what is general motors financial status based on ratio analysis?
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Ratio analysis is not the best methodology for determining financial status.  The best approach is creating a cash flow model that will forecast the future cash flows of the organization.  Then discount the cash flows back to account for time and add the current cash in the organization.  This will give you the total net worth of the organization.  Divide this number by the total shares outstanding and this will give you an estimation of what the stock should be selling.  Compare this estimation to what the actual stock price is selling and you would get a good idea of a stock price is over priced or not.\n\nOr simply look at Moody's or S&P's credit rating for the company.  I believe both of the services have GM listed as junk.
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The price to earning ratio is calculated by taking the share price and dividing by the earnings per share. Thus a P/E ration of 30 means over one year the company earns 1/30th of it's worth, or book value.
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Could be a municiple or gov't bond or note, or private debt instrument issued by a corporation, like GM, as opposed to an "equity, like a stock.\n   It is a marketable debt obligation that is not predominantly speculative in nature. "Investment" grade is a rating, and therefore, the instrument is registered and offered and sold pursuant to SEC rules, and can be sold with reasonable promptness at a price that corresponds to its fair value.
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That is a hard question.  You need to know to total number of cranes (motors) used for example 1 year ago and the number being used now.  You can draw the graph on paper to get a very rough idea of whether it's increasing or decreasing.   The more data you can get, the better the graph (for example the number sold every month for the past 3 years).  If you continue the line it will give you an idea of what might happen in the next 3 months.  \n\nThis can get very, very complex, but if you can also make a good estimate as to the numbers that are being sold and that COULD be sold if they were available, they you will have an even better idea of market demand/potential.  This number could be based on the number of cranes that are backordered.  \nThis just scratches a very big subject.  Good luck on your research.
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Chart:\n\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EIXIC&t=my\n\nData:\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EIXIC&a=00&b=1&c=1999&d=02&e=9&f=2006&g=d
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GM, Ford are no longer profitable making cars in North America and Europe.\nBoth lack\n(1) good customer service\n(2) good range of saleable products\n(3) competitive price for similar performance.\nAnd\n(4) quality of both my Ford and GM cars are bad\n(5) I get no respect from a Ford or GM dealer \n(6) service charges are 20 to 30% more than non-GM/Form dealers for the same type of work (eg oil change, wheel alignment, etc)\n\nThey are doomed! Sell the stock. You cannot even trade in you GM or Ford vehicle for a decent price at the dealership.\n\nThe entire management needs to be changed.
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Well, take your last paycheck and you should see what you paid in so far (year-to-date). That should give you a general idea.
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I have worked on underwriting some loans provided to gas stations and typically for a business of $1MM - $3MM, you have:\n\n1/ 17.2% gross profit margin.\n2/ 0.9% operating profit margin.....very tight margins in general in this industry.\n3/Current ratio of +1.8x and quick ratio of +0.7x.\n4/ Debt to net worth ratio of 8.0x or lower....\n5/ Return Of Asset of 5.1x
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This usually refers to the amount of available cash they have. (Cash is liquid as opposed to other types of assets).\n\nSome financial ratios used to measure liquidity include the Current Ratio (current assets/current liabilities) and the quick ratio.
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It is apparently a "ranking of the top 500 United States public corporations as measured by gross revenue."\n\nInteresting, I never knew exactly what one was either
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The information you require is too specific, and I don't think a free resource exists for your needs. Bizstats.com http://www.bizstats.com has retail financial ratio and benchmarks data, but the level of aggregation is still broad. They only have data on the broad clothing and accessories store. \n\nOne of the cheapest source of information I know is Bizminer.com where they breakdown the data by SIC codes. They do have data on women's and children's underwear, which may cover what you need. Their financial analysis report is only $69 as compared to the $599 reports of iBisWorld which is broken down by 4-digit NAICs industry classification.
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Do a search online for that information. Or contact the company and ask them directly. Most companies provide financial reports for public review.
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Some possiblities\nsince its classified under the Internet\nGM-->GameMaster\nGM-->General Motors\nGM-->Genetically Modified\nGM-->General Mills (Food manufacturing firm)\nGM-->Grand Master(with regards to Chess
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No, they are not. According to the Wall Street Journal, they take the money in agreement for severing all financial ties to GM. Theoretically, that money is to be used for retraining, finding a job, and retirement.
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Ford motor company is really old.  So is GM.  And there are a lot.  YEAH!
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http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EGSPC
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that is the ONLY thing that is important. If you buy at the current price, and sell at a higher price you make money. No other statistic is important. A company can be losing a billion day, and the price can go up(GM), or they can be making a billion dollars a day and the price can go down(MSFT). PE, ROE, etc, means  nothing. The price will never correlate with the value of the company, because if it did, there would not be a market.