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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Profit Margin"”.
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Hog Profit Margin Hedging: A Long-term Out-of-sample Evaluation
This thesis is a long-term evaluation of the profit margin hedging strategy suggested by Kenyon and Clay. To implement this strategy an expected profit margin is estimated based on the amount of pork, corn price, and soybean meal price. The profit margin that can be 'locked in' by the futures …
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An analysis of profit margin hedging strategies in the broiler industry
… and selling price are simultaneously hedged, 2) profit margins are computed daily for up to nine months into the future, 3) hedges can be placed five to six months in advance of production, and 4) production costs and profit margins are computed on a weekly basis. Weekly RTC iced broiler …
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Non-linear optimized cash flow model
… financed from a bank. In order to increase profit margin, contractors look into alternate ways, such as front-end loading (unbalanced bid) and activities shifting. Usually, front-end loading and activities shifting are done in a linear, independent, and sequential method. This linear …
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Analysis of Effects of Financial Factors on Profitability of Low-Cost and Legacy Carriers
… which financial factors can help determine profitability of an airline. This researcher found significant differences between Legacy and Low-Cost Passenger Revenues, Maintenance Expenses, and Depreciation and Amortization Expenses. Additionally, there were significant positive relationships …
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A study of 2-stroke marine diesel engine characteristic based on condition based maintenance
… revenues for any industry is important. Profit margins are shrinking and often the difference between a profit and a loss can be as simple as preventing loss and improving efficiencies. Locating sources of energy waste, identifying failure conditions in electrical and mechanical systems …
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Comparative analysis of casino operations on the Las Vegas Strip and in Atlantic City
… to identify trends in revenue, cost, and profit margin of the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City casinos since 1995, when the gaming market saturation was not a problem. Casino performances within these two markets are compared. To achieve this objective, aggregate data of 37 casinos on the …
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Analyzing the relationship between capital structure and profitability of organizations: A case of the UK Pharmaceutical Industry
… the capital and hence analyses significantly tgr profitability aspect that is associated with the organisation. For the establishment of the study in a congruent manner, the case study of the UK Pharma industry has been taken into consideration. As per the topic of the research, the UK markets in …
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The effect of supply chain approaches on profitability in pharmaceutical supply chain of healthcare providers.
… the effects of traditional and VMI strategies on profitability in private health care facilities. Using a mixed methods approach, the study compared financial statements of two healthcare facilities who used only traditional supply chain and of two additional facilities both for when they used …
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The effect of supply chain approaches on profitability in pharmaceutical supply chain of healthcare providers.
… the effects of traditional and VMI strategies on profitability in private health care facilities. Using a mixed methods approach, the study compared financial statements of two healthcare facilities who used only traditional supply chain and of two additional facilities both for when they used …
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An analysis of the impact of capital structure on the financial performance of firms listed on the Namibian stock exchange
… the relationship between capital structure and profitability motivated the researcher to carry out this study. A quantitative study using secondary data from financial statements published on the websites of 21 of the 32 firms listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange using data for the period 2010 …
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Bank Market Concentration, Advertising Intensity, Price-Cost Margins, and Costs of Production: An Empirical Approach
… costs of production, advertising intensity, and profit margins has received little attention. The purpose of this study is to extend the structure-performance framework of industrial organization to include population density as well as market concentration as a structure measure to be considered …
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Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
… will increase product quality as well as profit margin. The construction of an expert system to help farmers manage apple orchards is reported. The system provides advice regarding specific pest management, treatment of winter injuries, drought control and general pesticide selection. The …
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Cost management preferences of small restaurant firms
… of staff and five accounting ratios (ROE, ROA, Profit Margin, Financial Leverage and Asset Utilization) were used as dependent variables. Three independent variables, type of management, family-owned factor and ownership percentage were used as the sources of variance. The results from the …
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Pengaruh rasio keuangan terhadap Price Earning Ratio (PER) pada perusahaan yang terdaftar di LQ 45 dan JII
… On Equity (ROE), Return On Asset (ROA), Net Profit Margin (NPM), Debt To Total Asset (DTA), dan Current Ratio (CR) terhadap Price Earning Ratio (PER), serta untuk mengetahui variable yang paling dominan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan populasi perusahaan yang tergabung dalam …
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Factors in Ultrafiltration and Thermal Concentration of Whey Affecting Commercial Lactose Crystallization
… because they are in business ·to make a profit. At current market prices this profit margin will be difficult to realize unless an operation is fairly large a11d quite efficient. However, when considering the alternative of disposing of whey or its components, including lactose, as waste …
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The economics of vertical coordination in the organic wheat supply chain
… own marketing functions. Average cost, price and profit margins are used as a metric for comparing each of the four governance structures. A survey of organic wheat producers in Saskatchewan was undertaken in order to collect data on organic Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) transactions. The results …
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Simulation of Combustion and Thermal-flow Inside a Petroleum Coke Rotary Calcining Kiln
… managing this energy resource is tied to the profit margin and survivability of a calcining plant. 3-D computational models are developed using FLUENT to simulate the calcining process inside the long slender kiln. Simplified models are employed to simulate the moving petocke bed with a …
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SKU stratification methods in the consumer products industry
… considered were velocity, volatility, and profit margin. Our research indicates that the Analytical Hierarchy Process is the most viable and comprehensive method for stratifying SKUs. It allows for a flexible number of stratification factors, different importance levels of the factors, and …
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Related Party Transaction, Firm Performance and Institutional Ownership
… and firm’s operating performance, such as ROA, Profit Margin and COGS. As for firm’s market-based performance, we found related party transactions are positively related with Tobin’s-Q, but are not significantly related with 12-months buy and hold abnormal return. Finally, we do not find any …
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Product development strategy for LG Electronics in optical storage-based consumer electronics
… specifically on means to sustain and keep the profit margin reasonable in spite of the current competitive market situation. The system dynamics tool is used as a method of analysis and assessment on the current DVD player market situation. Based on the results of the analysis, I propose the …
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