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Accounting : Financial Analysis of Ebay
National economics university Business school

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|Group assignment |
|EBAY MEDIA ( EBAY INC) |
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|Financial analysis statement for the year ended |
|December in 2011 |

Group: Lê Phương Dung Phạm Thị Khánh Huyền Ngô Vũ Chung Anh Đặng Thị Minh Phương Trương Hà Phương

INTRODUCTION

In this report, we analyze the financial position of Ebay media ( Ebay INC) based on ratio analysis with the data from the balance sheet, income statements, and cash-flow statements.

1. Nature and operation of eBay Inc

a, History and operation of eBay Inc

eBay was founded in Pierre Omidyar's San Jose living room back in September 1995. It was from the start meant to be a marketplace for the sale of goods and services for individuals. The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade Pez candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media, which were not interested in the company's previous
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