CASE ANALYSIS I. Background of the Study A pioneer and a market leader in the online auction industry, eBay has been able to grow the business significantly in the last decade amidst turbulent times for many contemporary dotcom companies. EBay’s strategy to focus on a niche market and differentiate itself through strong brand management and continuous improvement in the value-added services has enabled the company to defend the market leadership in the industry. While many new competitors…
EBay Case Analysis Step One: Read. Step 2: Dupont Ratio and Financial Analysis o Two year Financial Ratio o Short Term o Current Ratio 2002: 1,468,458/386,224= 3.8 2001= 4.9 o Long Term o Total Debt Ratio Total ass. Total equity/ Total ass. 2002= .1377 2001= .1485771 o Asset Utilization, or turnover ratios o Total Asset Turnover Sales/ total assets 2002= .29 2001= o Profitability o Return on assets= net income/ total assets o 2002= .0117 o 2001= .053885…
..............................................1 2. Introduction....................................................................................1 3. An analysis of strategic capabilities of eBay....................................2 4. Identify the competitive advantages of eBay..................................2 5. eBay SWOT analysis.........................................................................2 5.1. Strengths....................................................................…
eBay Case Point Analysis Evaluate eBay’s competition structure 1. Supplier power Due to the fact that eBay’s income is generated by the sellers on the site, the bargaining power of suppliers is high. Services were free to buyers, but sellers were charged a fee. However, because of high competition in the industry, eBay needed to incentivize sellers to sell on the site. As a result, eBay offered different selling options, including the Buy-It-Now option or eBay Express in order to attract buyers…
Financial Statement Analysis Case: eBay Inc. (EBAY) & Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Part I When comparing eBay Inc. (EBAY) & Oracle Corporation (ORCL) in terms of profitability the most important profitability ratios to analyze are the companies’ Net Margin ratios, Asset Turnover ratios, the Return on Assets ratios, the companies’ Financial Leverage ratios, their Return on Equity, Return on Invested Capital & the companies’ Interest Coverage ratios. These ratios, when compared side by side, help…
experienced tremendous growth in the recent years, thanks to the explosion of the internet, and increasing availability and access to the World Wide Web. Many companies have come up that operate in the industry, with major e-retailers including Amazon.com, eBay and Alibaba. These online retailers revolutionized the way that sellers and consumers interact, providing online platforms through which sellers and buyers could transact with only clicks of computer buttons. The new changes rendered the traditional…
Assignment 3: You are an Investment Analyst Student: Peter M. Burke Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Sumadi ACC557: Financial Accounting December 16, 2012 Amazon or eBay, Which is the Better Investment? Both Amazon and eBay have carved out significant niches in the online retailing world but they have done it in strikingly different ways. Despite these differences, they are similar in many ways including the legal, political and struggles they face. Topics to be covered in the following…
eBay Structures Its Bid For Change Kendra L. Brown Webster University eBay Structures Its Bid For Change Problem Statement Adoption of an improper organizational structure design that is not flexible enough to the unstable and the rapidly changing external environment in eBay’s domestic and international markets. Analysis and Evaluation A functional organizational structure with various operational areas, such as finance, operations, human resources, and legal…
following Intel appear to have been influenced by any biases, both generally and in their reaction to Intel’s announcement in September 2000 (3 marks). 2. Discuss whether James Stewart’s assessment of eBay reflects any biases (3 marks). 3. In what ways are the events described at Intel and eBay similar and in what ways are they different (4 marks)? Question # 1 Brandt Cornell’s paper “Is the response of analyst to information consistent with fundamental valuation?” reveals that analyst…