Financial statement analysis (or financial analysis) is the process of reviewing and analyzing a company’s financial statements to make better economic decisions. These statements include the income statement‚ balance sheet‚ statement of cash flows‚ and a statement of retained earnings. Horizontal analysis (also known as trend analysis) is a financial statement analysis technique that shows changes in the amounts of corresponding financial statement items over a period of time. It is a useful tool
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HISTORY This Income Statement also known as the Earnings Statements or statement of operation‚ is one of the four Financial Statement used by accountants‚ business owner’s‚ and investors. The Income Statement provides a detailed look into how profitable a business has been over a designated period of time. OBJECTIVES To be able to give Accounting Technology students quick reference when it comes to Income Statements. WHAT IS INCOME STATEMENT? This income statement tells how much
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CASH FLOW 1. Liquidity measures how quickly and easily an asset can be converted to cash without significant loss in value. It’s desirable for firms to have high liquidity so that they have a large factor of safety in meeting short-term creditor demands. However‚ since liquidity also has an opportunity cost associated with it - namely that higher returns can generally be found by investing the cash into productive assets - low liquidity levels are also desirable to the
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headquarters for them are based in Japan. They offer many different electronics‚ games‚ movies‚ music‚ network services‚ and financial services businesses. Sony corporation also has a joint venture in mobile phones with Sony Ericsson. Sony Corporation has plants‚ warehouses and stores in many different countries including the U.S. This review of Sony Corporation’s financial statements will show how well this company has done in repairing and building their company back up since the devastating tsunami
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Financial Statement Analyses (Intro) The financial statement is a company’s document reporting the outcome of the business. Managers‚ investors‚ and the public can look to the company’s financial statements to assess a company’s current position‚ past performance‚ and predictions of future performance (Horngren‚ Sundem‚ Stratton‚ Burgstahler‚ & Schatzberg‚ 2008). The individual financial statement assists investors in coming to a conclusion concerning the company. It is imperative
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS OF CIPLA ( 2010-2014) Cipla is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in India‚ incorporated in 1935. Cipla pioneered bulk production of generic drugs and export to many countries. Cipla research and development had breakthrough in slashing prices of critical generic drugs for treating HIV and Cancer patients. We’ve picked the financial statements of year 2009-10‚ 2010-11‚ 2011-12‚ 2012-13‚ and 2013-14 for comparative analysis. Condensed Balance Sheet: Common
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Starbucks Financial Statement Analysis 09/08/2011 [pic] Starbucks Financial Statement Analysis The intent of this paper is to research and analyze the financial statement of Starbucks‚ a locally originated (yet global) publicly traded‚ Pacific Northwest Company. Resources used are the 2010 10-K‚ the DataMonitor company profile‚ Mint Global‚ and the NetAdvantage Corporate Social Responsibility reports‚ as well as several cited online resources. Company Overview Starbucks Corporation
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FIN3113—Chapter 3 Working with Financial Statements 1. BC Corporation has 1‚800‚000 shares outstanding & earned $2‚700‚000 last year on assets of $20 million & equity of $15 million. What is the PE ratio for BC if the stock is currently selling at $18 per share? • 12 • EPS=$2‚700‚000/1‚800‚000=1.5 & PE is price per earnings (18/1.5)=12 2. Which of the following are traditional financial ratio categories? • Profitability ratios‚ financial leverage ratios‚ turnover ratios
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Four Basic Financial Statements In the field of accounting‚ the basis of all decisions comes from the calculating and reporting of financial statements. Without these statements‚ a company may lack in organization skills which could lead to huge errors being made. These huge errors could cost a company millions of dollars. Knowing that‚ it is important to make sure that these reports are done accurately and in a timely fashion so that mistakes do not become catastrophes. Income Statement The Income
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understand the purpose behind the presentation of financial statements‚ we must figure out why they are important. A company’s financial statements provide various financial information that investors and creditors use to evaluate a company’s financial performance. Financial statements are also important to a company’s managers because by publishing financial statements‚ management can communicate with interested outside parties. A company’s financial conditions are of a major concern to investors and
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