Chapter 13 … Analyzing Financial Statements Chapter Outline I. Basics of Analysis -- Transforming data into useful information for decision making. A. Purpose of Analysis To help users (both internal and external) make better business decisions. 1. Internal users (managers‚ officers‚ internal auditors‚ consultants‚ budget officers‚ and market researchers) make the strategic and operating decisions of a company. 2. External users (shareholders‚ lenders‚ directors‚ customers‚ suppliers
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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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Financial Statement Fraud Schemes While evaluating Apollo Shoes‚ there are some areas of concern that are potential fraud schemes. Fraud can lead to the entire collapse of a company if not corrected‚ and will also affect share value and investor confidence. This paper provides an overview of the process of investigation along with recommendations for the company. As with any company‚ revenue recognition is an important part of operations for Apollo Shoes. Generally accepted accounting principles
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Week Three Weekly Reflection ACC/291 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II Weekly Reflection Week Three There are many topics that are covered in week three and with the Christmas and New Year’s break the team would find it beneficial to cover all the topics. These topics include: Chapter 11 1. Identify the major characteristics of a corporation. 2. Record the issuance of common stock. 3. Explain the accounting for treasury stock. 4. Differentiate preferred stock from common stock. 5. Prepare
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Financial Statement Differentiation There are four different types of financial statements; they are balance sheets‚ income statements‚ retained earnings statements‚ and statements of cash flows. Each of these financial statements are important to investors‚ creditors‚ and management in various ways. This paper will provide further insight into these financial statements as well as explore‚ which of these would be of interest to investors‚ creditors‚ and management. Financial Statements
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Analyzing Financial Statements July 6‚ 2009 Ellen Tobey MMPBL/503 Mr. William Mellett Introduction Financial statements are created to give the small business owner a clear understanding of how their company is performing. Accurately prepared financial statements are important to manage the business‚ borrow money and pay the correct amount of tax. The three basic financial statements are the balance sheet‚ the income statement and statement of cash flows; each tells something different
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Ants Part 1 1. 3 different body parts of an insect are: The thorax Abdomen Antennae 2. The kind of ant pictured in the Trek Nature page is a weaver ant. Those ants form the most elaborate communicative organization in the insect world. 3. There are 12‚400 known species of ants in the world today and they have a wide variety of lifestyles. 4. The three main jobs of worker ants are to: Gather most of the food‚ Help raise the young‚ and defend the colony. 5. The ways that
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daily life. It also intends to investigate the problems faced by commerce students who do not use English language in their daily life and to suggest ways to increase the usage of English among commerce students. Part 1 Please check (/) the appropriate for each item 1. Semester 1 5 2. Is English your first language (mother tongue)? Yes No 3. (a) How often do you speak English?
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CHAPTER 2 BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OVERVIEW OF BRIEF EXERCISES‚ EXERCISES AND CRITICAL THINKING CASES Brief Exercises B. Ex. 2.1 B. Ex. 2.2 B. Ex. 2.3 B. Ex. 2.4 B. Ex. 2.5 B. Ex. 2.6 B. Ex. 2.7 B. Ex. 2.8 B. Ex. 2.9 B. Ex. 2.10 Learning Objectives 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 7 Learning Objectives 3 Topic Recording transactions Recording transactions Computing retained earnings Computing total liabilities Computing net income Computing net income Computing change in cash Alternative forms of equity
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Chapter 5: Essentials of Financial Statement Analysis Evaluating accounting “quality” How do we define financial reporting quality? Qualitative characteristics of accounting Information: Understandability Decision usefulness Reliability Relevance Consistency Comparability 1 Attributes of High Quality Financial Reporting Financial reporting (earnings) quality has been considered positively associated with the following: High persistence of earnings and cash flows
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