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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company is now sharing over 100 years of history in car making. In 1913, Ford introduces a new production method in the auto industry. The famous assembly line, improved the factory productivity for a regular Ford Model T, from 12.5 hours to just 1.5 hours (corporate.ford.com). Improved financial results allowed Ford to raise wages and reduce working shifts. But that is now history. Let’s have a look on Ford Motor Company’s financial results and compare them with the overall U.S auto industry. In 2012, Ford accounted a total revenue of $133,559 billion. Income before taxes was $7,68 billion. In 2013, total revenue increased with about 10%, to $146,917 billion (146,917/133,559-1). Income before taxes XXX $7,XX XXXXXXX. 2014 XXXXXXX in $XXX,XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX in XXXXXXX, XXXX an income of $X,XXX billion. Revenues decreased XXXX 2013 to XXXX XXXX an XXXXXXX XX 2%. During this XXXX, XXX stock XXXXX had its peak point at $13.08 in 2012, 18.02$ in XXXX and $XX.12 in 2014. The XXXXXX XXXXX XXX XX $X.82 in 2012, $12.XX in 2013 XXX $13.XX in XXXX. The XXXXXXX from XXXXX XXX surely XXXX XX a XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX how Ford is managing XXX operations, but XX must XXXXXXXXX a set of XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX. XX this XXX, XX XXXX XXXX a real measurement of its financial XXXXXXXXXXX during XXX XXXX XXXXX. XXXXXX on equity is XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX we XXXX stop XX. This indicator XX calculated XX dividing XXX XXX XXXXXX to stockholder’s XXXXXX. XXXX for the XXXXXXXXXX in Automotive (excluding XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX), XXXX Motor XXXXXXX XXX a XX.52% in XXXX, 27.XX% in XXXX XXX XX.85 in XXXX. XXXXX indicators XXX XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXX year from XXXXXXX X until XXXXXXXX 31 (XXXXX-analysis-on.XXX). We XXX XXXXXXX notice that XXXX is XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX on the ROE XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXX stocks less attractive XXX XXXXXXXXX. In XXX XXXX manufacturing, XXX had XXXXXXX average XXXXXX than the XXXX recorded XX XXXX. XX XXXX, XXX was 8.XX%. 11,XX% in 2013 XXX XX.37% in 2014. We can see that XXX Ford can XX a better stock investment than XXX competitors. The operating profit XXXXXX also decreased from X.XX% in XXXX XX 2.53% XX the end XX 2014. If XXXXXX margins decreased, XX should see if Ford is using its XXXXX XXXXXX in an efficient way. In XXXX, ROA XXX 2.94%. in 2013 3.51% and in XXXX X.51%. XXXXX XXXXXXX are showing us a decrease in total XXXXXXXXXX. A clean-XX XXX unprofitable assets or an improvement in efficiency XX XXXXXXXX. XX terms XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX sector had an operating loss XX X.XX% in XXXX. In XXXX, XXX XXXX sector XXXXXXXX for a X.68%, XXXXXXX the growing XXXXX XX 5.08% in XXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXX for the auto sector were X.14% in 2012, X.04% in 2013 XXX 3,14% in 2014. We XXX conclude XXXX these numbers that XXXX XXX XXXXXX results in the XXXXXXXXX asset XXXXXXXXXXX, compared to its XXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX, Ford already closed XXX-XXXXXXXX. All the performance XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX above, XXX on a XXXXXXX XXXXX. XXX the first XXXXXXX, XXXXXX XX March 31, ROE XXX 12,51%. XXX XXX second XXXXXXX, it grew to 14.XX%. XXX XXX profit XXXX XXXX 2,33% up XX 2,XX%. XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX grew slightly from 1.45% to X.69%. The XXXXXXXXX profit also XXXX, from 2.XX% XX X.X%. XXXX the help we XXX XXXX XXX this indicators, we can XXX XXXX Ford XXXXX be a good XXXX-term stock investment. XXXXXXXXXX showed XX a better XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX other XXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXX on XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX in order to maintain this XXXX trend. Toxic or XXXXXX XXXXXX will XXXXXX best-performing ones. The XXX profit XX XXXX XX a growing XXXXX, XXXXXXXX a financial result XX XXX new production XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX 2012. Ford XX XXXXXXXXX reducing the production XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XX XXXX in XXXX XX a number XX X platforms XXXXXXXXX XX be in use after 2016(corporate.ford.com). XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX on XXXXXX indicator and XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX again. XXX’s XXX if it XXXX XXXX XXXXX XXX challenge, XXXX it XXX in 1913 with XXX XXXXX X. </span></p> <p class="XXXXXXXXX" style="XXXX-XXXXXX: 200%;"><span style="XXXX-XXXX: XX.XXX; XXXX-height: XXX%; font-XXXXXX: XXXXX New Roman,XXXXX;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="XXXX-size: 12.XXX; line-height: 200%; font-XXXXXX: Times New XXXXX,serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-XXXX: 12.XXX; line-XXXXXX: XXX%; XXXX-XXXXXX: XXXXX New XXXXX,serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="XXXX-height: XXX%;"><span style="font-XXXX: 12.XXX; line-XXXXXX: XXX%; font-XXXXXX: XXXXX XXX XXXXX,serif;">XXXXXXXXXX: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="XXXX-XXXXXX: XXX%;"><span style="font-XXXX: XX.0pt; line-XXXXXX: XXX%; XXXX-XXXXXX: Times New XXXXX,serif;">XXXX Motor XXXXXXX, Corporate website, XXX XXXXXXX section, retrieved XX XXXXXX 29, XXXX, from XXXXX://XXXXXXXXX.XXXX.XXX/XXXXXXX/history.XXXX</span></p> <p XXXXX="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: 12.XXX; line-height: XXX%; XXXX-XXXXXX: XXXXX XXX XXXXX,XXXXX;">XXXX Motor Company, 2014, XXXX XX-X XXXXXX XXX SEC, retrieved on August XX, XXXX, from XXXX://XXXXXXXXX.ford.com/XXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXX-and-filings/sec-filings.XXXX </span></p> <p class="XXXXXXXXX" style="XXXX-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: XX.0pt; XXXX-height: 200%; XXXX-family: XXXXX XXX Roman,serif;">XXXXX XXXXXXXX on Net, Ford XXXXX Co. 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