inventories| 1,888,077| 1,192,271| Current portion of Long term assets held to sale| 949,524| 759,5 12| Other current assets| 477,206| 205,892| Total current assets| 8,345,022| 8,346,120| Long-term assets:| | | Investments accounted for using equity method| 1,098,757| 4,471,632| Property, plant and equipment| 44,567,701| 5,041,284| Intangible assets| 4,216,968| 137,425|Investment in associated companies| 3,849,628| 415,379| Deffered taxes| 455,677| 96,137| Other long-term assets| 6,105,903| 6,158,622| Total long-term assets| 69,979,554| 33,268,595| TOTAL ASSETS| 78,324,576| 41,614,715| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES| | | Current liabilities:| | | Financial Payables| 4,573,685| 5,223,219| Taxes payable| 56,727| 16,535| Short term loans| 9,526,727| 987,540| Total current liabilities| 14,157,139| 6,227,294| Long-term liabilities:| | | Long term loans| 15,421,083| 10,968,617| Reserves to restore locations| 1, 263,082| 214,620|

Childhood Obesity and Ways to Prevent It Essay

It would be a gross understatement to say that childhood obesity has become a serious problem in America over the last several years. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated childhood obesity is the fastest growing health crisis in the United States. Over the past thirty years, the rate of obesity has more than tripled for children aged 6 to 11 and more than doubled for adolescents aged 12 to 19. It’s been approximated that more than 33% of youths aged 2 to 19 are overweight or obese. Being an obese child has an enormous impact on physical, mental, and emotional health along with social and overall development. Research has shown obese youths have a higher risk of chronic conditions such as asthma, hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, bone/joint problems, sleep apnea, and even certain types of cancer. Equally important is the emerging health concern of metabolic syndrome among American youths, which is a major risk factor for cardiov ascular disease and type 2 diabetes. There are many ways one could prevent obesity. Longer physical education classes and healthier food choices at schools would be very beneficial. It is typical that a parent will do the food shopping for the home so it is important to make healthy, wholesome selections when food shopping. It is also typical for the parent to be the one to take the kids through the drive-thru window, buy them sugary snacks at the store, and super size their meals. It is obvious, then, that the home environment is the first place to set the foundation for proper nutrition. This topic interests me because being from Louisiana I know a lot of obese or over weight children because Louisiana happens to be the second fattest state in the country. Also being a kinesiology major it makes me very interested in exercise and ways to make people more fit and healthy. In the article, it states that the authors work in the Department of Nursing. The article was published at the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland  that proves that the article was written by researchers in the medical field. Since that is all I could find about the authors I could not say that this article is fully credible. The purpose of this article is to review the factors that contribute to the development of childhood obesity, its consequences, and the interventions for managing the problem. The authors found that childhood obesity is associated with the presence of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors, while its consequences are connected with cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory diseases. Certain psychosocial and endocrine disorders were also observed. According to the authors, â€Å"management of the problem can be achieved with targeted interventions in the presence of the family, school and community environment.† (Koukourikos et al) This quote explains ways that obesity can be prevented and whom can help to prevent it. The authors came to the conclusion that childhood obesity is directly connected with the adoption of a sedentary lifestyle, a change in healthy eating habits, and reduced physical activity. After reading this article, I feel that I gained a lot of knowledge about childhood obesity as a whole. The article was helpful because it talked not only about obesity but also many of the effects it has on children and briefly talks about what would have to be done to reduce the obesity rates. The University of Southern California website stated that Donna Spruijt-Metz’s research focuses on childhood obesity and has her Ph.D. in Adolescent Health and Medical Ethics. 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The author concludes with recommendations for future research, including the need for large-scale, high-dose, and long-term interventions that take into account the complex nature of the problem. This article was informational and helpful explaining why children are becoming more and more obese. Also, the author explained on how to prevent obesity so this article was helpful for my research topic. On an â€Å"About the Authors† webpage, it stated that Leah M. Frerichs works in the College of Public Health department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. UNMC is one of the top centers for cardiovascular disease research along with several other diseases. Ozgur Araz also work at UNMC in the public health department as an assistant professor. He has his PhD in industrial engineering and has written thirteen other medical articles. Terry T-K Huang is the professor and chair of the department of health promotion, social, and behavioral health at UNMC. He has his PhD is preventive medicine. With this being said, all three of the authors sound very qualified for this article on obesity and how to prevent it because of their medically inclined backgrounds. The authors of this article do research at a couple different places, which includes the Erasmus Medical Center, the TNO Child Health Center, the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, and the University of Twente. Their research has several studies dealing with children and what contributes to their health and weight. All of these centers deal with health and children, which makes these authors well certified to write an article on my topic. two interventions aim to support parents of preschool children to realize healthy child nutrition and activity behaviors of their young child. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of the two overweight prevention interventions with regard to child health behaviors and child Body Mass Index. 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The primary outcome measures at child age 3 years are: overweight inducing/reducing behaviors, (for ‘BBOFT+† only) healthy sleep, Body Mass Index and prevalence of overweight and obesity. Secondary outcome measures are attitudes and other cognitive characteristics of the parents regarding the overweight-related behaviors of their child, parenting styles and practices, and health-related quality of life of the children. Discussion We hypothesize that the use of the additional interventions will result in a healthier lifestyle of preschool children and an improved BMI and less development of overweight and obesity compared to usual care.

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Business ethics Essay In the past there have been several cases in the business environment related to the practices of accountants and auditors who have violated the trust and confidence of public. A number of researches have been conducted to find the potential factors resulting in unethical, biased or inappropriate decision making and judgments by the professionals. The aim of this paper is to review two academic articles and conclude on the reliability of the claims and assertions made by the authors. The research paper of Pflugrath, Martinov-Bennie ump; Chen (2007) aims to analyze the impact of organizational codes of ethics on the accountants’ and auditors’ judgments and professional decisions making skills. The research is conducted on a sample of 112 professional accountants and auditing students and resulted in indicating that the codes of ethics positively influence the judgments of professional accountants but does not affect the students’ judgments. On the other hand, the paper by Shafer, Morrid ump; Ketchand (2001) is based on the research of the professional auditors and the impact of their personal values on their ethical judgments and behavioral intentions. The study concluded that personal values do not affect the ethical considerations and judgments of professional auditors. However, the knowledge and the understanding of moral intensity have an impact on the judgments abilities of the professional accountants. Pfflugrath, Martinov-Bennie ump; Chen (2007) conducted the study basing their discussion on the new International Standard on Quality Controls 1’s (ISQC1) requirements for all organizations and accounting firms to implement policies and regulations which support the ethical and technical independence of the professional accountants. â€Å"The presence of a code of ethics appears to have a significant influence on the quality audit judgments of professional accountants’’ (Pfflugrath, Martinov-Bennie ump; Chen, 2007). In terms of aggressive client preferences, the code of ethics may help in better judgment by the professional auditors and accountants. In contrast Shafer, Morrid ump; Ketchand (2001) suggest that in case of client’s pressure on aggressive financial reporting, â€Å"auditors’ ethical behavior influenced by economic or utilitarian considerations†. Shafer et. al. , (2001) suggest that strong organizational norms should result in the standardization of behaviors. In this regard, the results of Pflugrath et. al. (2007) may be judged as fairly consistent that organizational codes of ethics may help in ethical decision making of employees and professionals in auditing and accounting fields. Unitary codes of ethics may help in standardization for the accounting and auditing professionals and may result in similar findings for the similar scenarios or situations that prevail in different companies or businesses. Pflugrath et. al. (2007) gives arguments which are more persuasive and compatible with the existing literature. The research methodology of both the papers provides reasonable assurance of the validity of their judgments, however, Shafer et. al. , (2001) has weakness of the homogeneity of the values of the sample which is the major portion of the participants used for the research. The results, hence, may not reliable for the diversified population of today’s business environment where people with different personal values and social norms are working together. For such a diversified population in the business environment we may rely on the results of Pflugrath et. al’ study which indicates the code of ethics may end up affecting the professional judgment positively. Moreover, the respondents in Shafer et. al’s study had not graduated. Also, most of the respondents have almost 20 years experience in public accounting. People with similar personal values, as stated by the Shafer’s study may choose similar fields. Hence, the results produced are biased and rely upon the majority of people with similar values. Both journals provide a wide number of studies to support their arguments. The supporting details of every argument belong to reliable sources and articles. The arguments in Shafer et. al’s survey, however, provide the insight of impacts of personal values in different fields. The conclusion is not as straightforward as in the research of Pflugrath et. al. The study of Shafer et. al. (2001) leaves enough space for the reader to judge if the personal values or organizational norm affect ethical judgments and decision makings of accountants and auditors. Whereas, Pflugrath et. al.provide much evident information on the agreement and in support of auditors and accountants. Moreover, unlike Shafer et. al. ’s study, Pflugrath et. al included much research and literature in support of their conclusion rather than providing the contrary information. Concisely, the journals under review provide a depth analysis of the two factors that may affect ethical judgment and decision making of accountant and auditors. The first factor is the presence or absence of codes of ethics and the second is the impact of personal values and norms in ethical decisions makings of professionals. The dilemma of lack of ethical decision making which has abandoned the public confidence and trust is dependent on the codes of ethics which are being set and exercised within the business environment and the perceptions of moral intensity which affect the judgments of the auditors. There are other determinants, as discussed by the articles, like clients pressure and personal interest which may affect the quality of judgments and decision making in the fields of accounting and auditing but it is not right to ignore the 2 factors being discussed. Ethical judgment, hence, depends on the exercise of codes of ethics which provide autonomy to the auditors and accountants to work in the best interest of the business and not at the discretion of the client’s orders. Moreover, such codes of ethics, if exercised appropriate may affect the values of auditors and accountants leading to the better and more independent of the financial data of the business under review.

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As of June 21, 2010 (almost ten days after the competition began), the company achieved record breaking sales, predicting sales of soccer-related merchandise at least $2.2 billion, surpassing the $1.9 billion obtained in football sales in 2008. Adidas markets its products through an extensive marketing infrastructure. The group offers its products through its own retail stores and franchised stores. However extensive marketing infrastructure helps Adidas to reach a wide range of customers and eventually expand its size of the market. According to Data monitor the group has geographically-diversified operations. It operates in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America. Moreover, the group has balanced revenue mix in terms of revenue generated from various geographical locations. However this means Adidas can acquire greater economies of scale with its geographically diversified operations. Adidas has sponsorship agreements for major sports events across the globe. The company has a sponsorship agreement with the Japan Football Association until March 2015 and with the Australian Olympic Committee until 2016. It also secured sponsorship rights to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In addition, in 2009, Adidas extended its partnership with UEFA for the UEFA EURO 2012 and UEFA EURO 2016 football championships, as well as for the UEFA Champions League. The company has also signed an 11-year global merchandising partnership agreement (beginning with the 2006-2007 season) with the National Basketball Association (NBA). This deal makes Adidas the official uniform and apparel provider for the NBA, the Womens National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League. Additionally, Adidas is also the Official Sportswear Partner to 2012 Olympics in London. Sponsorship of major sports events would help the company to strengthen its profitability and enhance its brand recall among consu mers. Government and other organisations are highly promoting active lifestyle to fight obesity and various diseases. According to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), more than 600 million adults were considered obese in 2010. An additional 1.0 billion were estimated to be overweight. This development has serious health consequences and a dramatic effect on health care expenditures. So this issue might bring new opportunity for Adidas. 3. Women Segment Offers Long Term Potential: Till date most of the Adidas revenue comes from the men segment. But in the upcoming days the women segment is showing more potential for Adidas. Adidas should focus on this segment by creating new products and design for womens. 4. Growing global footwear market: According to Data Monitor the global footwear market has shown positive growth in recent years. The global footwear market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4% in the six-year period 2005-2011 to reach $202.3 billion in 2011. So this is a major opportunity for Adidas to explore itself globally which will result in increase sales and revenues and ultimately gives the group chance to catch the global market. Threats: 1. Macroeconomic Risks: Growth in the sporting goods industry is highly dependent on consumer spending and consumer confidence. Economic downturns, socio-political factors such as civil unrest, nationalisation, in particular in regions where the Group is highly represented, therefore cause a significant short-term risk to sales development. 2. Consumer Demand Risk: Nowadays consumers are more choosy and its quiet difficult to predict their demand. So therefore it is essential to maintain a balance between the supply and demand. Failure to anticipate and respond to changes in consumer demand for sporting goods products is one of the most serious threats for Adidas. 3. Customer Bargaining Power: Nowadays markets are more buyers dominated. The bargaining power of customer is rising rapidly because of intense competition between the suppliers. This issue can harm on Adidas overall business operations. 4. Intense Competition: The athletic footwear, apparel and equipment industry is highly competitive. Adidas group competes with players such as Nike, Callaway Golf Company, New Balance Athletic Shoe, and PUMA AG Rudolf Dazzler Sport. High level of competition in the market place could negatively impact the market share of the group. (Data monitor, 2010). 6. Adidas AG: Strategy Adidas has `diversified its strategy in three dimensions. They are: 1. Group Strategy. 2. Global Brands Strategy. 3. Global Sales Strategy. 1. Group Strategy: 1.1 Creating Shareholder Value: Adidas is trying to create more value for its shareholders through generation of cash flow. Therefore, Adidas AG is focused on carefully managing those factors under its control, making strategic choices that will drive sustainable revenue and earnings growth, and ultimately cash flow. 1.2 Multi Brand Strategies: To maximise customer reach with variety of choice Adidas has adapted multi brand strategy. 1.3 Investments focused on highest potential markets and channels: Adidas has prioritised its investments based on those markets which offer the best medium to long-term growth and profitability opportunities. In this respect, we continue to place a considerable emphasis on expanding our activities in the emerging markets, particularly China and Russia. 2. Global Brand Strategy: 2.1 Driving the long-term development of Adidas and Reebok: To secure long-term sustainable growth for the Group, Global Brands is focused on driving the development of the Adidas and Reebok brands. The overall strategic goal is to achieve qualitative, sustainable growth by building desirable brands in consumers and customers perception. 2.2 Brand architecture and differentiation: Adidas multi-brand structure gives them an important competitive advantage. Through its brand architecture, It seamlessly cover the consumer segments they have defined, catering to more consumer needs, while at the same time keeping clarity of brand message and values. 3. Global Sales Strategy: The global sales function is responsible for the commercial activities of Adidas. The functions is categorised in three distinctive channel retail, wholesale and e-commerce. 3.1 Focus on Controlled Space To make its products more competitive Adidas has adapted several techniques. As a result they are refining their distribution channel with stronger focus on controlled space which includes e-commerce, own retail store, mono branded franchise stores, partnership with retail stores etc. Focusing on Three Attack Markets: As a part of strategic business plan route 2015 the global sales function has identified North America, Russia, UK, Latin America, Greater China, Japan and India as key growth markets. Among them North America, China and Russia are anticipated to contribute over 50% of total sales. To ensure the efficiency of these markets they directly report to the group CEO. 7. Concluding Thoughts Based on the above information this assignment would conclude that Adidas is one of the largest companies in the sporting goods industry. The group operates through more than 150 subsidiaries in Europe, the US and Asia, each focusing on a particular market or part of the manufacturing process. To be concluded Adidas has a priorities SWOT analysis with leading market position as its biggest strength and Geographically-diversified operations enable Adidas to take advantage of a range of market opportunities