Ⅴ. Financial status
ⅰ. Ownership
Dow Jones was in recent years publicly traded but privately led by the Bancroft family, which effectively controlled 64% of all voting stock before being acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. The company became a subsidiary of News Corporation after an extended takeover bid during 2007. It was reported that on August 1, 2007 that the bid had been
Financial Ratio
1. Short-term solvency ratios
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산 식
Digital-cube
Cowon
2006
2007
2006
2007
Current
Ratio
C/A÷C/L
1.9690
1.3070
1.4396
1.9525
Quick
Ratio
(C/A-Inv.)÷C/L
1.5498
0.9711
0.6958
1.0951
1) Current ratio
Current ratio is an indication of a company's ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio, the more liquid the company
Chart 4. is a graph that shows 7 foreign and domestic oil refining companies's Financial Leverage percentage.
Royal dutch shell and Chevron show more attractive ratios than other companies.
Financial Leverage percentage is related to ROE and ROA, so the graph’s shape is so similar. BP shows very high percentages for 3 years, but it keeps decreasing. And that difference is getting bigger and
financial problem because of increase in inventory.
2. Company Analysis
1. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH (NYSE: ANF)
1-1. Introduction
Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is a specialty retailer, operating stores selling casual apparel such as knit shirts, graphic t-shirts, jeans, woven shirts and personal care and other accessories for men, women and children under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollis
than the KRW 7.04 trillion in 2007.
Question C. Evaluate the liquidity
1) current ratio
The current ratio is a financial ratio that measures whether or not a firm has enough resources to pay its debts over the next 12 months. The resources must belong to current assets. We can evaluate the higher current ratio companies have the stronger ability to repay back the debts they have.