loveology
May 8, 2009, 08:02 PM
As described in the chapter, the challenge facing DuPont in the early twentieth century was
how to manage the diverse set of businesses operating under the control of the DuPont
management team. This diversity still exists today. In its 2005 annual report, DuPont notes
that its strategic business units (operating segments) are organized by product line. For purposes of financial reporting, these have been aggregated into eight reportable segments:
Agriculture & Nutrition, Coatings & Color Technologies, Electronic & Communication
Technologies, Performance Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Safety & Protection, and Other.
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According to the summary segment results from the link above, which one has the highest return on investment and which one has the lowest? Then for the lowest segments, how can that segment improve their financial performance.
Now from what my book says, ROI = income/total assets. so I'm getting that the segment with the highest ROI is safety and projection with 21% ROI and the lowest segments are agriculture and nutrition and performance materials both with .8% Did i do that right? and also if i am right how can those segments improve their financial performance?
how to manage the diverse set of businesses operating under the control of the DuPont
management team. This diversity still exists today. In its 2005 annual report, DuPont notes
that its strategic business units (operating segments) are organized by product line. For purposes of financial reporting, these have been aggregated into eight reportable segments:
Agriculture & Nutrition, Coatings & Color Technologies, Electronic & Communication
Technologies, Performance Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Safety & Protection, and Other.
Image - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting (http://tinypic.com/r/oqzrzc/5)
According to the summary segment results from the link above, which one has the highest return on investment and which one has the lowest? Then for the lowest segments, how can that segment improve their financial performance.
Now from what my book says, ROI = income/total assets. so I'm getting that the segment with the highest ROI is safety and projection with 21% ROI and the lowest segments are agriculture and nutrition and performance materials both with .8% Did i do that right? and also if i am right how can those segments improve their financial performance?