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Simulation
Annual Report
of
Aphrodite Inc.
(Advfirm 81)
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Member’s Cross Comment
Member Hằng Khuyên Lâm Linh Ngọc Nhung Thảo Thanh Trâm Vy
1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
2 94.5 97.5 92 92 98.5 98.5 91 94.5 91 91
3 91 96 90 92 94 94 89 92 88 88
4 92 94 91 88 96 93 92 91 89 92
5 100 100 75 92 100 100 81 100 87 88
6 96 100 94 97 100 99 96 96 94 94
7 99 100 99 99 100 100 99 100 98 85
8 96 99 95 94 98 94 93 93 94 94
9 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 98 99
10 99 100 99 99 100 100 99 99 95 93
Weighted
96.75 98.65 93.5 95.3 98.65 97.75 94 96.55 93.4 92.4
Average
Change
9.675 9.865 9.35 9.53 9.865 9.775 9.4 9.655 9.34 9.24
100 into 10
Notes:
Criteria Point
1 Attendance 10
2 On time 10
3 Prepared 10
4 Discussion 10
5 Attitude 10
6 Quality 10
7 Task done 20
8 Team player 10
9 Bonus 10
Total 100
Headquarter: Vodickova 36 110 00 Praha 1, Czech
Republic, EU.
Aphrodite Inc. is one of the most popular companies in the Perfume Industry.
We supplies products with high quality for both sides – ladies and gentlemen.
Our first product named Gentil – men’s aftershave – was first introduced to
public in the end of 2000.
After having a great success in EU, Aphrodite expanded not only the ranges
of products but also into NAFTA.
Until now, the company has two ranges of products: Men’s aftershave –
Gentil in EU and Challenger in NAFTA; Ladies’ perfumes – Tiamo in EU
and Hi Sweetie in NAFTA.
2. Letter to Shareholders
3. The Organization
4. The Marketing
5. The Finance
From Life To Life
Table of Contents
1. Financial Highlights 1
2. Letter to Shareholders 4
3. The Organization 6
Managing board 7
Human Policy 8
4. The Marketing 10
Products 11
Marketing Operation 13
Marketing Development 24
Future Events 25
5. The Finance 26
Financial Statement 27
Sales Forecast 32
Capital Structure 34
Economic Development 36
Dividend policy 39
5. The Finance
Page 1
1. Financial Highlights
Overview:
Balance Sheets
1. Financial Highlights
In the first year, our IPO is 350,000
shares at $4.01. Starting up with this
capital, company operated very
effective, EPS increased from $
0.5861 (Q.2/2010) to $ 0.9784 (Q.3/
2010). In the end of the first year, we
decided to repurchase shares. With
reducing shares policy, we wanted to
bring more value to investor and get
more control with company.
Repurchasing share
was done in two
quarters with 50000
shares. After this
decision, in the first
quarter in 2011, EPS
was $ 2.6838 and
stock price was
$10.14. That was a
pleasure result for our
investor.
Page 3
1. Financial Highlights
In 2011, we decided to
launch $1,200,000 bond to
guarantee capital for budget,
investment project and
adjusting debt ratio. With
this capital, we expanded
operation, invested in stock
market and opened
subsidiary.
Page 4
2. Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
Through three years, from 2010 to 2012, we have been making significant
progress.
In just three years time, we have created good relationships with both the
suppliers and the retailers. We have been getting loyal customers. Our
reputation is more well – known on global market. Our business will soon
expand significant all over the world in future.
There was no denying that the global economic, issues and finance have
had impact on our business. However, our firm’s development and
success have been obtaining that always base on adamant long – term
growing and vital values.
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2. Letter to Shareholders
In changeable future with new things and better economy, the invaluable,
but vital, core of Aphrodite, gained for many years, is always existed.
Beginning in year 2013 with significant record – net income about $
2,039,329.25 - we believe in successful year and green future.
Finally, thankfully, we express our deepest appreciation not only to all our
employees around the world for their commitment, dedication,
innovation, contribution and for taking necessary actions to make
company’s goals realities but also to all shareholders and our clients who
create golden opportunities for us to prove ourselves.
Yours faithfully,
DO BAO NGOC
3. The Organization
Managing board
Human Policy
Page 7
Đỗ Bảo Ngọc
.
Board
NAFTA
Nguyễn Ngọc Trâm
Dương Tùng Lâm
EU
Lê Kiều Khuyên
Page 8
Human Policy
2009 2013
Personnel Expenses 2010 2011 2012
(Q4) (Q1)
By region
By product
Human Policy
Diversifying for sales by Human Resource Policy by regions, kinds of products
and seasons help our company know how to care and satisfy the need and hope
of our sales representatives. Besides the basic rights and responsibilities that all
the workforce has, the differences between lives in both regions (EU and
NAFTA), seasonal and kinds of product create the differences in salaries and
commissions every individual sale representative receives. Going into details,
until now the highest salary and the highest commission are paid for A2P2 in
UE. In the last quarter, we paid 6600Euros/ sale rep and 20/product. It is much
higher than in NAFTA. Furthermore, the expenses for workforce in the last
quarter are as approximately six times as the one in the first quarter.
Salaries and commissions are not the only thing showing our care for company’s
workforce. Two meetings a year and some celebrities are organized to create the
play ground for all members of company. The purposes of them are to help sales
representatives can create new relationship with other sales reps in different
regions and get more information about the sales all over the world by exchange
experiences together. This gets results more than our expectation in the past and
is going to be promoting wider in the future.
Furthermore, “the seller of the year” is the annual reward to commend and
reward the best sales representative who has the highest number of sold products
in a year. The award has excited and encouraged sale reps and create good
competitive environment them to promote better and better.
All of the events mentioned before is lead to the main purpose of our company –
the more satisfied customers feel, the more developed our company is.
Page 10
Products
Marketing Operation
Page 11
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Marketing Operation
With the view to publicizing our brand name, positioning Aphrodite as one of
the high-class cosmetic companies on both markets, Promotion & Marketing
strategy is also designed for supporting sales operation and social
commitment…
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-“woman’s day
warmly: Give
customers two
-“ New Year Woman and
invitation tickets
Product begin valentine’s day
to attend dinner-
with sporty special: program
party. This party
manner: performs from
will present
celebrate - Advertise on beginning
flowers for
Year Q casting lots to TV and February to
woman in this
2012 1 get voucher in Fashion ending March.
party.”
plaza or Magazine. We will present
- “Valentine’ s
department , travel tickets to
day close : Give
with the total France in 2 days
couples T- shirt
20-50% of n’ 1 night “.
in order to
value contract ”
connect their
love so
unshakeable”
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Page 19
- Advertise
“Mother’s day -Advertise in at vogue’s
deluxe: Present 2 “The Football summer
voucher or ticket Association fashion
to use spa Premier week.
Q - Present 2
services. It is League”
2 tickets to
close to -Summer sport
connecting in beach, as attend this
mother and water-skiing fashion
Year
child.” festival. show.
2012
Advertise in
Advertise in Advertise on TV
fashion Advertise on
Q fashion show , , Milan fashion
magazine and TV, magazine
3 TV , big moving and department
radio station, and bar
banner of luxury plaza.
bar
Q
“White dreams” program to raise the fund for homeless children in both
4
areas thanks to the help of Bill Gates...
Page 20
Use Icon branch for products and use PGs teams to attract the
intention of clients.
In Q2-2011, we
held some Summer
Beach events in both
areas for Aftershave
products with sporty
manner (example:
beach soccer or water
surfing…) and Beach
Parties where David
Beckham was our
ambassador in order
to keep loyalty of
customers and
retailers. These
events really made
good impression to
our customer. At the
end of Q2-2011, we
captured 18% of
market share in EU
and NAFTA with
increasing net sales
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In Q3-2011, we advertised
our perfumes in New York and
Milan, where are the capitals of
fashion of NAFTA and EU. In these
fashion shows, we invited some
celebrities such as Britney
Spears to introduce perfume
products. Present fragrance to
retailers and other customers
Marketing Development
Fragrance industry is always a high risk industry with high pressure from new
products and trends of customers. With experience of ourselves, we create products
with specific quality, scent and style for each kinds of product, and we are always
trying to improve all faces in order to meet customer needs.
As quoted vision and mission, we have been making innovative products and
always maintaining our Quality Control at the high levels since starting quarters. At
first, it made our cost greater. However, by applying advanced technological
scientific methods, we have created advantages for our products and our firm. High
Quality Control with pointed actions in marketing plan, it help us creating the
customers’ trust and loyalty clients.
Setting price is very important issue. We have set suitable prices for each segment,
for each product range, and for each country. In comparison with our competitors’
prices, our prices are competitive. The variation in price of each product is based on
company’s strategy and segment. For instance, we focus Challenger on middle
class or below, so Challenger’s price is usually the lowest in comparison with
competitors’. Otherwise, Tiamo’s price is highest price because we focus it on high
- end class. However, with the desire to create a breakthrough in the industry and
having new advantages, we have some changes in our strategies. Specifically, at the
end of year 2010 to now, we improved our product, spent more on Advertising
budget, increased Sale reps team etc to encourage customers’ wish, to meet their
need etc. Therefore, we push price of Challenge up to $144.
Future Events
In this summer season 2014, Aphrodite Inc. will introduce our products
in Euro Championship. Posters and brochures for advertising and promoting will
be public in stadium and some main streets in this country. Furthermore, we
celebrate a Night Event at a luxury hotel for customers and lovers of football-
player while they go to cheer Euro Championship.
In Noel season 2014 years, we will have celebrated a big party for close-
customers in luxury vessel in both NAFTA and EURO areas. We will present
Christmas gifts for them. And a fund for orphan children will also be raised.
In the end of 2014, we will hold a meeting for staffs of both areas NAFTA and
EURO to create relationship and exchange experiences.
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Financial Statement
Sales Forecast
Capital Expenditure
Economic Development
Dividend policy
Dividend policy
Page 27
Financial Statement
Consolidated Income Statement
Income
Income Before Taxes 4484125.51 5408199.57 7075743.44
Income Taxes 186240.33 1563856.5 3266640.75
Net Income 2679065.68 2818763.8 3809102.69
16000000
13693454
14000000
12000000
10000000 8724256.38
8353577.038 8373949
NAFTA
8000000
EU
6000000
4274243.842 4109816
4000000
2000000
0
2010 2011 2012
20000000 18809023
18000000
16000000
14000000
11302169
12000000 10639196
AFTERSHAVE
10000000
PERFUME
8000000
6000000
3258379.73
4000000
1696993.35 1914771
2000000
0
2010 2011 2012
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Sales Forecast
According to The Boss, the cosmetics market in the developed countries should
achieve sustainable growth. Firstly because of the arrival of new consumers, and
secondly because penetration rates in some markets, even in Western Europe
and North America, still offer very significant growth prospects. Perfumes are a
25 billion dollar industry, yet are one of the poorest performing sectors of the
cosmetics industry. The fragrance market is stagnating and is cluttered with
new scent products which mean there is no longer any brand loyalty. Consumers
jump with speed to the latest new 'designer perfume' product.
Latest research from Euro monitor suggests the men’s and women’s fragrance
market grew year on year by 4.95%. Women’s premium fragrances performed
even better, up 8.5%. These rates will be 5% /year for men’s fragrance market
and 9%/year for women’s fragrance market.
Among our products, TIAMO is very popular in the area of Europe, it's about
revenue and profits highest. Challenger, Hi! Sweety, Gentil are profitable goods.
They are continuing to expect in the future. Therefore, we are improving
technology and budget on all products.
With all information we have from the market trend, Q1-2013 demand is
anticipated to be similar to Q4-2012 demand levels. Q1-2013 forecasts need
only to seasonally adjust the Q4-2012 data and with that data in hand,
incorporate the expected results of management’s changes in its competitive
marketing program.
Sales Forecast
Below is our sales forecasting for next financial year:
Obtained results in recent years shows that we have a sizeable and loyal client.
In subsequent years, we continue to maintain our marketing strategy and will
certainly expand the market share.
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Capital Structure
When our company
set up in 2010, we
issued 350.000 shares
and used a short-
term loan to operate.
In the end of quarter 1, 2013, available cash for operation is 4,495,228 USD.
The number cash is sufficient to pay finished good for next quarter.
In next quarter, we will not use short term or long term debt. In our plan, we
are going to repurchase about 400000 USD bond and continue plan in next
two year.
You can see structure capital in the end of quarter 1, 2013 is below. Similar
with years before, we will maintain debt ratio in about safe number (from 0.1
to 0.6)
Page 35
Capital Structure
We will continue to invest in Bear Bull index in next quarter, because we expect
in brighten economic. We will take about 1 to 1.5 million USD in short
investment.
Page 36
Economic Development
Economic expert were stated that economy have been bright with positive
economic numbers – both economic index and consumer confident index
have been upward despite recession in 2011.
Economic index, overall, fluctuated upward and hit highest point of 112 in
quarter 1 year 2013. Business people and economists, now, are expecting
wealthy development in following years.
Consumer confident index was lightly different from economic index. Its
trend was unpredictable. Generally, it depended on economic trend. For
instant, in 2011, because of recession, increase in inflation and financial
issues, consumers have cut down their expenditure. However, although year
2012 was recovering year with glad economic index, there was still slight
fall about 8 point from 148 point to 140 point in quarter 4 of 2012. To
understand clients is difficulty. Most of companies are try their best to meet
the customers’ unpredictable needs. Governments of both NAFTA and EU
have been solving their bad debts, controlling inflation rates finding
solutions for new power resources.
Economic Index
115 111 112
109
110 106 107
104
105
99 100 99
100 97 98 97 96
95
90
85
2010 2011 2012 2013
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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Economic Development
Moreover, firms all industries are on one hand make pressure to
government to create better operating environment on the other are hand
in hand with government to deal with alarming issues and find good way
to cut down manufacture cost, to increase product values. By that ways,
the index is hoped upward trends.
Stock Market got good development. Analysts and political leaders were
pleased to see the T-Bill rate hold steady at 0.0552 per annum. After
remaining at 0.0300 for 2011 and 2012, T-Bill rate has been expecting to
settle around 5% to 6% for 2013. Both T-Bill rate and Prime rate have
had upward move for three years. Although financial factors are under
control of Central Bank and Government, people are concerning about
the interest rate and money policies. Business should have well –
prepared strategies including back – up strategies in case the capital cost
increase in future.
Economic Development
The Euro – Dollar exchange has been moving stably around 1.00, and “The
Euro – Dollar moved slightly but no cause was determined outside of random
movements”
It was amazing how fast the global political and economic conditions could
change significantly for their periods. Therefore, new technologies in
conjunction with the new global financial and product markets will definitely
require new forms of thinking, strategy and behavior from management.
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Dividend Policy