Financial Statements Financial statements are records of relative financial information of organizations that are highly valuable to both internal and external users of that organization. The following four basic financial statements constitute the foundation of accounting: * Balance sheet * Income statement * Retained earnings statement * Statement of cash flows Purpose of the Financial Statements The balance sheet shows a clear picture of the organization’s financial
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three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social sciences‚ accounting is largely a product of its environment
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Part A There are three main areas of decision making for the corporate financial manager: Investment: The choice of projects or assets in which to invest company funds. Competing alternatives have to be assessed using a number of techniques. This type of decision will also be of concern to the private individual when making choices about which shares to buy. Finance: How these investments should be financed. It is necessary to evaluate the possible sources‚ external and internal‚ and the effect
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Introduction to Financial Management Chapter 1 McGraw Hill/Irwin McGraw-Hill © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Key Concepts and Skills Know the basic types of financial management decisions and the role of the financial manager Know the goal of financial management Know the financial implications of the different forms of business organization Understand the conflicts of interest that can arise between owners and managers McGraw Hill/Irwin
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Accounting and Finance Financial Planning (AF4324) Lecturer: Dr. Allen Ng‚ CFA E-mail: afallen@polyu.edu.hk Office: M507l Role and Purpose This is an introductory course on financial planning and a course that has been recognized by the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) as a substitute for Module One in its education program (i.e.‚ those who have passed this course will not be required to take Module One of the education program for Certified Financial Planners). It contributes
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Field of interest: Financial Analysis Introduction I am interested in investing and that means that I am interested in almost all "investment vehicles"; from stocks and bonds to futures and options. However‚ I am in certain stage of my life where I don’t have high income. So I shifted my interest primarily toward options. Because of the simply reason‚ options in 100 shares will cost much less than actually buying 100 shares. This reason and my today’s situation have "forced" me to be more interested
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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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1.0 INTRODUCTION Sapura Kencana Petroleum Berhad (Sapura Kencana) is a full-fledged upstream player and one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas services and solutions providers. Sapura Kencana’s full spectrum of capabilities covers the entire value chain of exploration‚ development‚ production‚ rejuvenation‚ and decommissioning and abandonment. Multinational workforce comprising 51 nationalities and over 13‚000 people‚ comprehensive world-class assets and project management capabilities
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Company’s Perspective Of Financial Goals‚ Reasons and Effects The Financial Perspective examines if the company’s strategy will contribute to the bottom-line improvement of the company. The Financial Perspective represents the long-term strategic objectives of the organization and thus it incorporates the tangible outcomes of the strategy in traditional financial terms. The Financial performance is a lag indicator and provides the ultimate definition of an organization’s success and describes how
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The Financial Detective Kyle Cornelius This case set contains information for two separate companies in eight different industries. Our task is to differentiate the companies based on what we know about them from a qualitative stand point and the financial data that we are provided. The first one we will examine is in the healthcare field. One firm develops and manufactures prescription drugs and sells them to healthcare professionals directly using sales people. They have several unique
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