Assessing company financial health with Altman Z-Score

In early 60's, Dr. Edward Altman (Professor and Vice-Director of New York University's Salomon Center, Leonard N. Stern School of Business) ... Value / Total LiabilitiesD = Working Capital to Total Assets = Working Capital / Total AssetsE ... to the above 5 financial ratios, and the formula to calculate Altman's Z-Score is:Z = 3.3A + 0.999B [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 16:48:00

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ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & MERGERS/ACQUISITION CONSULTING

Insure that your business survives and thrives during challenging times. VENTURE CONSULTING is a cost effective strategic solution partner focusing primarily on meeting the needs of small to mid-sized businesses in numerous industries by providing assistance in key areas such:  ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND IT SOLUTIONS – all phases of accounting through financial statements, strategic planning/budgeting, cash management, working capital management and raising capital, cost containment [more...]

Date: 2009-08-21 18:51:08

Gov't rejects automaker restructuring plans, new deadlines set

President Obama has just finished his press conference on the government's determination of the viability of General Motors and Chrysler, ... deserve further investment. Obama and his task force will give GM enough working capital to survive ... , is being given another 30 days and working capital up to $6 billion to finalize a partnership deal [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 17:25:00

Obama Gives Ultimatums with Teeth

March 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in All, Ockham | By Ockham Research Staff After pushing out General Motors’ (GM) ... GM 60 days worth of working capital to continue to allow the company breathing room from bankruptcy ... of working capital in order to allow for a merging of operations with Fiat or another suitor [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 16:02:04

Ira Rennert, Doe Run Peru, Leopards and Spots

Ira Rennert (for it is he) Seems to me You don't wanna talk about it Seems to me You just turn your pretty head and walk away The ... it with no working capital. From here he knows that he can palm off the heavily indebted company to the Peruvian ... today said that it was suspicious that "the company doesn’t have any working capital de [more...]

Date: 2009-03-20 21:43:00

Obama Gives Ultimatums with Teeth

After pushing out General Motors’ ( GM ) CEO Rick Wagner because of disappointment in his turnaround of GM, ... , the President said he will give GM 60 days worth of working capital to continue to allow the company ... that he is giving the company 30 days of working capital in order to allow for a merging of operations [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 16:02:04

Cash is Trash

by Howard Katz You have probably been taught that the responsible way to handle your economic affairs was to work hard, ... .  Not only is your capital growing; it is growing at an increasing rate. Now to calculate what 5% interest does to your capital over a 49-year working life span is a long, difficult problem in 8th [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 22:10:54

Cash is cash, isn’t it?

In times of economic distress, there is greater focus on cash. This seems rather obvious ... profit to take account of changes in working capital (such as receivables and payables) and non-cash ... of profit to operating cash flow gives an insight into how working capital is managed. The total [more...]

Date: 2009-03-18 14:39:52

Newcastle Elects to Retain Capital (Business Wire)

NEW YORK—-Newcastle Investment Corp. announced today that its Board of Directors has elected not to pay a common stock or preferred stock dividend in the first quarter of 2009. Consistent with its decision last quarter, the Company decided to retain capital for liquidity and for working capital purposes. [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 18:29:13

Cash Advances to Physician Groups & Dentists

With working capital loans only available to those with a credit score of 700 and above, many physicians and dental professionals are seeking alternative financing.  An innovative and increasingly popular way of acquiring working capital is through merchant cash advances [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 17:55:03

Future Options for Goldman

Ever since the U.S. government forced the top U.S. banking institutions to take TARP money to prevent a total collapse of the U.S ... , the only way it can pay the injection back is by raising its Tier 1 capital.  Goldman is already working on raising its current Tier 1 capital ratio of 15.6% by potentially selling 5-20% of its stake [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 11:00:26

Global economy: Gloomy optimism

When G-20 leaders met in Pittsburgh last month, they awarded themselves a pat on the back : When we last gathered in April, we confronted the greatest challenge to the world economy in our generation...At that time, our countries agreed to do everything necessary to ensure recovery, to repair our financial systems and to maintain the global flow of capital. It worked. Our forceful response helped stop the dangerous, sharp decline in global activity and stabilize financial markets. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-02 06:00:00

Capitalism or Socialism? - A forum with Michael A. Lebowitz

2pm Wednesday April 8 @ the Holme Common Room, Upstairs in the Holme Building. This meeting will be presented by Resistance ( ... . He is the author of Beyond Capital: Marx's Political Economy of the Working Class (2003), which won ... include "Capitalism's Crises and the Solutions" Friday April 10, 9.30am and "The Spectre of 21st Century [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 03:41:00

Consultant (Kuwait)

Employer: Career HuntersIndustry: Finance and AccountsLocation: KuwaitMain responsibilities: Responsible for financial and business restricting,setting up systems & processes including formulation of Policies & Procedures, revamping working capital management involving effective credit control management . Would be responsible for GAAP accounting, financial systems and processes, budgeting and Tax, MIS reporting, HR corporate secretarial, legal, corporate governance, etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 20:22:42

Car Salesman in Chief

"On April 8, 1952, President Harry Truman ordered Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer to seize and take over operation of most of the country’s steel ... to be unconstitutional. "Justifying President Barack Obama’s unprecedented control over the U.S auto industry ... adequate working capital over the next 60 days. During this time, my team will be working [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 19:08:00

Administration on GM, Chrysler

Update2: From MarketWatch: Corrected: Chrysler, Cerberus agree to Fiat deal framework Update: ... about is using our existing legal structure as a tool that, with the backing of the U.S. government ... will have a set period of time and an adequate amount of working capital to establish a new strategy for long [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 16:16:00

GST to rise

'Fairness' key to rise in GST Low-income earners would have to be compensated if GST were increased as a result of the current tax review, Finance Minister Bill English says. But the Government is not yet convinced of the benefits from a rise in GST, or new taxes such as land or capital gains tax. A working group, chaired by Victoria University's Professor Bob Buckle, is considering changes to the existing system and new "base-broadening" taxes. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-18 17:54:00

§315 The studies for this semester

I know that no one is interested, but I’ve made it a tradition to present you with my studies every time a new semester starts ... and Control 3. The Management of Working Capital 4. The Management of Fixed Assets 5. Long Term Financing 6. Valuation, Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital [more...]

Date: 2009-03-17 17:38:00

Some Secrets to Raising Capital for your Business

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 at 12: ... extra working capital that can be used for marketing, purchasing of property, purchasing of another ... 25 pm   Raising capital is one of the most critical activities [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 23:25:56

a pocket handbook: obama and the auto industry

President Obama exits following his address on Monday. Many of you have been going through tough times for longer than you care to remember ... and working capital for sixty days: this is what Obama offered General Motors on Monday. To clarify ... today.  I got my start fighting for working families in the shadows of a shuttered steel plant [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 22:09:23

Can St. Louis Save Cleveland?

No one better ruffles the feathers in Cleveland than Ed Morrison. Today , he fires a shot across the bow of Cleveland+ ( ... and other economic development prospects. Several of the New York-based expansion and relocation ... with a loan of up to $200,000. The loan could be used for everything from working capital to buying [more...]

Date: 2009-04-04 19:47:00

Tax breaks under PERA rules (Part 4)

For so many years, professionals working in the capital markets here in the Philippines have been complaining about the high costs of financial ... . What more when you’re talking of taxes on dividends, sales of shares of stocks, capital gains ... of the maximum amount allowed herein is tax exempt.” Yes, goodbye 20% tax on interest income, capital gains [more...]

Date: 2009-03-18 10:27:32

THE ENEMY IS INSIDE THE GATE!

Monday, April 06, 2009 Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it ... of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses ... and the state will have to take the road which will eventually lead to Communism” – DAS KAPITAL, Karl Marx [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 16:36:31

Kafka in Havana

By Irina Echarry, photos: Caridad Prado Avenue which leads to the Capitolio Building hosts exhibitions of the 10th Havana BiennialHAVANA TIMES, ... to promote their work. The entire capital becomes an expansive gallery in which different genres ... who live in the capital or just want to take a walk, the young and not-so-young stop to observe [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 07:40:29

Holding on for the cycle to turn

In practice: Holders Technology in classic Ben Graham territory Tiny Holders Technology ( HDT ) ... , Holders made a small loss. The shares cost just six times Holders’ average earnings over the last ten years. Even better, the price values the company at only half its net working capital, its current [more...]

Date: 2009-04-02 13:11:57

Geithner Says Capitalism Doesn’t Work

WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended his approach to fixing the country’s economic mess Sunday, ... has $135 billion left and might need more. Geithner used his first Sunday talk show appearances ... and inject billions of dollars into the financial sector. “We came through a period where people [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 19:23:25

Finance Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya

Our client is leading sacco that seeks to encourage and mobilize savings from members, ... independence. The professionally managed society seeks to recruit a finance manager.Key responsibilities ... working capital and manage cash balances by initiating/ executing appropriate actions including [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 07:52:00

SuccessFactors Files To Sell 10M Shrs; Says Q3 Revs Beat Street Ests; Shrs Fall

SuccessFactors (SFSF) is losing ground in late trading, after the company announced plans to sell 10 million shares, with proceeds to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions. The company has authorized the underwriters - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley - to sell another 1.5 million shares to cover over allotments. SFSF has 57.3 million shares outstanding. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-15 21:31:46

Characteristics That Point Towards Entrepreneurship

photo credit: foundphotoslj Have you ever wondered if working under someone else is the right fit for you? ... at a time? You just may be built to be an entrepreneur rather than working for someone else. Below ... your capital. Thinking big. You constantly have new business ideas and are always sharing them [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 20:00:18

When blue chips become cow chips

My friends at Stocktwits have been doing an incredible job building a community of thoughtful, active, ... your perspectives, you will quickly be forgotten.Howard, Soren and Philare working hard to keep ...  American Capital, Ltd.  $       1.35 HBAN Huntington Bancshares  $       1.46 C Citigroup Inc [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 20:13:34

Obama Rejects Reorganization Plans for the Automakers, Bankruptcy Still Possible

General Motors Corp. ( GM ) shares plunged more than 25% yesterday (Monday) - sparking a widespread stock-market sell-off - after U.S ... . The government will provide both companies with enough working capital to operate over a predetermined [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 15:50:50

Hijack, then bailout: BCCI ok’s $10m for overseas IPL

Deciding to offshore the second season of the Indian Premier League, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ... and the amount could well go up to $30 million. “This is the working capital we have given the IPL ... ” at a later stage — well before IPL-2 kicks off. “At present, we are all calculating [more...]

Date: 2009-03-24 14:28:38

Free! | Find partnership or investor

Projects and Companies, 110. We have growing company that sell refrigerant gaz and oil compressor. We are already establesh for 4 year operation. We have wide customer network at west java, central java, east java, kalimantan, sulawesi, bali until NTT. We need a angel investor or partnership who could invest working capital at my company [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 20:36:52

Savings account paying 9%

It's touted as the new model of savings and loans to replace our broken banks. Rupert Jones examines Zopa.com, the website that matches up depositers and borrowers? Capitalism isn't Working was the slogan on many of the G20 protest banners this week, and more of us than ever would probably agree [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 23:02:48

Cairns Council throws Taipans a life line

In a controversial decision, today the Cairns Regional Council has delivered a lifeline to the Cairns Taipans ... elite men's national basketball league, a minimum of $500,000 working capital is required, along ... that the business is being managed and report back to Council's Finance and Administration Committee [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 04:39:00

Obama Outlines Next Steps for GM and Chrysler

In a statement livecast on the Internet by the White House, ... goes far enough to warrant substantial new investment. ” In his short address, the President ... . The government will provide GM with “ adequate working capital ” for 60 more days to “ produce a better [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 16:19:38

Palm Pre-Announces Q3 Results; Pre Remains On Track For First Half 2009

Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) reported preliminary results today for its third quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended Feb ... of the third quarter, but that it is currently evaluating options to raise more working capital ... of the common shares underlying the Series C preferred stock and warrant units owned by Elevation Partners [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 05:57:17

Fonterra payout stays at NZ$5.10; debt rises (Update 3)

Fonterra announced its payout forecast would remain at NZ$5 ... was primarily due to: “The cost of carrying higher inventories over the season’s peak” “ ... by year-end as working capital requirements ease due to the normal seasonal cycle and with other [more...]

Date: 2009-03-23 22:59:46

Ingres puts one foot in front of the other

News, on this as on any beat, comes from controversy. Light, not heat. Man bites dog, not dog bites man ... of Switzerland in the financial market. Being listed as an “ up and comer ,” along with outfits that get a lot more ink, by a venture capital firm. An alliance with Open Tech Works in the government [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 14:13:39

Tax Tips for Homeowners

  Tax season is upon us, and homeowners everywhere will reap the benefits of tax breaks and incentives ... and assessments in your area will give you a more accurate homeownership cost, as well as help ... to do the work.) 8. Understand how capital gains tax [more...]

Date: 2009-03-25 12:58:17

10 Timely Home-Related Tax Tips

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2009-Tax season is upon us, and homeowners everywhere will reap the benefits of tax breaks and incentives ... taxes and assessments in your area will give you a more accurate homeownership cost, as well as help ... happy to do the work.) 8. Understand how capital [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 18:04:02

Government aims to set salaries

From today's Washington Examiner - which seems to find news the Washington Post isn't interested in: Beyond AIG: ... committee has passed a bill giving Geithner extensive control over salaries of employees working ... -- of companies that have received a capital investment from the U.S. government. It would, like the tax [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 15:37:22

Paris Energy warns it may go out of business; annual loss widens to $1.9M from $119,051 (Paris)

CALGARY _ Paris Energy Inc. (TSXV:PI), a Calgary-based oilpatch junior, warned it may go out of business as it posted a bigger annual loss of $1 ... of the decline in natural gas prices and the company`s year-end working capital deficiency, Paris has a cautionary note in its financial statements with respect to its ability to continue as a going [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 10:21:00

"Is The President Betraying Main Street?"

Mon Mar 30, 5:14 PM ET Specialist Igor Lerner of Barclays Capital, center, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, ... on the market amid worries that banks will need fresh injections of capital. Fears of an automaker [more...]

Date: 2009-03-31 02:39:00

How to Break Into Finance with a Low GPA, No Finance Experience, and Without Going to a Top School: 4 Mistakes to Avoid and 3 Strategies to Embrace

It’s one of the most common questions/complaints I get… “All your advice is focused on people at top schools! What about the rest of us! ... and working capital. Even more shocking was how many students claimed their ignorance [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 08:30:18

How To Start A Telephone Answering Service

Pages: 1 2Organize yourself properly. decide how much money it’s going to take for you to feel comfortably wealthy, ... ll need an initial investment of about $10,000 for equipment and facilities, plus working capital [more...]

Date: 2009-03-20 06:22:14

GE “Watching” Tesla, Does Not (Yet) Invest

Updated: This weekend CNN published a report from Silicon Alley Insider which says, “It appears as though GE Capital has invested in Tesla Motors ... or a funding in the works. GE Energy Financial Services, which is housed in GE Capital, says: GE ... s investment allocation was taken up by venture capital firms Westly Group, Technology Partners and [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 19:15:02

Online Business Principles

Your Internet Business is really no different from any other business – the same principles still apply, ... about the Internet is that your investment, from a working capital point of view, may be precisely zero, because [more...]

Date: 2009-04-05 06:27:10

My Career - Part I - My Pre-MBA Career

This week I am running a series of posts to share my personal career story ... , but those notions were quickly abandoned and I took a position with a top corporate law firm. My job included working on major transactions - mergers, acquisitions, venture capital investments [more...]

Date: 2009-03-30 16:00:00

`Let us rediscover Marx' -- Two talks on Michael Lebowitz's `Beyond Capital: Marx’s Political Economy of the Working Class'

From Links - International Journal of Socialist Renewal, two articles on 21st Century Socialism, Marx, ... that Marx left it. These are people whose mantra is the ``two whatevers’’ -- whatever is in Capital is right, whatever is not in Capital is wrong. With a dialectical perspective, however [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 06:36:00

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