To analyze the financial condition of a company‚ we rely on Financial Statements. Financial ratios‚ derived from Financial Statements‚ make this analysis possible. These ratios also come in handy when you need to compare different companies. Let’s first understand what these ratios mean. Then‚ we will look at the different categories they fall into and study the key ratios within each category. What are Financial Ratios? They are expressions that give us the relationship between different components
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Financial Statements The Role of Financial Statements in an Effective Market: Financial Statements are a company’s primary source of financial information. If you want to invest in a company and needed to know how to find out if a certain company is worth the investment you would take a look at the company’s financial statements. Simply put a financial statement is a declaration of what is believed to be true about a company‚ communicated in terms of a monetary unit‚ such as the dollar. The financial
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Financial Reporting II Review of Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is a useful tool for analyzing financial statements. Calculating ratios will aid in understanding the company’s strategy and in understanding its strengths and weaknesses relative to other companies and over time. They can sometimes be useful in identifying earnings management and in understanding the effect of accounting choices on the firm’s reported profitability and growth. Finally‚ the ratios help in obtaining a better understanding
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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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…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………5 Relationship Between the Assessments of Inherent and Control Risks…………………………..……..……6 Identifying Specific Controls Relevant to Specific Assertions………………………………………………..……..6 Types of Control Activities that Relate to Financial Statement Assertion……………………………..……..7 STAGE C: OBTAINBING EVIDENTIAL MATTER TO SUPPORT THE ASSESSED LEVEL OF CONTROL RISK…….7 Performing Tests of Controls………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Nature of Tests of Control……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Naqavi From: Thu Chu Date: 2nd December 2011 Title: A year-on-year comparison between Kingfisher PLC year end 31 January 2011 and Home retail group PLC year end 28th February 2011. Contents Introduction 3 Kingfisher PLC 3 Home Retail Group 3 Analysis 4 Profitability Ratios 4 Liquidity Ratios 5 Gearing Ratios 5 Investment Ratios 6 Performance Factors 6 Kingfisher PLC 7 Home Retail Group 7 Appendix 8 Profitability Ratios 8 Liquidity Ratios 9 Gearing Ratios 9 Investment
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Accounting Study Guide for Test # 2 Topic 5: Financial Statement Analysis 5-1 (Q5-1) Explain in general terms the concept of return on investment. Why is this concept important in the analysis of financial performance? Return on investment measures profitability in relation to the amount of investment that has been made in the business. A company can always increase dollar profit by increasing the amount of investment (assuming it is a profitable investment). So‚ dollar profits are not necessarily
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Financial ratio analysis A reading prepared by Pamela Peterson Drake OUTLINE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Introduction Liquidity ratios Profitability ratios and activity ratios Financial leverage ratios Shareholder ratios Introduction As a manager‚ you may want to reward employees based on their performance. How do you know how well they have done? How can you determine what departments or divisions have performed well? As a lender‚ how do decide the borrower will be able to pay back as promised? As a
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ACCT5907 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Mid-semester Test 2 2012 Sem 1 (Solutions to Analysis Questions (section B) and comments) General comments (1) Both the analysis questions were taken from the lecture examples‚ additional exercise‚ workbook exercises and practice test. Students who had worked through these materials were competent in handling the mid-term test. Students who believe that they did not perform as well as they had expected should going through the lecture materials
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Coursework Ratio Analysis of Tesco and Sainsbury Introduction This report details the results of a ratio analysis of two of the largest retailers in the UK: Sainsbury and Tesco based on their audited financial statements for the financial years ending 2011‚ 2012‚ and 2013. The two companies are compared with each other based on their profitability and liquidity ratios. This report then critically interprets the results of the ratio analysis calculations and then discusses the weaknesses of ratio analysis
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