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Wal-Mart and Target; A Comparison of Financial Performance
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This 18 page paper is an in-depth look at the financial performance of the retail companies Target and Wal-Mart. The paper includes some background on the two companies and then looks at the performance for the three years 2001, 2002 and 2003. The paper ends with a consideration of the increased clarity that the use of Economic Value Added (EVA) and Market Value Added (MVA) to determine the likelihood of future success. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEwaltar.rtf

Wal-Mart Ratio Analysis 2002 - 2005
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This 3 page paper analyses the performance of Wal-Mart, ticker symbol WMT with a table showing 12 ratios over 4 years compared to the industry average. The bibliography cite 3 sources.
Filename: TEwalratio05.rtf

Wal-Mart Stock Recommendation
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This 4 page paper presents a table with the results of Wal-Mart 2001 – 2005 with the earnings per share (EPS), price earnings ratio (P/E ratio), he dividend yield and the common stock price. The paper then looks at the performance of the company and makes a buy, sell or hold recommendation justifying it with five reasons. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEwalstock.rtf

Wal-Mart Trend Analysis
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A 4 page paper providing trend analysis of Wal-Mart 2003 – 2005 and comparing several key statistics to those of competitors Target and Costco. Based on historical results, Wal-Mart appears to be positioned well for maintaining its current path. All of retail has been stressed in recent years; though Wal-Mart has not been exempt, it also has been providing a significant measure of stress for its competitors. Analysis indicates that trend will continue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSacctTrndWMT.rtf

Walgreen’s Debt Structure
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A 4 page paper discussing this public company’s approach to managing long-term debt: avoid it completely. Walgreen’s is more than 100 years old and currently is a $34 billion company opening an average of a store a day with plans to have 7,000 stores in operation by 2010. It leads its industry in market share for prescription drug sales, and seeks to continue that lead as the baby boomers continue to reach retirement age. The company carries no long-term debt at all, and in fact all of its significant debt is attributable to accounts payable. Though debt financing is preferred by many, Walgreen’s illustrates the power of having $8 billion in annual gross profit. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSfinWalgDebt.rtf

Walgreen; Financial Analysis
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This 26 page paper is an in-depth analysis of Walgreen’s financial performance, concentrating on operating issues. The paper looks at issues concentrating assets, liabilities and cash flow, including accounts receivable, liquidity, inventory management and efficiency, investments, management and efficiency of fixed assets, long term liabilities, leases, earnings per share, retained earnings and stock price movements. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEwalgre06.rtf

Walgreens
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This 3 page paper looks at the pharmacy Walgreens, examining the capital structure, market value and leverage and then considering the impact of an increase in the assets. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEwalgreen.rtf

Wall Street / Ethical Issues Presented
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A 7 page paper that describes the moral and ethical dilemmas presented to Bud Fox in the movie 'Wall Street.' One of the major themes in the movie is the issue of being a moral individual in an amoral organization, and Bud's character and the character of Gekko provide the essence of his discussion.
Filename: Wallstree.doc

Wall Street in April, 2000
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This 5 page paper critiques an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal in the tumultuous month that witnessed plunges in the Nasdaq. Specific information is provided and Microsoft is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA017Wal.rtf

WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ANALYSIS
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This 12-page paper analyzes various articles from the Wall Street Journal has they pertain to financial and accounting topics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTwsjart.rtf