Thursday, January 23, 2020
World History Exam Essay --
If you asked high school students if they’d prefer community service over hanging with friends at a basketball game, most would choose to hang out with friends at the game. To some students community service is not worth their time and to others, it is considered a way to better themselves and their community. Certain high schools in Michigan require students to attain a certain number of community services hours in order to graduate. Although I personally have only done a small amount of volunteer work, I feel that requiring students to help out more in their community is a great idea. There are many ways community service hours can really benefit students such as, when filling out college applications, using academics in the real life, and it gives students hands on experience with problems in the world. For those high school students that want to go to college when they get older, filling out a college application is the most important part. Colleges look for many unique qualities in their applicants. Some students may be academically smart, play a lot of sports, or be very talented. Although you may have all the right perks to be an amazing student, those who have taken time to help in the real world go above and beyond other applicants. Community service is a great asset to have on your college application. It shows that you care about the well-being of others and would take time out of your schedule to help the less fortunate. If a child wanted to go to medical school having good grades is a must, but if on your applications it says you volunteered at the local hospital, that’s a plus and will impress the college admissions board. They will notice that not only are you reading and learning about what it takes to be in the me... ...nity service plays a big role in society today. Being able to take a look into the lives of others is such a life changing experience. Community service doesn’t just open the eyes of students but provides them with skills to take on the real world. It gives them a different perspective on the value of things. Seeing others who have much less than you can make you much more appreciative of what you’ve been given. Volunteering can also help the focus on school. Realizing that it is important to look out into the world and learn to be successful in today’s society. Requiring community service is a good idea. It will help students in the long run to become more successful then they imagined. Schools need to support students who help out their community or even others. Students need to realize that in order to claim the ultimate success their work that needs to be done.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Tata Consultancy Services Research Report
25 November 2012 Sector: IT Consulting & Software CMP: 1288 Rating: BUY Target Price: 1500     Stock Info Investment Period: 15months Introduction: Tata Consultancy Services Limited is an Indian multinational information technology services, business solutions and outsourcing Services Company founded by JRD Tata in the year 1968 headquartered in Mumbai. TCS is a subsidiary of the Tata Group. It is one of India's most valuable companies and is the largest India? based IT services company by 2012 revenues. It has 183 offices across 43 countries and 117 delivery centres across 21 countries.It also has 58 subsidiary companies. Products : TCS provides a wide range of IT rela ted products such as; application development, BPO (business process outsourcing), consulting, enterprise software, payment processing, software management and education services. Following are the service lines and their percentage to the total TCS revenue in the Q2 2012? 13:? Application development and maintenance: ADM is a part of IT that works with the business to develop new software, keep it running and make ongoing improvements.Asset leverage solutions:   Assurance services: Assurance services provide independent and professional opinions that reduce the information risk (risk that comes from incorrect information). Business intelligence: BI is the ability of an organization to collec t, maintain, and organize knowledge. This produces large amounts of information that can help develop new opportunities. Market Cap: 2,52,109crs Equity: 195. 7crs Face Value: 1 52 Week H/L: 1438? 1045 Key Financials (in crores)  Net Sales EBIDTA Margin % Net Profit EPS Dividend FY 11? 12 38,858. 55 33. 87 13366. 33 55. 97 25 FY 10? 11 29,275. 0 29. 47 8700. 44 38. 62 14 Valuation Summary FY 11? 12 20. 60 8. 5 55. 31 44. 24 0. 72 FY 10? 11 23. 7 10. 4 44. 38 38. 80 na Price to Earning Price to Book RoCE % RoNW % Beta Absolute Retune 3months 1year 5. 3% 3years 131. 7% TCS 30. 1% Sensex 3. 70% 17. 90% 7. 70% Share Holding Pattern (%) Promoter FII DII Retail 74 15 6. 5 4. 5 Promoter and Promoter group: Tata Sons Ltd – 73. 75% Others – 0. 25% Foreign Institutional Investors: Number of FII Shareholders – 853 some of them include; †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ Domestic Institutional Investors: Life Insurance Corporation of India – . 10% Franklin Templeton Investment Funds – 1. 67% Others – 1. 73% Retail : Individuals with value less than 1lac – 3. 5% Individuals with value more than 1lac – 1% Dividend Policy (Mar’12): Indicators TCS Wipro EPS D/P Ratio (%) D/R Ratio (%) Div Yield (%) Face Value Book value  55. 97 52 48 1. 94 1 19 36. 60 63. 40 1. 64 2 HCL 28. 13 49. 50 50. 50 1. 87 2 95. 25 Business process outsourcing: BPO is a subset of outsourcing that involves the contracting of operations and responsibilities of specific business functions or process to a third party service provider.Consulting: IT consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. Engineering and Industrial services:  E deliver engineering excellence and operational efficiency, ensuring a competitive advantage. Enterprise solutions: An enterprise solution is any business tool that reliably empowers you to access, share and apply resources with any of your peers and customers, anyw here, at any time.IT infrastructure services: IT Infrastructure Services (IS) Or Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) deliver end? to? end, effective and reliable solutions that transform help to business operations. Services Contribution to Quarter on overall revenue Quarter (%) (%) AMD 43. 1 3. 8 Engg Srvcs 4. 6 4. 6 IMC 11. 4 12. 5 EAS 14. 9 2. 5 Consulting 3 12 Products 2. 7 0. 8 Testing 7. 7 5. 9 BPO 12. 6 1. 3 IMC was the key growth service line, expanding 12. 5% QoQ, followed by Consulting which also grew 12% QoQ. BPO, EAS and Products lagged during the last quarter. Sector Wise Performance (Q2 2012? 3): Verticals Contribution to Quarter on overall revenue Quarter (%) (%) BFSI Mfg Telecom Healthcare Retail Transportation Energy  Media Hi? Tech Others 126. 50 99 42. 8 8. 2 10. 3 5. 2 13. 4 3. 6 3. 6 2. 2 5. 9 4. 9 4. 6 9. 0 5. 1 3. 1 6. 6 2. 2 5. 1 5. 1 3. 3 7. 2 Capital Structure (in crores)  Mar’12 Mar’11  Shareholder’s funds Equity 195. 72 195. 72   Preference 100 100 Reserves 24560. 90 19283. 77 Net worth 24856. 63 19579. 50 Debt funds Secured  93. 47 35. 87 Unsecured  2. 76 5. 25 Total Debt 96. 23 41. 12 Total 24952. 86 19620. 1 Capital *Preference Shares worth 100crs issued to Tata Sons Ltd (the holding company) which would be redeemable at par at the end of six years from the date of allotment ie. March 28, 2008, but may be redeemable any time after 3years from the date of allotment at the option of shareholder. These shares would carry a fixed cumulative dividend of 1% pa and a variable non? cumulative dividend of 1% of the difference between the rate of dividend declared during the year on the equity shares and average rate of dividend declared on the equity shares for three years preceding the issue of redeemable preference shares. BFSI grew 4. % QoQ, despite being affected by the current environment and contributed 87% to the incremental revenues. While telecom too grew at an impressive 5. 1% despite industry trouble, the manufacturing and retail verticals grew the fastest. Geographies Growth (Q2 2012? 2013): Verticals Contribution to QoQ (%) overall revenue (%) North America 52. 8 3. 2 Latin America 3. 4 7. 7 UK 17. 1 5. 2 Europe 9. 5 3. 5 India 7. 5 10. 5 APAC 7. 6 7. 4 MEA 2. 1 4. 6 *APAC – Asia Pacific, *MEA – Middle East and Africa Growth was driven by emerging economies. India (10. 5%) grew the fastest, followed by Latin America and APAC (7. % . 4%) respectively. UK (5. 2%) remained strong, with Europe and North America growing at (3. 5% . 2%). Board of Directors †¢ Executive Board Members Weighted Average Cost of Capital   Rf – Risk Free Rate of Return = 8%, Rm – Market Return (nifty) for 1year = 10. 80% (moneycontrol. com), Beta = 0. 72 (reuters. com) Tax Rate = 2390. 35/13366. 33 (tax expenses/PBT) = 17. 88%  We (proportion of equity) = E/ (E+D) = 24856. 60 / 24952. 85 = 0. 9961  Wd (proportion of debt) = D/ (E+D) = 96. 23 / 24952. 85 = 0. 0039  Kd (cost of debt) = Interest paid / total debt = 16. 0 / 96. 23 = 0. 1704  Tax Shield = 0. 1704 (1? 0. 1788) = 0. 1399  Ke (cost of equity) = Rf + B(Rm? Rf) = 0. 80 + 0. 72 (0. 108? 0. 08) = 0. 10  WACC = (We*Ke) + (Wd*Kd) = (0. 9961*0. 10) + (0. 0039*0. 1399) = 10. 015% N Chandrasekaran – CEO S Mahalingam – CFO †¢ Non? Executive Board Members Ratan Tata – Chairman S Ramadorai – Vice Chairman Cyrus Mistry – Deputy Chairman Suprakash Mukhopadhyay – Company Secretary Compliance Officer R Sommer, I Hussain, V Kelkar, A Mehta, V Thyagarajan, Laura Cha, C M Christensen, P A Vandrevala O P Bhatt – DirectorsCompetitors:  Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Mahindra? Satyam, Tech Mahindra, Patni Computers etc. Financial Summary Profit : Balance Sheet: 2011 Revenue from operations Other Income Total Income Expenses a. Employee benefit expenses b. Operation and other expenses 2012 2012   195. 72 100 24560. 91 24856. 63  96. 23 118. 10 197. 59 154. 78 566. 70  2847. 18 1598. 56 4389. 74 8835. 48 34258. 81    4012. 16 51. 46 1399. 82 5463. 44 5150. 15 139. 74 4332. 81 2636. 88 17723. 02  538. 24 4. 14 1567. 47 9107. 72 3280. 07 1648. 2 389. 43 16535. 79 34258. 81 2011   195. 72 100 19283. 77 19579. 49  36. 33 69. 32 129. 91 76. 17 311. 73  2153. 38 1584. 27 2413. 94 6151. 59 26042. 81    3363. 78 58. 40 1072. 86 4495. 04 5457. 91 52. 03 2864. 09 2603. 26 15472. 33  337. 58 5. 37 836. 37 4806. 67 3120. 52 1369. 05 94. 92 10570. 48 26042. 81 38858. 54 29275. 41 2685. 18 494. 73 41543. 72 29770. 14 14100. 41 10221. 85 13372. 41 10290. 03 c. Finance costs 16. 40 d. Depreciation 688. 17 and Amortisation 20. 01 537. 82 Total Expenses 28177. 39 21069. 1 Profit before Tax Tax expenditure: a. Current tax 13366. 33 8700. 43 2865. 38 1335. 73 30. 32 (235. 61) b. Deferred tax (38. 93) c. MAT credit entitlement Total (436. 10) 2390. 35 1130. 44 Profit after tax 10975. 98 7569. 99 Earnings Per Share 55. 95 38. 61 Liabilities Shareholders’ Funds Equity capital Preference capital Reserves TOTAL Non? current Liabilities  a. Long Term Borrowing b. Deferred tax liabilities (net) c. Other long? term liabilities d. Long term provisions TOTAL Current Liabilities a. Trade payables  b. Other current liabilities c. Short? erm provisions TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS  Assets Non? current Assets a. Fixed assets 1. Tangible assets 2. Intangible asset s 3. Capital work? in? progress TOTAL b. Non? current Investments c. Deferred tax assets (net) d. Long term loans e. Other non? current assets TOTAL Current Assets a. Current Investments b. Inventories c. Unbilled Revenue d. Trade receivables e. Cash and bank balances f. Short? term loan g. Other current assets TOTAL APPLICATION OF FUNDS Long? Term Provisions consist of provision for employees include gratuity and other employee benefits. Short?Term Provisions includes provision for employee benefits and for proposed final dividend on equity shares . Current Liabilities includes income received in advance, fair value of foreign exchange forwards and currency options contracts secured against trade receivables . Ratio Analysis with Peer Competition:? FY? 12  27. 52 29. 30 26. 15 55. 31 44. 24 126. 50 In (%)  Gross Profit Margin  Operating Profit Margin Net Profit Margin  Return on Capital Employed Return on Net Worth Return on Total Assets TCS Wipro FY? 11 FY? 12 FY? 11    Profitability Ratios 28. 2 17. 29 19. 62 29. 96 19. 63 21. 90 25. 44 14. 39 17. 96 44. 38 21. 41 22. 34 38. 80 99. 53 19. 23  20. 41 HCL Technologies FY? 12 FY? 11   24. 21 28. 18 25. 66 33. 64 29. 53  19. 13 23. 42 24. 31 21. 20 20. 45 Current Ratio Quick Ratio Debt? Equity Ratio Asset Turnover Ratio Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio Debtors Turnover Ratio 2. 45 2. 43 0. 01 1. 74à ‚ 5. 39 5. 59 Solvency Ratios 2. 41 1. 92 1. 45 2. 40 2. 48 2. 20 0. 01 0. 22 0. 22 Management Efficiency Ratios 4. 91 1. 14 3. 45 4. 91 3. 81 3. 45 7. 19 4. 61 4. 87 1. 38 1. 42 0. 11 1. 26 2. 88 4. 88
Monday, January 6, 2020
Essay on Crime and Punishment in the Elizabethan Age
In order to determine what the law was in the Elizabethan Age for crime and punishment, you must research crime and punishment in that age, the laws and the acts. In the Elizabethan Age there were many different crimes. Each of those crimes had their own punishment or punishments. They were very strict about what they could and could not do in this age. If you have ever thought about planning a crime, you would have to really think about the punishment you would receive. To begin, the Elizabethan Age had many extremely different crimes that could be committed. Most of the people who had committed these crimes were the unemployed and the poor. The first crime that could be committed was treason. There are two different types of†¦show more content†¦Next, the punishments that a person could get will vary on what they committed and how bad the punishment the people thought they should get. 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Sunday, December 29, 2019
Organizational Behavior Case Study - 1819 Words
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Saturday, December 21, 2019
The Colonization Of The West - 1800 Words
It was a surprise for Christopher Columbus who initially decided to visit India to discover a whole new land already filled with people called the Indios, the Indien, the Indianer, the Indian, the Peaux-rouges, or the redskins. There were so many words to describe these tribes, occupying the New World. Indeed, the natives are the original inhabitants of the American continent and their descendants. Since the sixteenth century, the Europeans had been involved in the exploration and colonization of North America. In addition to that, they had been establishing more or less conflictual relations with the natives, above all because the context of colonial competition told them to do so. Sometimes they even used the rivalries between the different tribes looking for them to stand against each other. In this paper, we shall study the expansion of those former colonies to the West in the nineteenth century. 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Friday, December 13, 2019
Alcohol and Drugs Free Essays
Alcohol and drugs have been for many years been abused by many people. Alcohol is a depressant that slows the function of the central nervous system. It blocks some of the messages trying to get into the brain which consequently alters a person’s perceptions and emotions. We will write a custom essay sample on Alcohol and Drugs or any similar topic only for you Order Now People that I have known overuse alcohol have undergone intoxication. When I meet them on the way they are just staggering, slur their speech because of these effects. Intoxication makes one to be aggressive and angry. Due to this many alcohol users have ended in prison. My neighbor who was alcoholic ended in jail for committing a serious offence of beating his child senseless. He was actually acting out of his own character. The sentence was ten years in prison. Alcoholism can be divided into three main stages namely: Early stage of alcoholism Here a person depends on alcohol to affect their mood. Most people at this level drink for relief from problems. Most people experience gradual increase in tolerance thus increasing the quantity. The body loses its ability to deal with high alcohol levels and as a result it leads to deteriorating body functions. Middle alcoholism stage The need and desire to drink becomes more intense. Their tolerance decreases because of intoxications. A few individuals recognize that there is a drinking problem but they are unable to stop. This stage is characterized by hangovers, blackouts and stomach problems. End stage Alcoholism The alcoholic at this stage has become obsessed with drinking to the extent of excluding all other activities. The mental and physical health of the alcoholic is deteriorating due to the damage of most body organs. The alcoholic will consequently suffer from malnutrition and if the alcoholic continues to dink alcohol will cause the death of the alcoholic in one way or another. These range from suicide, accidents, and damage of body organs etc. Death is the final stage of alcoholisms. (Marlatt Donovan 2005) I have actually noted through observation that there are adverse effects of drinking alcohol. Most people who are alcoholic experience bad health effects, such as burnt hips. Too much alcohol within a short period of time may cause alcohol poisoning which is characterized by violent vomiting, extreme sleepiness unconsciousness, difficulty breathing, low blood sugar and even death. Alcohol users especially the young people are venerable to risks such as unsafe, unprotected sex resulting to pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases such as the deadly AIDS those results to the end of lives. The alcohol users I have known take risks that they might not normally if they are sober. Most people have been killed in road accidents due to alcohol intoxication that hinders their judgment. Others suffer physical injuries due to falling carelessly. I have tried to drift away from most of my friends who drink since I cannot comply with their irrational behaviors when they are drunk. I always fear getting into conflicts with the alcohol users because they are usually aggressive and angry meaning they can injure me at any particular point. Drug abuse has increased in the contemporary world. Different types of drugs are abused exposing the abusers to various risks. Drugs are chemical or substances that change the way the body works. They usually introduced into the body through swallowing, inhaling or injection them. In the brain drugs may affect the normal functioning of the brain. How to cite Alcohol and Drugs, Papers
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Code Business Conduct Acting with Integrity -Myassignmenthelp.Com
Question: Discuss About The Code Business Conduct Acting With Integrity? Answer: Introducation Coca-Cola Company is the largest company globally best known for manufacturing and packaging of soft drinks. It operates in over 200 countries worldwide. Integrity has played a bigger role together with other values it achieving daily outputs. Starbucks, on the other hand, is a leading roaster and retailer of coffee worldwide. Its character on the finest coffee, well-known customer service, and highest integrity has enabled its success. In this paper, we are going to discuss the differences in the code of ethics for the two companies basis on information or content and they are as follows: Code of conduct and Law Starbucks requires full compliance with the law and good behavior, where there seems to be misunderstanding, the manager or resource representative or business and compliance officer should be contacted. Helplines are also present and are toll-free and one can call to ask questions or raise concerns over some things on a 24/7 basis. Web line an online tool also helps the partners in seeking guidance and raise concerns on some stuff. All concerns will be attended to as quickly as possible and all information provided will be kept confidential. For Coca-Cola Company, on the other hand, everyone must comprehend the code of conduct required and comply with the code and the law as required. In the case where there are doubts, one can seek guidance from the management, ethics office or from business and ethics compliance officer. As noted in the writings by The Coca-Cola company, (April 2009), the office dealing with doubts/ misunderstanding should always answer the questions and give the necessary attention to the one asking it, if a point of concern, local ethics or ethics compliance officers should be ready to listen to the concern. Business practices and integrity in the company In Coca-Cola company, all business and financial records should be accurate and be kept safely; this is everyones responsibility not the accounts team only. All company assets should be secured and that there should be no misuse apart for the reason intended. Companys information should be well kept and that no information concerning its contracts, pricing, employee information should be given out without permission. Coca-Cola Company respects the confidentiality of information concerning its employees, business partners, and potential customers. For Starbucks Company, all laws, rules, and regulations are adhered to in all the countries it operates its business. Highest ethical standards should be followed by all partners when dealing with any business transaction. The Starbucks coffee company, (2011) opines that Partners should follow all rules and regulations and any information that might be shared to aid business should be accurate and truthful. Information shared with the government agencies and for sales, promotions should always be accurate and truthful. Conflicts of interests Both companies state that there should not be any interference towards performing a duty owed to the company and if it is present it should be avoided. Treatment of others For Coca-Cola company, relationship with others has led to the improvement of their business; they include government agencies, customers, consumers and suppliers, and the competitors (The Coca-Cola company, 2009). In Starbucks Company, treatment is done with respect and dignity and that all partners are entitled to working in a conducive environment (The Starbucks coffee company, 2011). Customer service has been the top priority for the company. The code of ethics for the two companies basing on design or presentation includes: Workplace health and safety Both companies ensure that all health and safety rule is adhered to hence avoiding injuries at work. Health and safety measures should be well known by everyone in the organization. Quality and customer protection The companies are committed to carrying out measures which protect the customer's health and safety, anything that seems to impose danger should be reported to the concerned authority Discipline Actions Anyone who violates the law should face a fit discipline action according to the code of law. Serious offenses lead to suspensions and some can even cause termination of employment. Substance abuse and weapon possession According to the companies code of law, no employee or partner is allowed to abuse any substance or be in a possession of any weapon. Wages rules All the companies should follow all the set rules governing the wages of the employees. Workers or partners who perform their duties past their expected timeline should be compensated by being paid hourly as the number of hours worked. According to the Coca-Cola company (April 2009), the code of ethics which favors newly employed individuals includes the workplace environment. This is because companies offers an equal opportunity for hiring practices and they make recruitment decisions based on the criteria of the job and does not apply forced labor. New employees are treated well and there should be no harassment and bullying offered to them. Good working environment offered by the companies allows room for everyone and their abilities, strengths, and difference and promote diversity which brings in good competition to the company. For the existing employees, ethics which favors them are like discipline actions as violations of laws leads to disciplinary cases, treatment of others affects them too as they should be able to care for others and especially the new ones and avoid harassment and bullying. They should be able to protect the companies property and not expose private information. In cases where they are required to give certain information which helps in improving the business, they should give correct information as it should be. References The Coca-Cola company, (April 2009). Code of Business Conduct; Acting with Integrity Around the Globe. Atlanta, Georgia. Coca-Cola publishers. The Starbucks coffee company, (2011). Business Ethics and Compliance; Standards of business conduct. Seattle, New York. Starbucks publishers.
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