Square, the mobile payments company, allows small businesses to take credit cards by swiping customer credit cards using a small square device attached to the audio jack found on mobile devices. Since its founding in 2009 and the launch of its first app in 2010, Square has found its way into many small businesses – […]
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What are the accounts payable turnover ratios at Kellogg, Post, and General Mills?
April 22, 2015 
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In a recent New York Times article (“Big Companies Pay Later, Squeezing Their Suppliers,” April 6, 2015), it was reported that several large companies are forcing their much-smaller suppliers to extend longer payment terms. Several large companies, such as Procter & Gamble, Heinz, and Anheuser-Busch, have told their suppliers that they want three or four […]
Continue readingWhat does Kohl’s 2015 Form 10-K communicate about its stockholders’ equity?
April 14, 2015 2 Comments
Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) operates department stores in 49 states in the U.S. and has annual sales in excess of $18 billion. Its fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31 each year. Kohl’s has several line items comprising its stockholders’ equity. See the excerpts to follow from Kohl’s 2015 Form 10-K: its Consolidated […]
Continue readingHow does shifting the sales mix from Budweiser macrobrew beer to Elysian and other craft beers affect Anheuser-Busch’s break even sales volume?
April 7, 2015 0 Comments
Overall, there is flat demand in the beer industry. Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), based in Leuven, Belgium, is pursuing a “premiumization” strategy in the alcohol market to more aggressively market higher-priced brands. It is working to expand its sales of regional and national craft brands, including Shock Top and Goose Island. It is also acquiring […]
Continue readingWhat is the accounting impact of Dunkin’ Donuts’ dividend declaration?
March 31, 2015 0 Comments
Dunkin’ Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) declared a dividend of $0.265 on February 5, 2015, to be paid on March 18, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2015. This dividend is a 15% increase over the prior quarter’s dividend. Questions On which date will Dunkin’ Brands record a liability […]
Continue readingWhat information is in the auditor and management letters in The J.M. Smucker Company’s Form 10-K?
March 27, 2015 0 Comments
The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM) was started in 1897 by Jerome Monroe Smucker in Orrville, Ohio. The J. M. Smucker Company has several well-known brands in its lineup, including Jif, Folgers, Pillsbury, and Hungry Jack. Since The J. M. Smucker Company is publicly-held, it issues a Form 10-K each year. It is also required […]
Continue readingWhy is Campbell Soup Company using zero-based budgeting?
March 25, 2015 0 Comments
Consumers are increasingly distrusting “Big Food,” and Campbell Soup Company (CPB) is working to counter the effects of that trend by offering more healthy or natural alternatives. For example, Campbell’s recently introduced a new line of organic soups, Campbell’s® Organics, and acquired both Bolthouse Farms juices and Plum Organics baby food. In addition to expanding […]
Continue readingWhat does Coca-Cola’s Form 10-k communicate about its accounts receivable?
March 20, 2015 0 Comments
The Coca-Cola Company (KO), like other U.S. publicly-held companies, files its financial statements in an annual filing called a Form 10-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Coca-Cola has several assets that are listed on its balance sheet. Let’s look at what is reported on Coca-Cola’s Form 10-K regarding its accounts receivable. See the […]
Continue readingWhen do Keurig and Dr Pepper record a transaction resulting from their exclusive arrangement for Keurig’s upcoming Keurig Cold machine?
March 17, 2015 0 Comments
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., (GMCR) recently announced that it had signed an exclusive deal with Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) for rights to make pod-versions of Dr Pepper Snapple products in the upcoming Keurig Cold machine (anticipated release date in fall 2015.) Questions On the date of the exclusive contract signing, would Keurig record an […]
Continue readingWhat happens to the breakeven point when Sports Illustrated lays off all six staff photographers and uses freelancers instead?
March 13, 2015 0 Comments
Sports Illustrated announced in late January 2015 that it would be laying off all six of its staff photographers. Instead, it will be using freelance photographers around the world. Sports Illustrated is one of 90 magazines owned by Time Inc. (TIME). Published 56 times a year, Sports Illustrated is read by over 23 million people […]
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