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    Assessment of Financial Soundness: A Case Study of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    (CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, 2007-08) Islam, Serajul; Alam, Zahangir; Chowdhury, Abdul Hamid
    The main objective of the study was to assess the financial soundness of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BP L) by using Du Pont Equation &Altman's Model, The finn's management can use the Du Pont system and Altman's model to analyze ways of improving the firm's performance. By applying Altman's Model, it revealed that BPL would be financially unhealthy and would like to go bankruptcy in the near future. The main reasons for such state of affairs are shortage of adequate working capital, shortage of raw materials and their irregular supply, instability in raw material price, lack of requisite research & development activities, shortage of skilled manpower, lack of proper responsibility and accountability, limited market for products, absenteeism of workers from jobs, adverse factory environmental factors, power disruption and troubles in machinery. Therefore in order to improve the financial soundness of the company and to save it from bankruptcy proper steps should be taken to remove those reasons
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    Relationship between Productivity and Profitability: A Case Study of Apex Tannery Ltd.
    (CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, 2007-08) Alam, Zahangir; Islam, Serajul; Rahman, Muhammad Mahbubur
    The study attempts to find out the relationship between productivity and profitability of a firm. It is intended to measure how effectively a firm can uses its assets and how effectively the firm manages its operation. The empirical analysis of the study covered a period of 5 years of the sample enterprise. The study shows that there has been a positive partial relationship between productivity and profitability of the sample enterprise. It also indicates that the performance of the sample enterprise in terms of productivity and profitability has been far from satisfactory during the study period. Also an attempt has been made in this paper to highlight the productivity trends of an industry by using a suitable approach. Finally, the study suggests to undertake every possible measure by the competent authority to improve the position of the productivity and profitability of the sample enterprise