Ford Motor Company (F) is an American-based, multinational car and truck manufacturer. Ford Motor Company was launched in 1903 with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, including John and Horace Dodge. By 1919, approximately 50% of the cars sold in the United States were made by Ford. In 2014, Ford generated sales of approximately $144 […]
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How does the new equity issued by Sonos, the wireless internet-enabled speaker maker, affect its financial statements?
March 10, 2015 
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Sonos is a maker of wireless internet-enabled speaker systems. It was founded in California in 2002 and has experienced rapidly growing sales. Its CEO, John MacFarlane, indicated that Sonos would exceed $1 billion in sales in 2014. In December 2014, the privately-held Sonos issued an additional $130 million in new equity. It will be using […]
Continue readingWhat is the impact on cash from Sony selling its old Tokyo headquarters?
March 24, 2014 0 Comments
In March 2014, Sony signed a deal to sell its old Tokyo headquarters and a nearby building for $156 million. This building served as Sony’s headquarters from 1990 to 2007 and is thought of as the birthplace of the company, where Sony founders worked on the Walkman and Trinitron TV. This building sale follows the […]
Continue readingWhat information can be gathered from Barnes & Noble’s statement of cash flows?
January 10, 2014 0 Comments
Barnes & Noble is a retailer of content, digital media, and educational products. It has nearly 700 bookstores in 50 states and also has a large e-commerce presence on the Web. In the past few years, there has been speculation that Barnes & Noble will not survive in the long-term. Among other news stories, the […]
Continue readingHow is the redemption of preferred stock reported on the statement of cash flows for Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida?
December 6, 2013 0 Comments
The following is from a press release from Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, the holding company for Seacoast National Bank, dated November 29, 2013: “…Seacoast National Bank…announced it has issued a notice to redeem, subject to regulatory approval, all of its 2,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A… for an aggregate […]
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