| | ALBEMARLE & BOND HOLDINGS P.L.C.: FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS AVAILABLE SAN DIEGO, Calif. - – ICON Group International Ltd., today released a study global on labor productivity and financial benchmarks for Albemarle & Bond Holdings P.L.C. (LON: ABM). What?
International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis
How does Albemarle & Bond Holdings P.L.C.’s balance sheet structure differ from global benchmarks? Does Albemarle & Bond Holdings P.L.C. hold more cash and short-term assets, or does it concentrate its assets in physical plant and equipment? Does it have a higher percent of payables compared to the benchmarks? Does it hold a higher concentration of long-term debt? Does Albemarle & Bond Holdings P.L.C. have a relatively higher cost of goods sold, operating costs, income taxes, or profit margins compared to global benchmarks? Reports for over 31 Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores companies are available now, including the following: Alpha Airports Group PLC Barnes & Noble Incorporated Books-A-Million Inc. Borders Group Incorporated Clinton Cards PLC Finlay Enterprises Inc. Friedman's Inc Go Sport Grand Vision Hancock Fabrics Incorporated Hastings Entertainment, Inc. Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. Jo-Ann Stores Incorporated John David Sports Plc Rag Shops, Inc. Samuels Jewelers, Inc. Sharper Image Corporation Signet Group PLC Sport Chalet, Inc. Staples Incorporated Tiffany & Co Toys "R" US, Inc. Whitehall Jewelers Incorporated Zale Corpn.
Why?
The methodologist for this unique study is Philip Parker, Eli Lilly Chair Professor of Innovation, Business and Society at INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France and Singapore). According to Professor Parker, “With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of barriers to entry, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company’s financial indicators on a worldwide basis. World stock markets have recently witnessed a return to fundamental financial analysis. ” The goal of the report is to assist consultants, financial managers, strategic planners, and corporate officers in gauging certain indicators of Albemarle & Bond Holdings P.L.C.’s financial structure. Professor Parker states, "We are intrigued by the wide variations in basic financial and productivity measures between Albemarle & Bond Holdings P.L.C. and other Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores companies. The Earnings Before Interest And Taxes (EBIT), for example, varied from -2.75 to 20.09. We see this type of variation in the hundreds of ratios that we estimate.” How?: Methodology
The report uses a proprietary methodology to generate international financial benchmarks and measure gaps that might be revealed from such an exercise. Using common-size statements, ICON Group International Ltd. prepares these vertical analyses by pooling statistics on tens of thousands of companies across over 40 countries and applying a seven-stage methodology. (1) identification of industry classifications, (2) firm-level data collection and aggregation, (3) standardization of raw statistics, (4) filtering outliers, (5) calculation of global norms, (6) projection of deviations and gaps, and (7) projection of ranks and percentiles. Previously available only through booksellers such as Hoovers, Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble, ICON studies are now available directly from the publisher at a 50% discount off the cover price ($210). E-mail for more information. FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS Audience: designed for financial managers, directors, CFOs, strategic planners Price: $210 Pages: 81 pp Published: Table of Contents About the Author(s) Methodology/Excerpt (free to view) Order Via Fax Order Online About ICON Group Ltd. ICON Group Ltd. assists managers with global benchmarking, gap analysis, and productivity studies. Clients can create their own benchmarks by choosing their competitors from among over 20,000 companies. CONTACT: Orders & Customer Service ICON Group International, Inc. 7404 Trade St. San Diego, CA 92121 USA Fax: 858-635-9414 E-mail: Link: http://www.icongrouponline.com/PR/Albemarle_&_Bond_Holdings_P_L_C_GB/PR.html - Additional links you may find of interest:
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