Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
¶ … Competition Bikes Inc.'s financial status requires evaluating its internal operations reflecting the horizontal, vertical, ratio, and trend analysis, as well as its working capital. These reviews provide profit margins allowing for projecting any necessary budget restraints in overhead costs and sales potential. Yearly production performance comparisons, based on overhead vs. profit, enable a budget projection for ordering production materials on a month-to-month basis. (Shim, J. And Siegel, J. 2009).
Horizontal Analysis
The horizontal analysis is the study of percentage changes of comparative statements in the case of Competition Bikes Inc.'s years six and seven, and seven and eight. Using the horizontal analysis chart, Competition Bikes Inc., shows the accounts payable, between years six and seven increased as it did between years seven and eight.
According to the horizontal analysis, Competition Bike Inc.'s...
Net sales of the CarbonLite product, between years seven and eight, decreased 15.0% with a loss of $897,000 over the previous year. Gross profits between years six and seven show a 37.5% increase at $447,000, and for years seven and eight a 16.3% decrease, at a loss of $266,600 (Shim, J. And Siegel, J. 2009).
The operating cycle represents the period of time involved in purchasing raw materials, manufacturing the goods and distributing them. The cash conversion cycle is the net time period between the collection of cash receipts from sales and the cash payments for the different materials used by the firm. The operating cycle for Competition bikes has decreased from 50.52 to 48.00 in the years 2006, and 2007, respectively. This is a clear indication of growth in sales that is higher than the growth rate of inventory (a positive sign). The cash conversion cycle is negative…
The operating income for year six and seven increased 154.6% at $191,820, and for year seven and eight the operating income shows a 61.9% decrease with $218,392. The net income between year six and seven increased 313.4% at $198,420. The net income for year seven and eight declined 81.6% with a decrease of $160,194, over the previous year. The company's performance indicates better profits between years six and seven, with a decrease between years seven and eight.
The cash account between years six and seven shows a decrease of 54.6%, with a loss of $142,451. The horizontal analysis of years seven and eight shows an increase of the cash account of 275.4%, with an increase in cash at $326,475. Total liabilities between year six and seven increased 1.2%, with a total of $128,620. The total liabilities for years seven and eight, according to the horizontal analysis, show a decrease at 1.9% with $38,500. (Brigham, E. And Houston, J. 2007).
The stockholder equity for Competition Bikes Inc. between years six and seven increased 2.9%, showing $119,914. According to the horizontal analysis, this decreased in year seven and eight by 0.1% showing a loss of $2,400. Because the loss in years seven
The case is written in a simple but comprehensive manner, focused on the main highlights of Nike's activity. It is useful for the specialized economists as it presents real and clear facts, but it can also be useful to the novice economist or the simple individual, who wishes to get some insight into the Nike culture and ways. The main purpose of the report is to inform the reader about the
xiii). That overconfidence can lead to "false confidence" which in turn leads to serious mistakes and losses for companies. Hayward presents four sources of false confidence: a) getting "too full of ourselves" (an inflated view of "achievements and capabilities"); b) getting "in our own way" (pride leads a manager to "tackle single-handedly decisions that should be made" with others in the company; c) "Kidding ourselves about our situation" (due