Company overview Target Corporation was originally known as the Dayton Dry Goods Co., a company founded in Minnesota in 1902.   Changing its name to the Target Corporation in January 2000, this USA based company now trades through more that 1,500 stores in 47 states as well as online through their website, Target.com.  Whilst largely known as a discount retailer, one of their latest offerings is […]

Introduction of Nokia Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile phones, was started by a mining engineer, Fredrik Idestam, in 1865 by making paper from wood pulp mill; a second paper mill was built on Nokianvirta river that gave birth to the present name of this company-Nokia. The company then started different business and mergers and then finally started mobiles business in 1968. Its […]

The paper seeks to conduct a financial case analysis from the article entitled “Peltz Aims to Expand, Control Wendy’s Board” By Janet Adamy () and correlate the same to the issue of corporate capital structure and impact from the event. This paper will therefore analyze the possible the options that could be taken about by the company or party involved in wanting to attain objectives […]

Financial Analysis of Macy’s Inc. and Nordstrom Macy’s Inc. has established itself as a strong player in the retail industry, with over 850 Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores in 45 states. Macy’s competes against retail giants like Nordstrom, Kohl’s, JC penny and Saks Fifth Avenue for market share in the increasingly competitive department store industry. This financial report will choose Nordstrom as the major competitor, and […]

There are different financial ratios that are to be studied with regard to the financial analysis of the financial condition of the two companies, General Motors, and Toyota. This paper seeks to make a general financial analysis of the previously mentioned companies through the available financial ratios. Particularly, this intends to present the relevant financial ratios, comparison of the indicators in the two companies, and […]

Question 1 VMA Limited is a supplier of office equipment in Newport. The company is also listed on the London stock exchange. The traditional company has a board of directors comprising two executive directors and two non-executive directors. It also has two sub-committees, which are the audit committee and nomination committee. The Audit committee is made up of two non-executive directors whilst the nomination committee […]

The analysis aims to explore the nature of the working capital cycle and requirements of companies from three different sectors. The companies chosen for these purposes are Fuller, Smith, & Turner PLC, Home Retail Group PLC, and Independent News and Media PLC and the methods of investigation are ratio analysis of liquidity and efficiency, and working capital cycle analysis. Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC is […]