This 21 page paper examines Vodafone and their position in 2006. The paper starts with a financial analysis of the company using ratios to look at profitability, efficiency and liquidity measures. The paper then uses a PEST, SWOT and Porters Five Forces analysis to assess the current and potential future of the company. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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4. CONCLUSION 23 Figures Figure 1 Gross Profit 2004 - 2006 4 Figure 2 Operating Profit 2004 -2006 5 Figure 3
Net Profit Margin 2004 - 2006 6 Figure 4 Earnings Per Share 7 Figure 5 Return on Assets 2004 - 2006 8 Figure 6 Return on Equity 2005 - 2006 9 Figure 7
Stock Turnover 10 Figure 8 Debtors Collection Period 10 Figure 9 Creditors Days 11 Figure 10 Current Ratio 12 Figure 11 Quick Ratio 13
1. Introduction Vodafone has had a chequered history, the use of dividend signalling and the confidence shown by the
management has helped see the organisation through some difficult times. The investors will look not only at the short term, but also at the long term, past mistakes such as
overpayment for 3G contracts in to the future. To consider the patterns seen as Vodafone the first port of call for the investor will be to look at the financial
ratios from the annual account. Using the figures provided by the student the paper starts with a financial analysis of the company and then places this into the larger context
with the use of a SWOT, PEST and a Porters Five Forces analysis. 2. Financial Analysis A financial analysis is always undertaken on historical figures, by the nature of
annual accounts the figures given will be out of date by the time they are read and used. However they are also able to give a good indication of the
company and its position and any notable trends. Vertical and horizontal analysis can be useful to compare the companies profit against its current figures as well as looking at how
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