Strategic Business Tools for HRER Professionals.
Masters in HRER 825 – Strategic Business Tools for HRER Professionals.
Textbook 1: Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals 2013; Author: Berman, Karen/Knight, Joe.
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press.
Textbook 2: HBR’S 10 Must Reads on Strategy 2011; Author: Harvard Business Review; Publisher -Harvard Business School Press
Lesson 05 Apple Assessment Ratio’s Spreadsheet (1 page)
In this assignment (1 page) we will explore Apple’s financial information to help us calculate some of the ratios most frequently used to measure the results of business operations. Using the information from AppleResources_Lesson5.docx ( see attached) (Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Statement of Cash Flows), compute the following Ratios for 2012 (Note: The textbook may have slight differences from the ratios below. Please use the ratios provided below for your calculations):
1. Current Ratio = Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
2 Debt to Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities/Total Shareholders’ Equity
3. Inventory Turnover Ratio = Cost of Sales/Average Inventory
4. Return on Assets Ratio = Net Income/Average Total Assets
5. Gross Margin Ratio = Gross Profit/Net Sales
6. Profit Margin Ratio = Net Income/Net Sales
7. Return on Equity Ratio = Net Income/Average Shareholders’ Equity
8. Working Capital = Total Current Assets – Total Current Liabilities
Submit your completed document for grading by uploading it as an attachment in (1 Page)
Lesson 05 Apple Assessment (2 pages)
Consider the ratios you calculated in the Lesson 05 Calculating Ratios activity based on Apple’s financial statements.
Based on your calculations, provide your evaluation of the financial condition of Apple in approximately 2 pages. In constructing your essay, you are to specifically interpret Apple’s financial condition by using examples of Ratios as outlined in the textbook. (Note: consider organizing your essay by these four categories)
1. Profitability Ratios
2. Leverage Ratios
3. Liquidity Ratios
4. Efficiency Ratios
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