... manipulated in tables and graphs.
RDS Bizsuite Linked databases providing data and full-text searching on firms.
Bloomberg Detailed financial data and analyst reports.
2 76 Planning and Forecasting
three ... writing any business plan is getting started. Com-
piling the data, shaping it into an articulate story, and producing the finished
product can be a daunting task. The best w...
... 80 of the 100 out-
standing shares and Lisa and Brad each own 10, a corporate redemption agree-
ment leaves Lisa and Brad each owning half of the 20 outstanding shares
remaining. If, however, Morris ... of
them vying for power and influence. He determined that the only workable so-
lution would be to break the two businesses apart once again, leaving the two
rivals in charge of thei...
... businesses, or thinking of doing so.
• Business people in nonfinancial positions who want to be better versed in
financial matters.
• BBA or MBA alumni who want a refresher in finance and accounting.
26 ... from financing (b) (111,000) Negative cash
Total sources of cash (a + b) $ 16, 600
28 Understanding the Numbers
USING FINANCIAL RATIOS
Some important points to keep in mi...
... (1999)
Aircraft engines, automotive Avco Financial
parts, and finance
Services
Watts Industries Inc. (1999)
Valves for plumbing, heating
Industrial oil and gas
and water quality industries
businesses
SOURCES
: ... (income), net (7,032) 4 ,67 6 1,319
Income before income taxes 30,283 57,092 382,387
Provision for income taxes 5,5 86 38,407 157, 361
Income before equity in income of...
... Web-based marketing and selling, rather than
transaction processes and the hiring and training of people involved in these
processes. In addition, the avoidance of investment in this type of infrastruc-
ture ... fulfillment, tracking, and customer-information stor-
age and mining. All these systems must talk to one another, which means that
interfaces must be maintained. This...
... 2 06 Understanding the Numbers
Price Indices
“If you only examine Panel A of Exhibit 7.2,” Jane said, “you will think that net
income leaped 62 % and that the reason for the dramatic increase ... budget. Now, after adjust-
ing for sales volume, we find that instead of that dramatic increase of 62 % in
net income, there was a 19% drop in net income from budget. Using that same
basis o...