ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Introduction Financial analysis of a particular company analysis its past and future growth. Financial performance of the company is analyzed for the past five years in order to understand the situation of the company in the market. As per the financial report, the company has been going in loss from the past five years. The net loss as per the financial performance report is increasing every year. Statement of financial position can also be defined as situation of the company’s assets, its liabilities, and owner’s equity. In order to calculate the owners Equity as per the formula, the total number of assets minus total liabilities results in the owner’s equity. The main aim of the project is to calculate intrinsic value of a share, compare it, and know whether it is overvalue or undervalue. Background of the company Mobily is one of the largest communication services company in Saudi Arabia and it is popular for its exceptional telecommunications services. They have a mission of exceeding the customers’ expectation. They offers internet and telephone services both fixed and mobile. Mobily’s wireless service provision is one of the fastest in terms of growth in the Saudi Arabia. Nonetheless, other products and services of the company encompass network business, supply business, vending shops, Internet services, Short Message Service (SMS), multi-media services, cellular and personal computer operations and satellite operations. They have cellular devices approaches more than the number of computer; carriers are increasing assuming the role of major Internet access companies, especially in upcoming markets. Valuation of shareholder value When calculating intrinsic value of a share, the future cash flows are estimated using the seven drivers of shareholders value model. These values have been estimated using historical data as provided below: Year                                  2011        2010        2009        2008        2007        Average                                                                                                           Revenues                              19,000,845  16,013,138  13,058,256  10,794,539  8,440,432           Growth                                18.7%       22.6%       21.0%       27.9%
Entering a market is not an easy task, as it presupposes dealing with rather tough and uncompromising competition. Therefore, a company must be ready to take a range of costs and face various challenges in the market environment. The Markstart program was used in order to test the viability of a hypothetical firm’s entering into the global market. As the project in question shows rather low Savers and Shoppers indices, it is reasonable to adopt the promotion strategy based on branding and the analysis of the psychodynamics of the target market. Thus, the company will be capable of keeping its good reputation intact and at the same time benefit greatly in the realm of the global market. Picture 1. Segment Size The graph above shows that two of the segments (the Savers and the Shoppers ones) are clearly in their growth stage, whereas the other two (the Explorers and the Professionals) are obviously declining. High Earners, in their turn, are in the maturing stage, which means that the company may have some issues introducing the product to the target customers and attracting clientele. The graph, therefore, shows that a stronger emphasis must be put on the market research studies, which will allow for attracting Explorers and Professionals with new and original products. It should be born in mind, though, that the costs for advertising are quite high already. Herein the complexity concerning the product promotion lies. The ROLL Sonites seem to have been enjoying the greatest popularity among the target audience so far. Therefore, it will be reasonable to make the promotion campaign revolve around the ROEXP, which has made the least amount of sales so far, and use the ROLL product as a means to forward ROEXP as a new brand. Likewise, a stronger emphasis must lie on the ROCK and ROMEO products. For this purpose, it will be reasonable to target Explorers and Professionals with the marketing strategy, explaining that ROCK, ROMEO and ROEXP are an extension of the ROLL brand and, therefore, allow for retaining the monopoly within the market in question. The Explorer segment is currently at 51.13%, which is starting to mature and is most likely to start slowing down in its growth opportunities. The Shopper segment is at 30.25%, which is still considerably low, yet displaying an impressive potential for growth. The Professionals segment displays a 69.75%, which is also in a mature state that does not need further growth at present. The High Earners segment is at 181.67% and has very low room for growth beca
First argument All business organisations rely on customers to sustain their profitability and gain market share (Farrell 83; Orlikowski 250). A business should focus on achieving a multi-site system so that it could have better targeted customers and the opportunity to attract new ones. Different market segments are characterised by unique customers who are different with regard to their purchasing behaviours. For example, a business location could have customers who buy products based on their prices. On the other hand, a different business site could be characterised by consumers who purchase goods based on their quality. If a business adopts a multi-site system, then it could work towards producing products that suit different customers. A detailed market analysis could be utilised to understand the needs of customers. Therefore, business sites would be established in locations that have the targeted customers (Mayer 330). When a business site is near the targeted customers, customers can be offered high quality products without the constraints of long distances. Having a multi-site system has the potential of attracting new customers for products (Ferdows 2). For example, many customers could be unaware of certain products that are produced by a particular business establishment. In order for such a firm to create awareness to customers, it would be important for it to consider locating its production systems in multiple locations. A high number of business locations would positively correlate with the chances of attracting new customers. New customers would benefit a business because they would lead to increased sales that would help a company to expand. The following relationship illustrates the relationship between multiple-sites of a business establishment and number of customers. Figure 1. A graph showing the relationship between the number of customers and the number of business sites. Second argument The environments in which companies operate are essential for their expansion. It would be prudent for business organisations to keep their production in many locations so that they could expand operations rapidly in an environmentally friendly capacity. Business environments are characterised by several factors (Narula 796). Some of the factors could be friendly or unfriendly to business establishments. Friendly business environments could negatively impact the performance of an organisation because they make companies incur the high costs of production. Higher costs of production lead to increased prices of products, which could make customers purchase similar goods from business competitors at lower prices. Such unfriendly business environments could be influenced by the negative effects of government regulations, high business taxation, unfair competition, sale of low quality products, and high production costs, among other causes (L
Today, DHL is the largest international express delivery service. It carries over 1 billion shipments and serves millions of customers annually. With its integrated network of almost 45,000 offices, DHL is present in most countries of the world, delivering shipments to 120,000 global destinations. There are many specific features to DHL that make it the leader in the global express delivery market, including various customer services, such as track and trace, an organized hub system, and an efficient operations division. The track and trace service, which was introduced by DHL in 1986, was enabled by the use of barcodes on each parcel. This allowed for the logging of every shipment onto the system so that the customer could track its progress online throughout the journey. Being able to follow the shipment process gives the customer a certain peace of mind as it confirms that the delivery is going to be on time and as expected. Receiving up-to-date tracking information is also important for the customers in the B2B sector: If the shipment contains products that have to be sold on a tight deadline, the business can rest assured that the order will arrive on time. Another benefit for corporate users is the use of similar barcodes with only the end numbers differing for large sets of shipments, which makes it easier for the business to check several tracking numbers consequently. These features make track and trace service useful both for B2C and B2B customers all around the world. DHL’s developed worldwide network consists of 238 gateways, 450 hubs, and over 72,000 vehicles. An organized hub system is essential for the company to optimize its operations and to ensure timely delivery of all shipments to various locations. Local offices send all the parcels received to regional hubs, which then sort and send shipments to either a regional sorting facility (local deliveries) or a gateway (remote and international destinations). Regional sorting facilities sort and distribute packages to local service centers, where each parcel is allocated to a delivery route. Couriers pick up packages for their route and deliver them to customers. Gateways, on the other hand, are both the ports of service for local offices and facilities for export to foreign destinations that have all the necessary resources to send and receive international shipments, including the possibility to perform customs checks on site. In gateways, the operations of different types are clearly distinguished. For instance, at DHL’s Miami gateway, there are over 200 employees working in two shifts, morning and night. The morning shift starts at 4 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m., whereas the night shift starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 12 a.m. With the majority of inbound aircraft arriving in the morning, the morning shift is focused on receiving the parcels and arranging them to be shipped to a regional hub for further sorting and delivery. The night shift, on the other hand, is for outbound operations. DHL’s Miami gateway services the countries of Latin America, so any shipments to those countries are brought to the gateway either from service centers or the re
Egypt is one of the World’s economically diversified middle-income countries with both the private and public sectors contributing to the growth of its GDP. The country has good prospects for the medium term growth based on continual structural reforms. The country also has substantial natural resources including oil and gas and rich agricultural and manufacturing sectors. The country is strategically located along the Suez Canal and utilizes its tourist industry to increase on foreign exchange earnings. The growth of the GDP in the first quarter of the year 2012 was recorded at 5.2% which was an increase from previous years. However, the GDP growth was determined to be below the average growth of 6% amidst severe political unrest that was experienced (HKTDC, 2012). The competitiveness of Egyptian economy was enhanced by the government’s implementation of floating exchange rate and the frequent depreciation of the currency. The Egyptian pound was floated in the year 2003 leading to drastic depreciation in the exchange rate. However, the government managed to avert the effects by introducing some form of control. Unified and flexible exchange rate system was enabled through establishment of what was referred to as self-regulatory inter-bank foreign exchange market. This has helped in the creation of a liquid foreign exchange market leading to stabilization of the Egyptian pound and consolidation of parallel market rates (HKTDC, 2012). The country has experienced increased export of goods between the year 2001 and 2006. The rate increased from 8% to 17% of GDP respectively. Such rate of recovery is attributed to the impacts caused by depreciation in exchange rates and recovery within the global economy. The level of import also recorded high rates between the years 2001 and 2006, rising from 16% to 28% respectively (Krugman and Obstfeld, 2011). This revealed that imports were valued at higher prices. However, the effects of higher import prices could be experienced in the nature of deficit within the merchandise trade balance (HKTDC, 2012). The recent case on recession, led to the easing of Egypt’s inflation rate from 20% in 2008 to 9% in first quarter of 2012. Despite the recorded decrease over previous years, there is high expectation of increase in the rates in the near future. This is speculated from the nature of price increase on goods experienced within the global market. Various challenges contributing to weaknesses within the global market poses a big threat to Egypt’s economy (HKTDC, 2012). Additionally, the current political instability poses a major challenge to the economy. The recent political unrest experienced in the country made investors to shy away owing to disruption of flow of goods from manufacturing and tourism sectors. The economic policymaking may encounter significant draw-backs owing to conflict amongst various groups with arms of government. Trade Policies Egypt has been a member of the World Trad
Abstract The healthy growth of plants requires the availability of water, nutrients, and sunlight. This experiment tested the impact of water quality on the growth of plants by using different concentrations of the James River water on potted wheat seedlings. The highest growth rates were realized in the plants treated with 0%, 25%, and 100% river water. The lowest growth rate was observed in the 50% treatment. It was observed that the river water did not have a substantial impact on the growth of the plants, which could be attributed to the positive effects of certain nutrients and microorganisms that were present in the river water. Introduction Three vital factors are required for the healthy growth of plants. They include water, sunlight, and the availability of nutrients (Kim et al., 2012). Water is necessary for all stages of plant growth and development. In the initial stages of plant growth (the germination process), it activates hydrolytic enzymes stored in the cotyledons of seeds and breaks the seed coat to permit the emergence of the root and shoot of the germinating seed. Water is also needed for photosynthesis where it combines with carbon dioxide from the air in the presence of light energy to carbohydrates, which is the major source of plant food. The uptake of water in the plant cell provides turgor pressure that anchors the plants. Changing the quality of these plant resources is likely to affect the growth of the plants. The quality of water can be determined by measuring the chemical composition of naturally occurring water such as river water through analytical methods. The quality of water may be altered manually by the addition of different chemicals in varying proportions. Determining the impact of water quality on plant growth needs to be done in such a way that the other two growth factors (light and nutrients) are kept constant. James River is the largest river in the state of Virginia. It flows throughout the state covering an area of approximately 10,000 square miles (James River Association, 2016a). Its length is approximately 340 miles. The river receives water from tributaries that make up 15,000 miles. The James River hosts the world’s largest and busiest harbor at Norfolk as well as a roosting area for Bald Eagles. The residents of the state of Virginia enjoy water sports such as rafting, biking and hiking also occur in the river. These activities expose the water to various external substances that affect its quality. A recent assessment report reveals that many portions of the river’s tributaries are impaired because of a vast number of pathogenic bacteria (Balazik, Garman, Van Eenennaam, Mohler, & Woods, 2012). Therefore, those areas may not be safe for recreation activities. The 2015 report card reveals that the overall health of the river is at 61% (grade B-) (James River Association, 2016b). The health of fish and wildlife had a score of scored 56%. These findings imply that water
Introduction Health in men has been in danger of death mainly due to the problem that men have in expressing their feelings. This means that we have many health problems in men that lead to death that as in the case of women. Most of the diseases that are likely to affect men in Los Angeles is ankylosing spondylitis which is a disease that is likely in men than in females. There is an indication that many men will have their spines fuse into solid bone when fusion is present this will mean that once the inflammatory process has died down then men will feel less pain than women experience where the fusing may not occur or take a longer time to occur in bodies of women. There is no set age where this disease can take place in either sex in that a female and a male are prone to this disease at any stage in life. With AS then one is at great risk of developing depression this is because this disease has high effects on the spines of people and this will mean that such a person, will be able to conduct this disease easier than a person without the AS. (Bell, 1998) People with depression Many cultures stigmatize people with depression and that is why there are many people with depression who have to go untreated. This will mean that if a person has got a certain disease then it will have to be based on traditions that exist so that treatment can be given. This will lead to many people losing their lives as it can be seen only a few men will be ready to speak out about their problems mainly due to their nature as they were not created in the same manner as women. People with depression mainly men will be willing to acknowledge fatigue, irritability, loss of interest in work, and sleep disturbances rather than feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and guilt. Some men deal with depression by throwing themselves into work and attempting to hide their depression from them. Family and other people may have the responsibility to depression by engaging in reckless behavior taking risks and putting themselves in harm’s way. Other activities affect men like participation in skiing and riding this will mean that a person and main men will be prone to injuring their backs and spines because they are not caring for themselves properly. This will mean that such a person will get problems in life and a reason to have health checkups during their physical activities is important so that they can have their health checked before they enter into these physical activities. The best activity that people should practice in summer so that
Introduction Social networking is perhaps the most popular computing phenomenon in the contemporary society. It is a relatively new phenomenon and thus most governments have few or no legislations for regulating its use. This has made social networking services counterproductive because some people may misuse these services. The issue of whether social networking services are appropriate in the society has therefore attracted a lot of controversy with both the supporters and opponents of social networking services giving good reasons for their standpoint. This paper is an analysis of social networks using a utilitarian approach. Appropriateness of social network services The feelings of utility that a person gets in a social networking environment will indubitably affect his/her attitude towards social networking. If the user finds fulfilment in interacting with people on social networks, he/she will be enjoying a utility in that fulfilment, and thus he/she will value the use of social networks. The utility in this case is brought about by the various applications that provide services in the social networking environment (Swire, 2011). Such services include platforms for sharing information with family members, workmates, school mates and other contacts. Others include gaming applications, online chatting applications, applications for sharing pictures and videos, etc. The aforementioned applications and services are appropriate for use in social networking environments depending on who uses them and how he/she uses them. This is because users of social networks can choose the applications and services from which they get utility. The utility in this case may be negative or positive. For instance, if a young adult’s main need in social networking is to communicate effectively with his/her partner, he/she may find more utility in the online chatting applications in some social networking sites. In addition to the online chatting service, the young adult may find utility in the direct messaging service in order to cut down on cell phone costs. This implies that these services are appropriate for him/her in this scenario. As mentioned above, the appropriateness of social networking services depend on who is using the services, and also on how he/she uses the services. For instance, there have been cases of adults posing as teenagers to teenage girls in order to molest them. There have also been cases of murderers planning their crimes using social networks. In these cases, it can be argued that social networking services are inappropriate. This is because despite the fact that the criminal gets utility by undertaking his/her criminal activities, his/her actions result in community disutility. Therefore, the appropriateness of social networking services depends on who is using the services. Governing social networks There are a number of legal issues associable with social networking. One of these issues is the need to protect the providers of social networking