Managerial Decision-making using Financial Ratios MGMT640 Managerial Decision-making using Financial Ratios Abstract: Background: Financial statements allow stockholders and management to determine the financial health of a business. Using ratio analysis businesses can gain a snapshot of their durability compared to other companies within their industry. Managerial decision-making skills are a direct correlation on the financial wealth of a business, and can identify strengths and weakness within an organization. Results: Quantitative results are shown though using financial ratios and financial statements. The financial ratios can be divided between five core categories.
The success and effectiveness of a manager will result in investors in the manufacturing company or people who withdraw their investment. Investors in a capital market can view a company’s performance through earnings reports, using different ratios, and let us not forget balance sheets as well. A capital market can be a basis for income of sorts aside from merchandise. In essence, a manager can only be so effective without the means to support production in a manufacturing company. The strength or limitation of a capital market will result in the indication of how well a manufacturing company market value will be perceived.
It appears that Homebake has produced a quality product that is meeting consumer demands; however some of the products are flawed. The flaw can be fixed quickly and relatively inexpensively. Homebake has done everything it can to ensure customer satisfaction among the consumers who purchased a faulty product. The company is in a growth phase and needs support from its banker. As a preparer of financial statements, management will want to produce an income statement that shows a profit (profit maximization motive).
There are several main advantages of going public. The first one is that company stock can be used to raise capital. The second one went to the company obtains increased prestige and visibility. And going public can help improve its financial condition by obtaining money that does not have to be repaid. What’s more, company stock in the form of stock options can be offered to employees and contractors as a meaningful form of incentive compensation.
Ratios can tell if the business is using its assets appropriately, and if liabilities of the company are well-managed. It shows whether a business can invest in more capital, or if there is room for business growth. It shows whether a business will be able to pay off its debts or their short-term expenses or their daily expenses. It basically shows the strength and weaknesses of the business. It helps for forecasting on making certain financial decisions.
Superior Metals Corporation (SMC) Business Memorandum The objective of Decision Model One of the most significant part of a company is its Net Income. Developing a decision model to see and analyze how product cost and sales impact the company’s profit can benefit company to maximize its profit and achieve long term sustainable business development. Going over this assignment, I better understand the relationship between product costs and company’s net income, as well as develop my excel spreadsheet skills and improve my ability to analyze numbers from the model. Analysis of SMC’s decision model Cost of goods manufactured indicates product costs for a period of time. This amount is transferred to finished goods inventory and is used to calculate cost of good sold.
Cost of capital can help define the acceptability of investment opportunities. Besides, the cost of capital can scheme the corporate finance arrangement. Generally, the best way for designing the corporate finance structure is based on information of changing of the capital market. So, manager can figure out information like accounting reports and their cost of capital to market. By using the information, manager can use cost of capital for restructure the market price and earning per share in order to bring advantage for company.
Because earning management allows managers to reach their desired outcomes by influencing firm’s financial statements. According to Graham, Harvey and Rajgopal (2005), it is acceptable for senior mangers to use earning management so that they can provide positive and steady earning growth for the firm. In addition, the reputation of a CFO or CEO depends on whether the company they manage has a good prediction of future earnings. The labor market will regard a CFO as a “managerial failure” if the CFO perceive inability to reach the earnings target. In this case, the managers were encouraged to do their best and spend whether it was necessary to bring revenue.
Discuss the advantages and the limitations of “ratio analysis” There are several advantages and limitations of accounting ratios, I will address some of the key ones in this section Advantages * Accounting ratios can be used by investors to make decisions on whether or not to invest in a company or sell existing shares. * Accounting ratios can be used by management to give an indication of a company’s financial health i.e. is the company profitable? Can they meet creditor obligations? Are stock levels being efficiently managed?
As said in the textbook job satisfaction has a direct affect on customer satisfaction and the profitability of a company so if Foreman’s course can do what is pledges then it could have a positive effect on Albertsons profitability. 2. Positive worker attitudes have a large effect on the success of a business. Workers who come to work happy will work harder and do more to improve the company because they feel connected and pleased with their job. If a worker is not happy with their job they will not feel the need, or want to put in the extra effort to try and improve the areas of the company that need improvement.