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COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ON ELECTRONICS COMPANY
Derek Cheung Chris Gow Mark Poon
Sharp’s History
? Sharp Corporation is a Japanese electronics
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manufacturer, founded in 1912 Since the invention of the Ever-Sharp pencil it has developed into one of the leading electronics companies in the world In 1925 Sharp developed Japan’s first radio In 1931 Sharp expands internationally and opens its overseas outlets In 1937 during the WWII the demand for radios grew because the desire for news grew which helped Sharp expand on its communication technology
Sharp’s History
? In 1953 Sharp created the first Japan television set
? In 1959 Sharp becomes a full-range electronics ? ? ? ? ?
manufacurer In 1964 Sharp produced the world’s first electronic calculator In 1990 Sharp became a trillion yen company (around 10 billion usd) In 1991 Sharp focuses on LCD research and development In 2000 Sharp’s mobile share increase In 2005 Sharp plans to focus on solar cell production
Sharp’s Products and Services
? LCDs
? TV Panels ? Blu-ray disc player and dvd players ? Solar panels ? Home appliances ? Digital copeiers ? Data projectors ? Calculators ? Mobile phones and PDAs
Toshiba’s History
? Toshiba Corporation is a multinational
conglomerate manufacturing headquartered in Tokyo, Japan ? The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. ? Toshiba is the world's fifth largest personal computer manufacturer, after Hewlett-Packard and Dell of the U.S., Acer of Taiwan and Lenovo of China ? In 1939, the company merged with one of Japan's largest producers of heavy electrical machinery and was renamed Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd
Toshiba’s History
? Toshiba America, Inc. (TAI) is the holding company for one
of the nation's leading group of high technology companies ? Toshiba Corporation's roots are in Tokyo Electric Works, founded by Hisashige Tanaka, the Thomas Edison of Japan, in 1875 ? Tanaka's company grew to become one of Japan's largest producers of heavy electrical machinery, based on his dream of developing technology that would benefit people everywhere ? 1978, the company, which had become a leading, integrated electrical equipment manufacturer, was officially renamed "Toshiba."
Toshiba’s Products and Services
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Digital Video Recorders HD TV’s Laptop Computers and Accessories Projectors and Electronic Components Printers, Faxes, and Scanners DVD Players Gaming Notebooks and Network Cameras ? Mobile Audio Players ? Broadcasting Systems and Office Solutions
Sony’s History
? Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate (large
company that consist of diverse divisions) corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan ? Sony is one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US $88.7 billion as of 2008 ? Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets ? Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other
Sony’s History
? These make Sony one of the most
comprehensive entertainment companies in the world ? Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony BMG, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial Holdings ? In August 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering released the Sony TR-55, Japan's first commercially produced transistor radio ? In May 1956, the company released the TR-6, which featured an innovative slim design and sound quality capable of rivalling portable tube radios
Sony’s Products and Services
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Playstation 1, 2, 3 and PSP Cameras and Camcorders Desktop and Notebook Computers Mobile Phones and PDA’s T.V. And Home Entertainment MP3 Players and Portable Electronics DVD Players which Include Blue-Ray Discs ? Projectors and Digital Imaging ? Car Audio and GPS
Challenges Sharp Faces Today
? Sharp sees fiscal 2008 profit off 41% on cell phones:
Nikkei ? Net profit decline 41% on year to 60 billion yen ($590 million) for the 12 months ending March 2009 ? There are many competitors out there that can offer better features and plans than Sharp ? Sharp is still brainstorming a plan to try and react to this problem to increase its profits back to its original or even higher
Challenges Toshiba Faces Today
? Lowering chip prices is hurting
Toshiba profit ? Toshiba has stopped producing HD DVD products because they have been out-competed by Sony’s blue ray.
Challenges Sony Faces Today
? Sony unable to make profits
from the LCT-TV business because of the declining unit price caused by the reduction in sizes of TV screens and the fierce price-cutting competition. ? cut 8,000 jobs, close manufacturing sites because of the global recession.
Financial Ratio Comparison
Ratio or Other Measurement
Current Ratio Quick Ratio
Sharp
1.148:1 0.83:1
Toshiba
0.98:1 0.70:1
Sony
1.24:1 0.99:1
Debt Ratio
Working Capital Inventory Turnover Account receivable turnover Book value per share Price-earning ratio Operating Expensive ratio Return on assets Earnings per share of common stock Return on common
59%
$2.27billion 5.98 times 4.935 times $6.017 18.24 times 16.71% 3.3% $0.498 8.44%
83%
$-56605000 6.97 times 5.70 times $3.64 6.29 times 22% 2% $0.45 12%
70%
$10.07 Billion 6.41 times 6.30 times $5.97 10.90 times 6.5% 3% $0.59 10.7%
Current Ratio
? The higher current ratio means that the company has
higher ability to pay back their debt, Sony has the highest current ratio of 1.24:1 which means that For every dollar of current liabilities, Quality has 1.24 of current assets. While, Toshiba has a current ratio of 0.98:1 which means that the amount of current liabilities exceeds the current assets. Ideally a company would not want to have current liabilities higher than current assets because if all debt had to be paid back in the short-run, the company would not have to ability to doRatio it. or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony
Measurement Current Ratio 1.148:1 0.98:1 1.24:1
Quick Ratio
? All three companies have ratios which are lower than
1:1 which means that the quick assets does not have the ability to pay off its liabilities. A company would not want to have its quick ratio lower than 1:1 because if the company faces a bad period (ex. Cannot sell inventory) then the company will not have the ability to pay off current debt.
Ratio or Other Measurement Quick Ratio Sharp 0.83:1 Toshiba 0.70:1 Sony 0.99:1
Debt Ratio
? Debt ratio means that the percentage of liabilities a company requires to finance its assets. The higher the debt ratio means that the company is in bad shape, once a company reaches an extremely high debt ratio, the creditors may demand repayment which may lead to bankruptcy. Typically
a debt ratio which is lower than 1 or 100% means that the company needs less debt to finance its assets. Toshiba has a debt ratio percentage of 84% which means that the company rely on 83% of debt to finance its assets, this is below 100% which means that the company is doing well, but at the same time this number is also getting close to 100% which means that the company should be careful. Sharp has the lowest debt ratio percentage of 59% which means that Sharp only rely on 59% of debt to finance assets, Sharp is doing the best in terms of the debt ratio. Ratio or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony
Measurement Debt Ratio 59% 83% 70%
Working Capital
? Working capital is the amount of working liquidity a company has, basically the more working capital you have means that you have more funds to operate your company. Working capital can also determine your ability to pay back debt in the future. Sony has the highest working capital of over 10 billion which means that it has 10 billion dollars to expand, improve its operations and products. Toshiba has negative working capital which means that the company will not have the ability to pay off its debts, threatening its ability to continue operation and which means that it may lead to bankruptcy. Ratio or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony
Measurement Working Capital $2.27billion $-56605000 $10.07 Billion
Inventory Turnover
? All three companies are doing a good job
in managing their inventories as shown in the ratios. They all have relative close ratios which mean that they manage their inventory well and have the ability to get rid of their inventory in time.
Ratio or Other Measurement
Inventory Turnover
Sharp
5.98 times
Toshiba
6.97 times
Sony
6.41 times
Account Receivable Tunover
? Sony has the highest account receivable turnover
which means that they have a very tight credit policy. Sharp has lower ratio than Toshiba and Sharp. This may indicate that the company has a collection problem part of which is due to bad debts. Although Sharp has the lowest account receivable turnover, over the past few years, its account receivable turnover has increased which is a sign that Sharp realizes that there is an issue with their collection of accounts receivable.
Ratio or Other Measurement Account receivable turnover Sharp 4.935 times Toshiba 5.70 times Sony 6.30 times
Return on Assets Ratio
? The return on assets ratio shows how profitable
a company's assets are in generating revenue. Sharp and Sony has a similar percentage. This means that the two companies are profitable and they are currently competing against each other. In the past 2 years Sharp’s return on assets ratio have been increasing which is a sign that shows that they need to focus on Ratio or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony better investments.
Measurement Return on assets 3.3% 2% 3%
Price Earning Ratio
? The higher the P/E ratio means that the more money
the investor is expecting for return. Sharp has a high P/E ratio which means that the expected earnings per share is $18.24 while Toshiba only has a P/E ratio of $6.29. A P/E ratio of 0-10 indicates that either the stock is undervalued or the company’s sales have declined. A P/E ratio of 10-17 is usually the fair value while a P/E ratio of 17-25 means that the company earnings have increased.
Ratio or Other Measurement Price-earning ratio Sharp 18.24 times Toshiba 6.29 times Sony 10.90 times
Return on common shareholder’s equity
? Toshiba has the highest percentage of return on
common shareholders equity. This means the company is more likely to be the one that is capable of generating cash internally. The company has the highest earning of profit in comparison to the total amount of shareholder equity. Sharp has a low return on common shareholders equity which means that to company is earning a smaller profit in comparison to the shareholders.
Ratio or Other Measurement
Return on common shareholder’s equity
Sharp
8.44%
Toshiba
12%
Sony
10.7%
Why Invest in Sharp?
? a leading supplier of silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells for a number of years.
? Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor
Sales Leaders: Rank 20 ? Offering Solar TV: uses about onethird the power, and about one-half the annual energy consumption. ? Thinnest LCD TV and is energy efficient .
Why Invest in Toshiba?
? Revolutionizing gaming Laptop. Release of the
Qosmio X305 may interest many gaming consumers and will generate a lot of profit from this product. ? Product of the Year. Toshiba’s Strata CTX100-S digital business communication system has been named 2004 Product of the Year Award.
Why Invest in Sony?
? Due to the many products that Sony has invented,
many consumers believe that Sony is one of the best electronic producers in the world ? Consumers believe that Sony will create better products that will allow them to maximize their profits ? Sony is a fast-growing company and they have a longstanding joint venture with Samsung ? Sony has also released their newest product the BluRay disc and has been very popular among the consumers
Most Reliable Company to Invest in?
? Sharp is the most reliable company
to invest in because they are becoming a global leader in solar, providing the systems to power more homes and businesses than any other solar manufacturer in the world. ? Environmental benefits and highly reliable.
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COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ON ELECTRONICS COMPANY
Derek Cheung Chris Gow Mark Poon
Sharp’s History
? Sharp Corporation is a Japanese electronics
?
? ?
?
manufacturer, founded in 1912 Since the invention of the Ever-Sharp pencil it has developed into one of the leading electronics companies in the world In 1925 Sharp developed Japan’s first radio In 1931 Sharp expands internationally and opens its overseas outlets In 1937 during the WWII the demand for radios grew because the desire for news grew which helped Sharp expand on its communication technology
Sharp’s History
? In 1953 Sharp created the first Japan television set
? In 1959 Sharp becomes a full-range electronics ? ? ? ? ?
manufacurer In 1964 Sharp produced the world’s first electronic calculator In 1990 Sharp became a trillion yen company (around 10 billion usd) In 1991 Sharp focuses on LCD research and development In 2000 Sharp’s mobile share increase In 2005 Sharp plans to focus on solar cell production
Sharp’s Products and Services
? LCDs
? TV Panels ? Blu-ray disc player and dvd players ? Solar panels ? Home appliances ? Digital copeiers ? Data projectors ? Calculators ? Mobile phones and PDAs
Toshiba’s History
? Toshiba Corporation is a multinational
conglomerate manufacturing headquartered in Tokyo, Japan ? The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. ? Toshiba is the world's fifth largest personal computer manufacturer, after Hewlett-Packard and Dell of the U.S., Acer of Taiwan and Lenovo of China ? In 1939, the company merged with one of Japan's largest producers of heavy electrical machinery and was renamed Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd
Toshiba’s History
? Toshiba America, Inc. (TAI) is the holding company for one
of the nation's leading group of high technology companies ? Toshiba Corporation's roots are in Tokyo Electric Works, founded by Hisashige Tanaka, the Thomas Edison of Japan, in 1875 ? Tanaka's company grew to become one of Japan's largest producers of heavy electrical machinery, based on his dream of developing technology that would benefit people everywhere ? 1978, the company, which had become a leading, integrated electrical equipment manufacturer, was officially renamed "Toshiba."
Toshiba’s Products and Services
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digital Video Recorders HD TV’s Laptop Computers and Accessories Projectors and Electronic Components Printers, Faxes, and Scanners DVD Players Gaming Notebooks and Network Cameras ? Mobile Audio Players ? Broadcasting Systems and Office Solutions
Sony’s History
? Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate (large
company that consist of diverse divisions) corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan ? Sony is one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US $88.7 billion as of 2008 ? Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets ? Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other
Sony’s History
? These make Sony one of the most
comprehensive entertainment companies in the world ? Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony BMG, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial Holdings ? In August 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering released the Sony TR-55, Japan's first commercially produced transistor radio ? In May 1956, the company released the TR-6, which featured an innovative slim design and sound quality capable of rivalling portable tube radios
Sony’s Products and Services
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Playstation 1, 2, 3 and PSP Cameras and Camcorders Desktop and Notebook Computers Mobile Phones and PDA’s T.V. And Home Entertainment MP3 Players and Portable Electronics DVD Players which Include Blue-Ray Discs ? Projectors and Digital Imaging ? Car Audio and GPS
Challenges Sharp Faces Today
? Sharp sees fiscal 2008 profit off 41% on cell phones:
Nikkei ? Net profit decline 41% on year to 60 billion yen ($590 million) for the 12 months ending March 2009 ? There are many competitors out there that can offer better features and plans than Sharp ? Sharp is still brainstorming a plan to try and react to this problem to increase its profits back to its original or even higher
Challenges Toshiba Faces Today
? Lowering chip prices is hurting
Toshiba profit ? Toshiba has stopped producing HD DVD products because they have been out-competed by Sony’s blue ray.
Challenges Sony Faces Today
? Sony unable to make profits
from the LCT-TV business because of the declining unit price caused by the reduction in sizes of TV screens and the fierce price-cutting competition. ? cut 8,000 jobs, close manufacturing sites because of the global recession.
Financial Ratio Comparison
Ratio or Other Measurement
Current Ratio Quick Ratio
Sharp
1.148:1 0.83:1
Toshiba
0.98:1 0.70:1
Sony
1.24:1 0.99:1
Debt Ratio
Working Capital Inventory Turnover Account receivable turnover Book value per share Price-earning ratio Operating Expensive ratio Return on assets Earnings per share of common stock Return on common
59%
$2.27billion 5.98 times 4.935 times $6.017 18.24 times 16.71% 3.3% $0.498 8.44%
83%
$-56605000 6.97 times 5.70 times $3.64 6.29 times 22% 2% $0.45 12%
70%
$10.07 Billion 6.41 times 6.30 times $5.97 10.90 times 6.5% 3% $0.59 10.7%
Current Ratio
? The higher current ratio means that the company has
higher ability to pay back their debt, Sony has the highest current ratio of 1.24:1 which means that For every dollar of current liabilities, Quality has 1.24 of current assets. While, Toshiba has a current ratio of 0.98:1 which means that the amount of current liabilities exceeds the current assets. Ideally a company would not want to have current liabilities higher than current assets because if all debt had to be paid back in the short-run, the company would not have to ability to doRatio it. or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony
Measurement Current Ratio 1.148:1 0.98:1 1.24:1
Quick Ratio
? All three companies have ratios which are lower than
1:1 which means that the quick assets does not have the ability to pay off its liabilities. A company would not want to have its quick ratio lower than 1:1 because if the company faces a bad period (ex. Cannot sell inventory) then the company will not have the ability to pay off current debt.
Ratio or Other Measurement Quick Ratio Sharp 0.83:1 Toshiba 0.70:1 Sony 0.99:1
Debt Ratio
? Debt ratio means that the percentage of liabilities a company requires to finance its assets. The higher the debt ratio means that the company is in bad shape, once a company reaches an extremely high debt ratio, the creditors may demand repayment which may lead to bankruptcy. Typically
a debt ratio which is lower than 1 or 100% means that the company needs less debt to finance its assets. Toshiba has a debt ratio percentage of 84% which means that the company rely on 83% of debt to finance its assets, this is below 100% which means that the company is doing well, but at the same time this number is also getting close to 100% which means that the company should be careful. Sharp has the lowest debt ratio percentage of 59% which means that Sharp only rely on 59% of debt to finance assets, Sharp is doing the best in terms of the debt ratio. Ratio or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony
Measurement Debt Ratio 59% 83% 70%
Working Capital
? Working capital is the amount of working liquidity a company has, basically the more working capital you have means that you have more funds to operate your company. Working capital can also determine your ability to pay back debt in the future. Sony has the highest working capital of over 10 billion which means that it has 10 billion dollars to expand, improve its operations and products. Toshiba has negative working capital which means that the company will not have the ability to pay off its debts, threatening its ability to continue operation and which means that it may lead to bankruptcy. Ratio or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony
Measurement Working Capital $2.27billion $-56605000 $10.07 Billion
Inventory Turnover
? All three companies are doing a good job
in managing their inventories as shown in the ratios. They all have relative close ratios which mean that they manage their inventory well and have the ability to get rid of their inventory in time.
Ratio or Other Measurement
Inventory Turnover
Sharp
5.98 times
Toshiba
6.97 times
Sony
6.41 times
Account Receivable Tunover
? Sony has the highest account receivable turnover
which means that they have a very tight credit policy. Sharp has lower ratio than Toshiba and Sharp. This may indicate that the company has a collection problem part of which is due to bad debts. Although Sharp has the lowest account receivable turnover, over the past few years, its account receivable turnover has increased which is a sign that Sharp realizes that there is an issue with their collection of accounts receivable.
Ratio or Other Measurement Account receivable turnover Sharp 4.935 times Toshiba 5.70 times Sony 6.30 times
Return on Assets Ratio
? The return on assets ratio shows how profitable
a company's assets are in generating revenue. Sharp and Sony has a similar percentage. This means that the two companies are profitable and they are currently competing against each other. In the past 2 years Sharp’s return on assets ratio have been increasing which is a sign that shows that they need to focus on Ratio or Other Sharp Toshiba Sony better investments.
Measurement Return on assets 3.3% 2% 3%
Price Earning Ratio
? The higher the P/E ratio means that the more money
the investor is expecting for return. Sharp has a high P/E ratio which means that the expected earnings per share is $18.24 while Toshiba only has a P/E ratio of $6.29. A P/E ratio of 0-10 indicates that either the stock is undervalued or the company’s sales have declined. A P/E ratio of 10-17 is usually the fair value while a P/E ratio of 17-25 means that the company earnings have increased.
Ratio or Other Measurement Price-earning ratio Sharp 18.24 times Toshiba 6.29 times Sony 10.90 times
Return on common shareholder’s equity
? Toshiba has the highest percentage of return on
common shareholders equity. This means the company is more likely to be the one that is capable of generating cash internally. The company has the highest earning of profit in comparison to the total amount of shareholder equity. Sharp has a low return on common shareholders equity which means that to company is earning a smaller profit in comparison to the shareholders.
Ratio or Other Measurement
Return on common shareholder’s equity
Sharp
8.44%
Toshiba
12%
Sony
10.7%
Why Invest in Sharp?
? a leading supplier of silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells for a number of years.
? Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor
Sales Leaders: Rank 20 ? Offering Solar TV: uses about onethird the power, and about one-half the annual energy consumption. ? Thinnest LCD TV and is energy efficient .
Why Invest in Toshiba?
? Revolutionizing gaming Laptop. Release of the
Qosmio X305 may interest many gaming consumers and will generate a lot of profit from this product. ? Product of the Year. Toshiba’s Strata CTX100-S digital business communication system has been named 2004 Product of the Year Award.
Why Invest in Sony?
? Due to the many products that Sony has invented,
many consumers believe that Sony is one of the best electronic producers in the world ? Consumers believe that Sony will create better products that will allow them to maximize their profits ? Sony is a fast-growing company and they have a longstanding joint venture with Samsung ? Sony has also released their newest product the BluRay disc and has been very popular among the consumers
Most Reliable Company to Invest in?
? Sharp is the most reliable company
to invest in because they are becoming a global leader in solar, providing the systems to power more homes and businesses than any other solar manufacturer in the world. ? Environmental benefits and highly reliable.
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