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Asahi BreweriesTokyo, Japan
Report FactsCompany name: ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.Fiscal year end: December 31, 2008 Report title: Beer & Beyond. New Paths to Value Creation Chairman: Kouichi Ikeda President: Hitoqhi Ogita Number of books: 1 Report length: 84 pages Auditors: KPMG AZSA & Co Design: N/A E-mail: ir@asahibeer.co.jp |
Report Rating(Rating scale below) Profile-Mission (Excerpts, as from the report)While anchored by alcoholic beverages, a domain that includes beer-type, shochu, ready-to-drink and other beverages, Group activities also encompass the soft drinks, food and pharmaceuticals... . (Italics are own company’s words)Key FiguresNet sales: Yen 1,462,748 millionOperating income: Yen 95,520 million Net income: Yen 45,014 million Net earnings per share: Yen 96.31 Cash dividends: Yen 20.00 Return on equity: 8.7% Equity ratio: 40.2% Debt to equity: 0.58 (times) (Source: figures sourced from the annual report) Some competitors
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Best !!> Well-brewed message, sustained inside through text and visual (e.g. the +) ingredients. Simple but solid.> Report design made of simple yet effective features that make it a pleasant read. > Asahi at a Glance shows sales and income contribution, plus year key facts and the Plans for next year. > Strengthening the Group’s Capability is the title of a strategically and operationally oriented Q&A with the President: substantial in content and heavily backed with well-selected charts. > Robust review of businesses. > Extensive use of charts, tables and graphs, not least to set out market trends and medium-term views. |
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Better !> Eleven-year summary of historical data.> Fairly put management discussion, paced by clear charts. |
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Ok => Risk factors and management insufficiently developed.> Some share indicators are highlighted (including the candlestick-based price graph), but more could be expected. |
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Behind -> Governance and compensation issues lag behind.> Corporate responsibility not up to what is required from such a company in such a business. > No background details for directors. > 20 notes to statements –most of them just made up of tables without comments. |
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