The document shows the performance of several investment composites from their inception through December 2011 compared to various benchmarks. For the period from inception to December 2011, the composites reported returns ranging from -9.1% to 7.4% with annualized volatility between 8.5% to 23.3%. The composites generally underperformed their benchmarks for the year-to-date period, though some outperformed since inception, with the Activist Masters Long Composite returning 28.4% compared to 23.4% for the S&P 500.
Gold prices rebounded mildly in Asia on Wednesday from an overnight plunge with the scope for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected this year and Greece's debt woes also weighing on the outlook.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for June delivery rose 0.16% to $1,208.60 a troy ounce.
Elsewhere, silver for July delivery gained 0.14% to $17.095 a troy ounce. Copper for July delivery fell 0.02% to $2.834 a pound.
In Japan first quarter GDP rose 0.6% for an annualized pace of 2.4%, outstripping expectations of an 0.4% gain quarter-on-quarter and for a year-on-year pace of 1.5%.
This commodity summary provides an overview of prices and support/resistance levels for various commodities like gold, silver, oil, and agricultural products. It notes that gold futures fell slightly while the US dollar index also dropped. Brent crude oil prices rose slightly based on strong manufacturing data from Europe, while US crude oil fell slightly.
Natural gas futures were higher in U.S. trade on Wednesday.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, Natural gas futures for July delivery traded at USD2.897 per million British thermal units at time of writing up 1.77%.
Earlier, it traded at a session high USD2.920 per million British thermal units. Natural gaswas likely to find support at USD2.581 and resistance at USD2.920.
US Dollar Index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, fell 0.55% to trade at USD94.64.
This document discusses Iran's new oil and gas contract model, the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC), which aims to accommodate international energy companies post-sanctions. The key points are:
1. The IPC is a flexible production-sharing contract that aims to achieve a balance of risk and reward for international oil companies through mechanisms like full cost recovery and adjustable remuneration fees.
2. The IPC allows for different cooperation arrangements from exploration to development and production, including joint operating companies, in order to facilitate long-term partnerships between international companies and Iran's oil sector.
3. Details of the IPC model will be introduced at upcoming oil and gas conferences in Tehran and London to promote
The document provides a commodity summary and market highlights for various commodities like gold, silver, oil, and agricultural goods. It includes recent price movements in Asia and upcoming events like an OPEC meeting that may impact oil prices. Support and resistance levels are given for different commodities trading on exchanges to understand likely price range movements.
Gold prices were flat to weaker in early Asia on Friday with investors glued to headlines on Greece for news on the prospects of a sovereign default.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery dipped 0.01% to $1,197.90 a troy ounce.
Elsewhere, silver futures for May delivery dropped 0.22% to $16.248 a troy ounce, while copper for May delivery fell 0.29% to $2.768 a pound.
The document analyzes growth opportunities in frontier markets. It provides GDP growth estimates and other economic data for various frontier countries in Africa, Asia, and Central America. These countries show strong GDP growth, averaging over 7% annually for 2013-2015. The document concludes that Africa stands out as a continent with ongoing reforms, foreign investment, and economic progress, despite issues like corruption. It predicts foreign direct investment in Africa will significantly increase in coming years.
The document shows the performance of several investment composites from their inception through December 2011 compared to various benchmarks. For the period from inception to December 2011, the composites reported returns ranging from -9.1% to 7.4% with annualized volatility between 8.5% to 23.3%. The composites generally underperformed their benchmarks for the year-to-date period, though some outperformed since inception, with the Activist Masters Long Composite returning 28.4% compared to 23.4% for the S&P 500.
Gold prices rebounded mildly in Asia on Wednesday from an overnight plunge with the scope for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected this year and Greece's debt woes also weighing on the outlook.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for June delivery rose 0.16% to $1,208.60 a troy ounce.
Elsewhere, silver for July delivery gained 0.14% to $17.095 a troy ounce. Copper for July delivery fell 0.02% to $2.834 a pound.
In Japan first quarter GDP rose 0.6% for an annualized pace of 2.4%, outstripping expectations of an 0.4% gain quarter-on-quarter and for a year-on-year pace of 1.5%.
This commodity summary provides an overview of prices and support/resistance levels for various commodities like gold, silver, oil, and agricultural products. It notes that gold futures fell slightly while the US dollar index also dropped. Brent crude oil prices rose slightly based on strong manufacturing data from Europe, while US crude oil fell slightly.
Natural gas futures were higher in U.S. trade on Wednesday.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, Natural gas futures for July delivery traded at USD2.897 per million British thermal units at time of writing up 1.77%.
Earlier, it traded at a session high USD2.920 per million British thermal units. Natural gaswas likely to find support at USD2.581 and resistance at USD2.920.
US Dollar Index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, fell 0.55% to trade at USD94.64.
This document discusses Iran's new oil and gas contract model, the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC), which aims to accommodate international energy companies post-sanctions. The key points are:
1. The IPC is a flexible production-sharing contract that aims to achieve a balance of risk and reward for international oil companies through mechanisms like full cost recovery and adjustable remuneration fees.
2. The IPC allows for different cooperation arrangements from exploration to development and production, including joint operating companies, in order to facilitate long-term partnerships between international companies and Iran's oil sector.
3. Details of the IPC model will be introduced at upcoming oil and gas conferences in Tehran and London to promote
The document provides a commodity summary and market highlights for various commodities like gold, silver, oil, and agricultural goods. It includes recent price movements in Asia and upcoming events like an OPEC meeting that may impact oil prices. Support and resistance levels are given for different commodities trading on exchanges to understand likely price range movements.
Gold prices were flat to weaker in early Asia on Friday with investors glued to headlines on Greece for news on the prospects of a sovereign default.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery dipped 0.01% to $1,197.90 a troy ounce.
Elsewhere, silver futures for May delivery dropped 0.22% to $16.248 a troy ounce, while copper for May delivery fell 0.29% to $2.768 a pound.
The document analyzes growth opportunities in frontier markets. It provides GDP growth estimates and other economic data for various frontier countries in Africa, Asia, and Central America. These countries show strong GDP growth, averaging over 7% annually for 2013-2015. The document concludes that Africa stands out as a continent with ongoing reforms, foreign investment, and economic progress, despite issues like corruption. It predicts foreign direct investment in Africa will significantly increase in coming years.
Wirtschaftliche Stabilität hängt stark vom niedrigen Verschuldensgrad der öffentlichen Hand ab – ein Umstand, auf den nur wenige EU-Länder verweisen können. Sehen Sie die länderspezifische Darstellung der Staatsschulden in Europa.
David John Marotta presents a list of the best Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) of 2012 and how you can take advantage of these funds in your investment portfolio.
Gold prices edged higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to events surrounding Greece's debt bailout package.
Greece's left-wing government expressed confidence on Tuesday that parliament would approve a debt deal with lenders, despite an angry reaction from some of its own lawmakers, Reuters reported.
Concessions offered by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, including hikes to tax and pension contributions, garnered a cautious welcome from euro zone leaders but triggered a furious reaction from some leftists in the ruling Syriza party.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for August delivery frose 0.10% to $1,177.80 a troy ounce.
Martin Wolf on 'The Shifts and the Shocks: What we've learned – and still hav...IPPR
This document summarizes the key events and causes of the global financial crisis according to Martin Wolf. It discusses the large declines in output compared to pre-crisis trends in the US, Eurozone, and UK. It analyzes factors such as global imbalances with excess savings in countries like China and oil exporters, private sector debt growth and leverage, low interest rates set by central banks, and the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. The document examines how these shifts and shocks led major economies into recession and prolonged periods of weak demand and managed depressions.
Australia's Population Map & Generational Profile Claire Madden
This year Australia’s population is predicated to hit 24 million!
Our population growth rate (1.6%) means that we are growing by 364,800 people each year! Net overseas migration accounts for more than half (58%) of this growth, while the remaining 42% is accredited to natural increase.
Sydney is home to the most Aussie’s (almost 5 million), followed by Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
There are 9.1 million households in Australia, and on average 2.6 people live in them.
The median age of Australian’s today is 37.3, and our life expectancy is around 82 years old.
Aussie’s are most likely to get married in their late twenties (29.1) and become parents in their early thirties (31.9). Our fertility rate (1.9) is even higher than the OECD average (1.7)!
Australia is made up of 6 generations, spanning those in their 80’s and above (the Builder’s) to our newborns today (Generation Alpha). Each generation has grown up in a definitive time of unique challenge and opportunity, and how the times have changed! For example, while just 1 in 10 Builders obtained a university degree, half of our emerging generation Alpha’s are predicated to do the same.
Gold prices declined on Wednesday, ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly-anticipated policy statement due later in the day.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery shed $2.80, or 0.24%, to trade at $1,178.10 a troy ounce during U.S. morning hours. Futures held in a range between $1,177.50 and $1,182.10.
A day earlier, gold prices lost $4.90, or 0.41%, to close at $1,180.90. Futures were likely to find support at $1,168.50, the low from June 8, and resistance at $1,191.80, the high from June 10.
Also on the Comex, silver futures for July delivery dipped 3.2 cents, or 0.2%, to trade at $15.93 a troy ounce. Silver declined 11.8 cents, or 0.73%, on Tuesday to end at $15.96.
- The US dollar fell 5.36% against the Mexican peso in 2010, closing at 12.36 pesos per dollar compared to 13.06 pesos the previous year. After accounting for inflation of 4.29% in Mexico, investments in dollars actually lost 9.65% in value.
- The UDI, which tracks Mexico's inflation rate, increased 4.29% in 2010, remaining below the target inflation rate of 5%.
- Investments in dollar-denominated assets yielded negative real returns of 3.33% (short-term) and 3.26% (long-term) due to the falling exchange rate, but less so due to guaranteed interest rates. Investments in U
This document discusses the evolution of credit guarantee programs in Korea. It provides background on the financial environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Korea and the role that credit guarantee programs have played. It then discusses a new path for credit guarantee programs, focusing on supporting SMEs through different growth stages from pre-startup to expansion, including export support and assisting firms with initial public offerings. The goal is to help promising SMEs grow into medium and large enterprises and boost their global competitiveness.
Lincoln Crowne Weekly Engineering & Mining Services Report for period to 5th July 2013. This report also comments on potential increasing appetite for regional players to look at Australian opportunities given sharp recent decline in AUD vs USD
This document analyzes the financial situation of MetLife from 2011-2013. It provides ratio analyses for metrics like gross profit margin, operating profit margin, net profit margin, return on assets, return on equity, return on investment, debt to assets, and debt to equity. The ratios show that MetLife generally performed well but saw declines in many ratios in 2012 before improving slightly in 2013. American International Group outperformed MetLife and Prudential on most financial metrics over the three-year period analyzed.
Investment Performance Income Account Since Inception to 12/31/12scherny
This document summarizes the annual performance of an investment portfolio from 2003 to 2012. It shows the portfolio's rate of return and asset allocation by year, with the largest allocations typically to equities, fixed income, and cash. Over the full period shown, the portfolio experienced positive cumulative returns despite a loss in 2008.
Morning Joe Charts - Credit Ratings - 8.8.11rattnerfamily
This document shows credit ratings and debt metrics for several countries including Germany, France, the UK, US, Belgium, and Spain. It lists each country's S&P credit rating, the cost of their insurance premiums, their budget deficit as a percentage of GDP, and their total debt as a percentage of GDP, with all figures being as of December 2010 according to various sources including S&P, Bloomberg, CBO and Eurostat.
Gold prices inched up in Asia Friday on sentiment of continued easy monetary policy globally.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for June delivery rose 0.13% to $1,205.70 a troy ounce.
Silver for July delivery rose 0.01% to $17.133 a troy ounce. Copper for July delivery fell 0.09% to $2.848 a pound.
The Bank of Japan announces its monetary policy after its two-day board meeting around 1230 Tokyo time (0330 GMT) with expectations of standing pat.
Later in the day, BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a news conference at 1530 (0630 GMT) to explain the board's decision.
Historic performance of income beneficiary remainder man trust from inception...scherny
Total return performance in income beneficiary remainder man trust. These results were obtained in a difficult market, however, using dividend stocks and buy/write strategies risk was contained and income obtained.
The document is a weekly report from Lincoln Crowne & Company that provides commentary on the Australian engineering and mining services sector. It includes a disclaimer, macro market commentary on the sector, news headlines and key developments for various companies, and a sector performance table with stock prices and valuation metrics. The report aims to inform readers and clients about recent performance in the sector.
This document provides a commodity summary and market highlights for February 6, 2015. It includes the following:
- A disclaimer that Zero Brokerage provides advisory services but does not guarantee returns on investments.
- An overview of commodity prices on that day, with gold and crude oil futures lower in Asian trading.
- Support and resistance levels listed for various commodities like gold, silver, copper, and cotton.
- Margin requirements for futures contracts on different commodities traded on the MCX exchange.
1) Gold and oil prices dipped while silver eased slightly on expectations that the ECB will announce a bond-buying program to further ease monetary policy.
2) The ECB is expected to buy €50 billion per month in bonds starting in March to push down the dollar and ease pressure on commodities.
3) Natural gas prices rebounded by over 3% after plunging nearly 10% the previous day as investors sought cheap valuations.
Zimtu Capital Corp. announced an agreement with Electric Metals Inc. to earn a 100% interest in eight rare earth element properties near Geomega's Montviel REE Property in Quebec. In exchange, Electric will make staged cash and share payments to Zimtu and its three prospecting partners. The properties total 21,600 hectares and cover known syenite occurrences near Montviel, which has shown rare earth mineralization. Zimtu will retain a 2% net smelter royalty on the properties.
Is Gold that Bold, Analysis of the Performance of Gold for the Past 34 Years as an Investment Vehicle and where it stands in comparsion to Equity, Fixed Income and other Alternative Investments.
Gold prices swung between small gains and losses in holiday-thinned trade on Monday, as traders continued to monitor the direction of the U.S. dollar and mull the timing of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery tacked on $1.20, or 0.1%, to trade at $1,206.10 a troy ounce during U.S. morning hours. Futures held in a tight range between $1,203.30 and $1,206.90.
Trading volumes were expected to remain thin with markets in the U.K., Germany and the U.S. closed for holidays.
Futures were likely to find support at $1,191.50, the low from May 13, and resistance at $1,225.50, the high from May 19.
The document discusses various techniques for analyzing financial statements, including horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, and ratio analysis. It provides examples of applying these techniques to sample financial statement data. Specific topics covered include liquidity ratios, profitability ratios, solvency ratios, earnings power, irregular items, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and quality of earnings. Objectives are to understand how to perform financial statement analysis and calculate common financial ratios.
Lee Raymond will continue as CEO of Exxon Mobil, while Lou Noto of Mobil will become Vice President. Exxon and Mobil descended from Standard Oil, which was broken up in 1911. The merger combined Exxon, formerly Jersey Standard and Esso, with Mobil, formerly Socony and Vacuum, to gain synergies in operations, capital productivity, and technology. The Federal Trade Commission approved the merger with requirements that some gas stations and assets be divested. Exxon shareholders received 70% of the combined company while Mobil received 30% and a 15-25% premium, seen as fair value sharing. The market reacted positively to the value-creating merger.
Wirtschaftliche Stabilität hängt stark vom niedrigen Verschuldensgrad der öffentlichen Hand ab – ein Umstand, auf den nur wenige EU-Länder verweisen können. Sehen Sie die länderspezifische Darstellung der Staatsschulden in Europa.
David John Marotta presents a list of the best Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) of 2012 and how you can take advantage of these funds in your investment portfolio.
Gold prices edged higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to events surrounding Greece's debt bailout package.
Greece's left-wing government expressed confidence on Tuesday that parliament would approve a debt deal with lenders, despite an angry reaction from some of its own lawmakers, Reuters reported.
Concessions offered by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, including hikes to tax and pension contributions, garnered a cautious welcome from euro zone leaders but triggered a furious reaction from some leftists in the ruling Syriza party.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for August delivery frose 0.10% to $1,177.80 a troy ounce.
Martin Wolf on 'The Shifts and the Shocks: What we've learned – and still hav...IPPR
This document summarizes the key events and causes of the global financial crisis according to Martin Wolf. It discusses the large declines in output compared to pre-crisis trends in the US, Eurozone, and UK. It analyzes factors such as global imbalances with excess savings in countries like China and oil exporters, private sector debt growth and leverage, low interest rates set by central banks, and the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. The document examines how these shifts and shocks led major economies into recession and prolonged periods of weak demand and managed depressions.
Australia's Population Map & Generational Profile Claire Madden
This year Australia’s population is predicated to hit 24 million!
Our population growth rate (1.6%) means that we are growing by 364,800 people each year! Net overseas migration accounts for more than half (58%) of this growth, while the remaining 42% is accredited to natural increase.
Sydney is home to the most Aussie’s (almost 5 million), followed by Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
There are 9.1 million households in Australia, and on average 2.6 people live in them.
The median age of Australian’s today is 37.3, and our life expectancy is around 82 years old.
Aussie’s are most likely to get married in their late twenties (29.1) and become parents in their early thirties (31.9). Our fertility rate (1.9) is even higher than the OECD average (1.7)!
Australia is made up of 6 generations, spanning those in their 80’s and above (the Builder’s) to our newborns today (Generation Alpha). Each generation has grown up in a definitive time of unique challenge and opportunity, and how the times have changed! For example, while just 1 in 10 Builders obtained a university degree, half of our emerging generation Alpha’s are predicated to do the same.
Gold prices declined on Wednesday, ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly-anticipated policy statement due later in the day.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery shed $2.80, or 0.24%, to trade at $1,178.10 a troy ounce during U.S. morning hours. Futures held in a range between $1,177.50 and $1,182.10.
A day earlier, gold prices lost $4.90, or 0.41%, to close at $1,180.90. Futures were likely to find support at $1,168.50, the low from June 8, and resistance at $1,191.80, the high from June 10.
Also on the Comex, silver futures for July delivery dipped 3.2 cents, or 0.2%, to trade at $15.93 a troy ounce. Silver declined 11.8 cents, or 0.73%, on Tuesday to end at $15.96.
- The US dollar fell 5.36% against the Mexican peso in 2010, closing at 12.36 pesos per dollar compared to 13.06 pesos the previous year. After accounting for inflation of 4.29% in Mexico, investments in dollars actually lost 9.65% in value.
- The UDI, which tracks Mexico's inflation rate, increased 4.29% in 2010, remaining below the target inflation rate of 5%.
- Investments in dollar-denominated assets yielded negative real returns of 3.33% (short-term) and 3.26% (long-term) due to the falling exchange rate, but less so due to guaranteed interest rates. Investments in U
This document discusses the evolution of credit guarantee programs in Korea. It provides background on the financial environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Korea and the role that credit guarantee programs have played. It then discusses a new path for credit guarantee programs, focusing on supporting SMEs through different growth stages from pre-startup to expansion, including export support and assisting firms with initial public offerings. The goal is to help promising SMEs grow into medium and large enterprises and boost their global competitiveness.
Lincoln Crowne Weekly Engineering & Mining Services Report for period to 5th July 2013. This report also comments on potential increasing appetite for regional players to look at Australian opportunities given sharp recent decline in AUD vs USD
This document analyzes the financial situation of MetLife from 2011-2013. It provides ratio analyses for metrics like gross profit margin, operating profit margin, net profit margin, return on assets, return on equity, return on investment, debt to assets, and debt to equity. The ratios show that MetLife generally performed well but saw declines in many ratios in 2012 before improving slightly in 2013. American International Group outperformed MetLife and Prudential on most financial metrics over the three-year period analyzed.
Investment Performance Income Account Since Inception to 12/31/12scherny
This document summarizes the annual performance of an investment portfolio from 2003 to 2012. It shows the portfolio's rate of return and asset allocation by year, with the largest allocations typically to equities, fixed income, and cash. Over the full period shown, the portfolio experienced positive cumulative returns despite a loss in 2008.
Morning Joe Charts - Credit Ratings - 8.8.11rattnerfamily
This document shows credit ratings and debt metrics for several countries including Germany, France, the UK, US, Belgium, and Spain. It lists each country's S&P credit rating, the cost of their insurance premiums, their budget deficit as a percentage of GDP, and their total debt as a percentage of GDP, with all figures being as of December 2010 according to various sources including S&P, Bloomberg, CBO and Eurostat.
Gold prices inched up in Asia Friday on sentiment of continued easy monetary policy globally.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold for June delivery rose 0.13% to $1,205.70 a troy ounce.
Silver for July delivery rose 0.01% to $17.133 a troy ounce. Copper for July delivery fell 0.09% to $2.848 a pound.
The Bank of Japan announces its monetary policy after its two-day board meeting around 1230 Tokyo time (0330 GMT) with expectations of standing pat.
Later in the day, BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a news conference at 1530 (0630 GMT) to explain the board's decision.
Historic performance of income beneficiary remainder man trust from inception...scherny
Total return performance in income beneficiary remainder man trust. These results were obtained in a difficult market, however, using dividend stocks and buy/write strategies risk was contained and income obtained.
The document is a weekly report from Lincoln Crowne & Company that provides commentary on the Australian engineering and mining services sector. It includes a disclaimer, macro market commentary on the sector, news headlines and key developments for various companies, and a sector performance table with stock prices and valuation metrics. The report aims to inform readers and clients about recent performance in the sector.
This document provides a commodity summary and market highlights for February 6, 2015. It includes the following:
- A disclaimer that Zero Brokerage provides advisory services but does not guarantee returns on investments.
- An overview of commodity prices on that day, with gold and crude oil futures lower in Asian trading.
- Support and resistance levels listed for various commodities like gold, silver, copper, and cotton.
- Margin requirements for futures contracts on different commodities traded on the MCX exchange.
1) Gold and oil prices dipped while silver eased slightly on expectations that the ECB will announce a bond-buying program to further ease monetary policy.
2) The ECB is expected to buy €50 billion per month in bonds starting in March to push down the dollar and ease pressure on commodities.
3) Natural gas prices rebounded by over 3% after plunging nearly 10% the previous day as investors sought cheap valuations.
Zimtu Capital Corp. announced an agreement with Electric Metals Inc. to earn a 100% interest in eight rare earth element properties near Geomega's Montviel REE Property in Quebec. In exchange, Electric will make staged cash and share payments to Zimtu and its three prospecting partners. The properties total 21,600 hectares and cover known syenite occurrences near Montviel, which has shown rare earth mineralization. Zimtu will retain a 2% net smelter royalty on the properties.
Is Gold that Bold, Analysis of the Performance of Gold for the Past 34 Years as an Investment Vehicle and where it stands in comparsion to Equity, Fixed Income and other Alternative Investments.
Gold prices swung between small gains and losses in holiday-thinned trade on Monday, as traders continued to monitor the direction of the U.S. dollar and mull the timing of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery tacked on $1.20, or 0.1%, to trade at $1,206.10 a troy ounce during U.S. morning hours. Futures held in a tight range between $1,203.30 and $1,206.90.
Trading volumes were expected to remain thin with markets in the U.K., Germany and the U.S. closed for holidays.
Futures were likely to find support at $1,191.50, the low from May 13, and resistance at $1,225.50, the high from May 19.
The document discusses various techniques for analyzing financial statements, including horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, and ratio analysis. It provides examples of applying these techniques to sample financial statement data. Specific topics covered include liquidity ratios, profitability ratios, solvency ratios, earnings power, irregular items, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and quality of earnings. Objectives are to understand how to perform financial statement analysis and calculate common financial ratios.
Lee Raymond will continue as CEO of Exxon Mobil, while Lou Noto of Mobil will become Vice President. Exxon and Mobil descended from Standard Oil, which was broken up in 1911. The merger combined Exxon, formerly Jersey Standard and Esso, with Mobil, formerly Socony and Vacuum, to gain synergies in operations, capital productivity, and technology. The Federal Trade Commission approved the merger with requirements that some gas stations and assets be divested. Exxon shareholders received 70% of the combined company while Mobil received 30% and a 15-25% premium, seen as fair value sharing. The market reacted positively to the value-creating merger.
Comparative Analysis Of Coca Cola & Pepsi 2013 (Financial Ratio Analysis )Abee Sharma
The beverage industry refers to the industry that produces drinks. Beverage Production can vary greatly depending on which beverage is being made. Thewebsite ManufacturingDrinks.com explains that, "bottling facilities differ in thetypes of bottling lines they operate and the types of products they can run".Other bits of required information include the knowledge of if said beverage iscanned or bottled, hot-fill or cold-fill, and natural or conventional. Innovations in the beverage industry, catalyzed by requests for non-alcoholic beverages, include beverage plants, beverage processing, and beverage packing.
The document compares the financial performance of Dabur India Limited and Godrej Consumer Products over the last 5 years. It analyzes key ratios for both companies and calculates their cost of capital and working capital models. Dabur has higher current, quick and cash ratios compared to Godrej. The document also finds Dabur's weighted average cost of capital to be 11% and inventory and receivables periods to be shorter at 43 and 16 days respectively, resulting in a lower cash cycle of 25 days compared to Godrej.
The Boeing Company provides an overview of its organization, leadership, core competencies, and situation analysis. It discusses its two main business segments, corporate functions, mission and values. Boeing also summarizes its Connexion in-flight internet service, including its high costs, low usage rates, and marketing mistakes. It finds that Connexion's $500,000+ installation costs per plane and lack of customers led to huge losses despite over $1 billion invested over 6 years. Recommendations include smarter market research, understanding airlines as gatekeepers not customers, and accessibility to gain network effects.
The document describes Porter's Five Forces model and Porter's value chain using Petronas, a Malaysian oil and gas company, as an example. It outlines Petronas' business activities, subsidiaries, and role in the Malaysian economy. It then applies Porter's Five Forces model to analyze competition in the oil and gas industry in Malaysia. Finally, it maps out the elements of Petronas' value chain, including its primary and support activities.
This document provides a financial analysis of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) for short term investment objectives. It includes comparative analysis of key financial ratios like P/E ratio, P/BV ratio, EPS, beta value and share price for both companies over the last 5 financial years. The analysis is intended to help evaluate the two companies for potential short term investment of less than 1 year.
The document provides an overview of the oil and gas industry and ExxonMobil corporation. It discusses ExxonMobil's operations across the upstream, downstream and chemical sectors. It outlines ExxonMobil's ongoing and future projects, growth catalysts, competitive advantages, and financial performance. Risk factors and reasons for investing are also summarized along with a price target of $81.79-91.51 per share based on historical P/E ratios and EPS estimates.
The document provides an overview of Sharp, Toshiba, and Sony's histories, products, and financial ratios. Sharp was founded in 1912 and has expanded from pencil manufacturing into electronics. It created Japan's first TV and calculator. Toshiba was formed through mergers and focuses on infrastructure and consumer products. Sony is a large media conglomerate and manufacturer of electronics and entertainment products. All three companies face challenges like price competition and declining profits. Their financial ratios show varying levels of profitability, debt, and liquidity.
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LOIs and NDAs signed. Now art meets science with the legal, financial and strategic review of the business. How do you test the value proposition and identify potential risks? Select the best tools to streamline the process? And prepare for regulatory and legal compliance issues arising from legislation like FCPA? Learn what it takes to avoid pitfalls that plague even the most experienced due diligence experts.
Bharti Airtel is the largest telecommunications company in India, with over 261 million subscribers across 20 countries. It was founded in 1995 as Bharti Tele-Ventures and provides a wide range of services including mobile, home phones, broadband, and DTH. Key highlights include partnerships with Mercedes for Formula One racing and launching a cloud platform with HP. Bharti Airtel is focused on putting customers first and enriching lives through understanding customer needs. It has a strong corporate social responsibility program carried out through Bharti Foundation to improve education.
Global Business Strategy of British Petroleum (BP)Faysal Alam
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
XOI DJI
Company
Market Cap
(US$ billions)
Exxon Mobil
Corporation
337,077
PetroChina
Company
233,882
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC
196,075
Chevron
Corporation
170,639
Petroleo
Brasileiro S.A.
141,745
OAO
Gasprom
133,134
BP PLC 125,937
2005-2009 Weekly Market Performance for Dow Jones and Major Oil Index
7. Competitive Advantage Differences
• Focus is on ownership of oil rights
and oil assets
• Limited operational exposure
• Tight cash management policies
• Disciplined approach to investments
• Culture – profit driven, standardized,
top down management
• More exposure to operational
roles within partnerships which
increases risk
• Accounts payable terms ~35 days
• Investments based on
opportunity
• Culture – consensus driven focus
11. The Spill
“The way that they are selling
assets and strengthening their
balance, is what you would expect
them to do if they were preparing
for a worse scenario such as a
finding of gross negligence,"
December 1st 2010
Anonymous analyst (Did not
want to be seen questioning
BP's public comments)
“As we believe the true liability for
the Macondo accident to be
nearer $25-30 billion as opposed
to the around $60 billion the
market is discounting.”
November 10th, 2010
Richard Griffith
Evolution Securities
Buy recommendation
12. 2009-2011 Gross Margins
• Crude Oil prices up $85.17 vs $78.8 or 8.1% in 2011 (US Energy Dept Fcst
11/9/10)
• 1.7% increase in World Wide consumption in 2011 (US EIA Nov-10)
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20.2%
Exxon
Exxon Adj
BP
BP has returned to profitability in Q310 with a replacement cost profit of $1.8 billion which included an additional $7.7 billion charge on top of the $32.2 billion charge taken in Q210 relating to the oil spillSocieteGenerale analyst EvengySolovyov, who rates BP shares a Buy and maintains a 12-month price target of 495 pence, said the underlying numbers look “unaffected” by the spill-related disturbances. “Adjusted for divestments and spill costs, BP’s performance remains strong,” the analyst wrote in a note.
Key takeawaysContinued growth, investing in future business and reservesJust completed merger with XTOPlan to spend $25-30B in capital investments in the next few yearsContinue strong performanceRising oil prices impact ($85/barrel in 2011 – 8% higher than 2010)
BP has returned to profitability in Q310 with a replacement cost profit of $1.8 billion which included an additional $7.7 billion charge on top of the $32.2 billion charge taken in Q210 relating to the oil spillKey TakeawaysVisibility into losses and expenses from oil spillYTD at loss, but Q3 showed profitSelling assets to raise capital - $30B in assets sold and reducing debt by $10-15BInvesting in long term assets - $18BRising oil prices impact ($85/barrel in 2011 – 8% higher than 2010)
Talking PointsIndustry outperforming DJIRisk and reward – BP is undervaluedExxon – strong analyst ratingsRecommendation –Buy and hold BP – higher risk, higher potential depending on outcome of future legal actionsExxon buy and hold