COMM 103 Study Guide - Final Guide: Customer Survey, Budget, Credit Score
26 Jun 2018
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Department
Course
Professor
CAPSIM LECTURE
COMM 103
092817
(CAPSIM) Interpreting the Foundation Fast Track
TUTORIAL LESSON
MAIN OVERVIEW
1. Foundation Fast track overview
2. Financial statistics
3. Stock and bond market summaries
4. Financial statements
5. Production analysis
HIGH END
●Customizable
●Younger
●High price and high standards
LOW TECH
●User-ability
●Older
●Low price
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Look towards these
●Sales
●Percent of sales
●Market shares
FINANCIAL RATIOS
●ROS
●Asset turnover
●Return on Assets (ROA)
●Leverage
●Return on Equity (ROE)
●Contribution Margin
●Inventory Turnover
HOW WELL AM I PERFORMING?
●Company value, dividend policy, financial strength, profitability, efficiency, and mgt
effectiveness
●Evaluate performance based on benchmarks
Document Summary
Main overview: foundation fast track overview, financial statistics, stock and bond market summaries, financial statements, production analysis. Company value, dividend policy, financial strength, profitability, efficiency, and mgt effectiveness. Comparable - similar industry, company size, growth trajectories, strategies. Recommend going through the practice simulation to test strategies. Sample size - using the avg of companies to improve relevance of benchmark. Strategy - take out long term debt and paying off short term debt as they go on. Stock price is driven by book value, the last two year"s earnings/share (eps) and the last two years annual dividend. Issue stock 5% brokerage fee, limt to 20% outstanding shares that year. Retiring stock 1. 5% bf, cannot exceed min (5% shares, total equity py) Dividends > eps do not affect share price. Important tool for cash use in later rounds. Look towards change and share in stock market summary.
