Part 1: Stock Repurchases
In the short article “Royal Dutch Shell Finally Delivers Big Stock Buyback, but Shares Break Support” by Aparna Narayanan (see below), stock repurchases may produce favorable effects on key financial ratios.
Narayanan, A. (2018, July 26). Royal Dutch Shell finally delivers big stock buyback, but shares break support. Investors Business Daily. https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/logi… (transcipts attached)
After reading the article, write an essay that addresses the prompts below.
Part 2: Supply Chain Management
Select a company of your choice and calculate the most current days of working capital (DWC) that are available. Review page 656 in the textbook, and watch the short video segment “Working Capital,” which is one of the required unit resources in this unit. In addition to your calculations, include the information below in your essay. (transcipts for video attached)
(citation for the video transcript is: Films Media Group. (2011). Accounting & finance clips 4: Cash flow and working capital. Films On Demand. Retrieved August 20, 2023, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=273866&xtid=128756.)
You may use the company’s webpage, or keep in mind that the CSU Online Library has several databases to choose from that are good starting points for your research: