Comments on: What management tools would you use to make an assessment about the health and performance of a company? http://chaintools.com/blog/what-management-tools-would-you-use-to-make-an-assessment-about-the-health-and-performance-of-a-company/ ChainTools.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:12:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mms http://chaintools.com/blog/what-management-tools-would-you-use-to-make-an-assessment-about-the-health-and-performance-of-a-company/comment-page-1/#comment-223 mms Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:27:44 +0000 http://chaintools.com/blog/what-management-tools-would-you-use-to-make-an-assessment-about-the-health-and-performance-of-a-company/#comment-223 1. Financial statements and ratios 2. Analysis of competition and competitive forces in the market. Comparison with comptetitors 1. Financial statements and ratios
2. Analysis of competition and competitive forces in the market. Comparison with comptetitors

]]> By: Quick2Answer http://chaintools.com/blog/what-management-tools-would-you-use-to-make-an-assessment-about-the-health-and-performance-of-a-company/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Quick2Answer Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:56:30 +0000 http://chaintools.com/blog/what-management-tools-would-you-use-to-make-an-assessment-about-the-health-and-performance-of-a-company/#comment-222 An Income Statement-- This tells you how much revenue is coming in A Balance Sheet-- This tells you what assets/liabilities the company has A Summary of Cash Flow-- This tells you whether they spent more than they earned. Additionally, I would look at same store sales since this will tell you whether or not they are increasing traffic at the old units as well as the new ones. Be sure to assess the risks associated with any legal claims to the chain as well. An Income Statement– This tells you how much revenue is coming in

A Balance Sheet– This tells you what assets/liabilities the company has

A Summary of Cash Flow– This tells you whether they spent more than they earned.

Additionally, I would look at same store sales since this will tell you whether or not they are increasing traffic at the old units as well as the new ones.

Be sure to assess the risks associated with any legal claims to the chain as well.

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