MOTHERCARE

Mothercare

Mothercare

Part A

Mothercare plc is a company incorporated in Great Britain under the Companies Act 1985. The address of the registered office is given in the shareholder information on page 87. The nature of the group's operations and its principal activities are set out in note 5 and in the business review on pages 5 to 18. These financial statements are present in pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the group operates.

Mothercare is a retailer of products for mothers-to-be, babies and children up to the age of eight including maternity and children's clothing, furniture and home furnishings, bedding, feeding, bathing, travel equipment and toys through its retail outlets in the United Kingdom. Co. also operates Mothercare branded stores overseas under franchise arrangements in Europe, the Middle East, Far East, Africa and South Asia. As of Mar 31 2007, Co had a total of 553 stores.

Financial Highlights (In GBP as of 03/28/2009)

Total Revenue

723,600,000

EBITDA

42,200,000

Operating Income

45,800,000

Net Income

30,300,000

Total Assets

380,300,000

Current Assets

181,900,000

Total Liabilities

181,700,000

Current Liabilities

122,900,000

Long Term Debt

100,000

Stockholders' Equity

198,600,000

Source: http://www.mothercareplc.com/financial-reports

Part B

Needing to rationalize the Mothercare, operations, and expenditures of the organisation and to strengthen both the perception and the reality of managerial control over them, Mothercare administrators began to adopt new financial methods. Teamwork is effective cooperation among the members of a work team. Teamwork depends on a team's success in coordinating individual members' specialized roles and expertise, which in turn depends on key interpersonal and self-management skills needed for teamwork with Mothercare.

Interpersonal skills that enhance teamwork help members with conflict resolution (LaFasto 2001, 21-33), collaborative problem solving, and communication. Conflict resolution skills allow the team to understand conflict as a part of developing new ideas and strategies. Conflict resolution strategies call for fostering useful conflict in the form of divergent approaches to the group's work, while avoiding personal conflicts. Team members who have mastered this skill can distinguish the types of conflict and use tactics that help the group move toward win-win solutions.

In today's fast-paced organizational environment, the use of teamwork has led to innovative problem solving and high levels of performance in Mothercare. Moreover, teamwork is one of the most critical components necessary to improve its financial statements. The above part serves the managerial needs of the other members of the team.

Pricing Information

Ticker: MHCR F

Exchange: NBB

Closing Price As of 2/19/2010 9.90

Weeks Ending

02/19/2010  

01/06/2009  

06/03/2008  

05/15/2007  

Open Price

9.90 

5.15 

7.75 

8.10 

High Price

9.90 

5.15 

7.75 

8.10 

Low Price

9.90 

5.15 

7.75 

8.10 

Last Price

9.90 

5.15 

7.75 

8.10 

Total Volume

5,000 

2,763 

1,285 

333 

30 day volume average

5,000.00  

2,763.00  

1,285.00  

333.00  

52-Week Range

9.90 - 9.90

As Reported Annual Balance Sheet

03/28/2009

 

03/29/2008

 

03/31/2007

 

Currency

GBP

 

GBP

 

GBP

 

Auditor Status

Not Qualified

 

Not Qualified

 

Not Qualified

 

Consolidated

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Scale

Thousands

 

Thousands

 

Thousands

 

 

Goodwill

68,600

 

68,600

 

-

 

 

Intangible assets - software, cost

-

 

-

 

7,400

 

 

Accumulated depreciation - software

-

 

-

 

(2,200)

 

 

Intangible assets - software, net

-

 

-

 

5,200

 

 

Intangible assets

35,900

 

35,600

 

5,200

 

 

Freehold properties including fixed equipment, cost

-

 

-

 

15,800

 

 

Accumulated depreciation & impairment - freehold properties including fixed equipment

-

 

-

 

(2,200)

 

 

Freehold properties including fixed equipment, net

-

 

-

 

13,600

 

 

Leasehold properties including fixed equipment, cost

-

 

-

 

107,400

 

 

Accumulated depreciation & impairment - leasehold properties including fixed equipment

-

 

-

 

(75,100)

 

 

Leasehold properties including fixed equipment, net

-

 

-

 

32,300

 

 

Fixtures, fittings & equipment, cost

-

 

-

 

167,900

 

 

Accumulated depreciation & impairment - fixtures, fittings & equipment

-

 

-

 

(130,400)

 

 

Fixtures, fittings & equipment, net

-

 

-

 

37,500

 

 

Assets in course of construction, cost

-

 

-

 

2,000

 

 

Assets in course of construction, net

-

 

-

 

2,000

 

 

Property, plant & equipment, cost

312,300

 

309,900

 

293,100

 

 

Accumulated depreciation & impairment - property, plant & equipment

(219,900)

 

(214,100)

 

(207,700)

 

 

Property, plant & equipment

92,400

 

95,800

 

85,400

 

 

Investments in joint ventures

700

 

800

 

-

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

-

 

2,000

 

2,000

 

 

Deferred ...