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A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
OF
FORD MOTOR CO.
BY
SARAH ALEXANDER
Finance 319
Summer I, 2003
FORD MOTOR CO.
Ford Motor Company is a global automotive company. ...
Liquidity
Ford Motor Co. ... Ford’s quick ratio is . ...
Activity
Ford has an inventory turnover of 7. ...
Debt
Ford has a times interest earned ratio of 5. ... Ford has a gross margin of 18. ... Ford has an operating margin of 3. ... Ford has a P/E of 17. ...
Conclusion
Ford’s liquidity is very much tied up in its inventory, which is to be expected of a company in the automotive industry. ...
Ford seems to be very capable of paying the interest on all contractual agreements. ...
Ford’s profit margin seems good; it is equal to that of the industry. ... Ford’s investors seem very confident that the stock is strong. ...
Overall, I think that Ford is a solid investment. GM and Ford are struggling to keep up with the foreign car market, but each is doing everything humanly possible to remain profitable each year.
Approximate Word count = 753
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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