SYNOPSIS: An extensive body of academic research in accounting develops theory and empirical evidence on the relation between earnings information and stock returns. This literature provides important insights for understanding the relevance of financial reporting. In this article‚ we summarize the theory and evidence on how accounting earnings information relates to firms stock returns‚ particularly for the benefit of students‚ practitioners‚ and others who may not yet have been exposed to this
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are two of the four key qualitative characteristics of financial accounting information. The others being understandability and comparability. Relevance requires that the financial accounting information should be such that the users need it and it is expected to affect their decisions. Reliability requires that the information should be accurate and true and fair. Relevance and reliability are both critical for the quality of the financial information‚ but both are related such that an emphasis
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STUDY RATIO ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The traditional financial statements that comprise of the balance sheet and profit and loss account do not give enough information related to financial operations of the company. These financial statements prepared as per the statutory requirement of law need to be analyzed in order to evaluate the past performance of the company and the future prospects. The most widely used tool is Ratio Analysis. DEFINITION OF RATIO A way of expressing
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In the last ten years‚ one of the things that has been changing the way the World works is technology. From the invention of new hybrid vehicles to small things like 3D cell phones and TVs‚ many companies have been competing in a huge market to release the best product with the best features for customer satisfaction. Among these organizations we can find “LG”‚ “General Electric”‚ “Samsung”‚ and “Sony”; the last one is one of the biggest manufacturer of electronic equipment in the world and a good
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Financial Ratio Analysis of Morrison in Comparison with Tesco Introduction The purpose of this report is to critically analyse the financial ratio results of Morrison 2008 and 2009 as an equity analyst and compare it with like for like by using Tesco supermarket. To achieve this report will be looked at in four main areas. Firstly‚ we will use financial ratios obtained from annual reports of 2008 and 2009 to analysis and appraise Morrison’s financial performance. This would be followed
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Financial Statements Robert Greene Phoenix University Principles of Accounting I 290 Dr. Zeneo Williams June 18‚ 2013 Financial Statements To understand finances‚ the ability to decipher the data available must be attained. One of the tools used to do this is through financial statements. There are four prevalent statements used to achieve this. They are the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. These statements are
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Ratio Analysis Ratio Analysis is a form of Financial Statement Analysis that is used to obtain a quick indication of a firm’s financial performance in several key areas. The ratios are categorized as Short-term Solvency Ratios‚ Debt Management Ratios‚ Asset Management Ratios‚ Profitability Ratios‚ and Market Value Ratios. Ratio Analysis as a tool possesses several important features. The data‚ which are provided by financial statements‚ are readily available. The computation of ratios facilitates
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Financial Statement Companies use several tools such as a balance sheet to make sound business decisions. A balance sheet is a quantitative summary of a company ’s financial condition at a specific point in time‚ including assets‚ liabilities and net worth. The first part of a balance sheet shows all the productive assets a company owns‚ and the second part shows all the financing methods (such as liabilities and shareholders ’ equity) Also‚ called statement of condition.
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is used to evaluate relationships among financial statement items. The ratios are used to identify trends over time for one company or to compare two or more companies at one point in time. Financial statement ratio analysis focuses on three key aspects of a business: liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency. Liquidity Ratios Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to repay its short‐term debts and meet unexpected cash needs. Current ratio The current
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The article is all about the essential financial ratios to evaluate the health care industry such as hospitals and pharmaceutical company regardless of the stock of health care companies. There are three key ratios such as cash flow coverage ratio‚ debt to capitalization ratio‚ and operating margin. These ratios reveal how many liabilities and how much debt the health care companies have and how much they operate a margin. First‚ the cash flow coverage ratio is crucial to hospitals and having adequate
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