FINAL PAPER: Axia College HHS 265 Analyzing Financial Statements Part I Using Appendix B‚ calculate the following ratios: Current ratio Year 2002 2003 2004 Current ratio 104‚296÷139‚017 = 0.75 82‚058 ÷ 93‚975 = 0.87 302‚902÷337‚033 = 0.90 Long-term solvency ratio Year 2002 2003 2004 Long-term solvency ratio 391‚270÷310‚246 = 1.26 359‚863÷259‚979 = 1.38 699‚004÷338‚937 = 2.06 Contribution ratio Year 2002 2003 2004 Contribution ratio 617‚169÷1‚165‚065 = 0
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parties that may ultimately rely on the client’s financial statements? Should auditors insist that audit engagement letters identify the third parties to whom the client intends to distribute the audited financial statements? Would this practice eliminate auditors’ legal liability to nonprivity parties not mentioned in engagement letters? During an audit it is the auditors responsibility to give their opinion on a company’s financial statements to its shareholders. However‚ the main purpose of
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QUESTION 1 1. How do a proprietorship and corporation differ? If you worked for a CPA firm‚ which would you recommend to your client and why? Explain in your own words. The difference between proprietorship and corporation is that proprietorship is only owned by 1 person and corporation is owned by either 1 person or a group of people. It also differs from the liability because a proprietorship has unlimited liability and a corporation has limited liability. When a proprietorship is sued‚
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What ’s your favorite financial statement and why?" The question was spoken quickly and with a tinge of annoyance‚ as my interviewer eyed me disdainfully from his cushy black leather chair. The investment banker had little time to conduct these ridiculously long interviews that are standard fare for analyst candidates. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat and scanned my frazzled brain for the "right" answer. "Well‚ of course all three financial statements should be studied in conjunction
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Financial Statements are described as the language of business. These statements tell the condition and performance of a business historically‚ currently and prospectively. The main objective is to provide information about financial position‚ financial performance and cash flows of an entity used in making economic decisions. ELEMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements portray the financial effects of transactions and other events by grouping them into broad classes according to their
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The importance of financial statements in a business is great. There are several difference reasons for a business to need financial statements. Yet first‚ financial statements need to be explained in order to know how they are used. Financial statements usually present the picture of the financial health of a given entity. It is also critical that a business comes up with accurate financial statements‚ not only for their record keeping for for the purpose of satisfying external reporting expectations
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Financial statements‚ also known as financial reports‚ record the financial activities of a business in short and long term. The four financial statements are: balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. A balance sheet reports the assets‚ liabilities‚ and net equity on a company. An income statement reports income‚ expenses‚ and profits on a company. A statement of retained earnings shows a company ’s changed retained earnings. The statement
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS for Policy regarding expansion in future: Analyzing financial statements involves evaluating three characteristics: a company’s liquidity‚ profitability and solvency. A short-term creditor such as a bank is primarily interested in liquidity – the borrower to pay obligations when they come due. A long-term creditor‚ such as a bondholder‚ looks to profitability and solvency
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Boston Beer Company operates on the sale of beer in the beer industry. The company’s financial statements from 2007 to 2011‚ has served for an analysis of company’s success in asset utilization‚ solvency‚ profitability‚ and liquidity. The company has demonstrated strong financial qualities pertaining to its solvency and profitability. Because Boston Beer Co. has no debt; the likelihood of them meeting expansion and growth goals is high. Consistency in incremental increases
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Britannia Industries Ltd. & Nestlé India Ltd. A comparison of financial statements Submitted to: Prof. Seshadev Sahoo Submitted By: Group 1 Chandan Gupta Sona Sood Shivaki Deshwal Samuel Nigg Nishant X. Jeyaraj PGP28086 PGP28068 PGP28202 IEP14002 PGP26029 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT LUCKNOW 5th September‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1. Overview of the companies (only financial‚ profitability‚ activity-sales‚ market cap and other significant aspect)
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