Chapter 2 Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 2-1. What are the four main financial statements? What checks are there on the accuracy of these statements? The four financial statements are: the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ the statement of cash flows‚ and the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. Financial are required to be audited by a neutral third party‚ who checks and ensures that the financial statements are prepared according to GAAP or accounting standards
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Appendix A 2011 Financial Report Financial Review Pfizer Inc. and Subsidiary Companies INTRODUCTION Our Financial Review is provided to assist readers in understanding the results of operations‚ financial condition and cash flows of Pfizer Inc. (the Company). It should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The discussion in this Financial Review contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and
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sources of longer and more detailed cases include the Deloitte Trueblood cases and cases provided by various other firms. Topical Index of Student Cases INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING Case 1: Reporting acquisition and repayment transactions in the Statement of Cash Flows Case 2: Recording a forfeited payment Case 3: Revenue and expense recognition associated extended warranties Case 4: Accounting for “due on demand” note payable Case 5: Purchase of a controlling interest with a greenmail premium
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Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory Vol. 30‚ No. 2 May 2011 pp. 19–50 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/ajpt-50009 Financial Statement Fraud Detection: An Analysis of Statistical and Machine Learning Algorithms Johan Perols SUMMARY: This study compares the performance of six popular statistical and machine learning models in detecting financial statement fraud under different assumptions of misclassification costs and ratios of fraud firms to nonfraud firms. The results show‚ somewhat
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be helping us understand financial statement analysis in a much broader way. It will also help us understand the implications of financial statement analysis to the management. This report will contribute additional knowledge on how to analyze the financial position of a company to determine if it is earning or losing. II. OBJECTIVES 1. Know and explain the various ways financial statements are analyzed. 2. Know and explain the objectives of financial statement analyses. 3. Know
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parties that may ultimately rely on the client’s financial statements? Should auditors insist that audit engagement letters identify the third parties to whom the client intends to distribute the audited financial statements? Would this practice eliminate auditors’ legal liability to nonprivity parties not mentioned in engagement letters? During an audit it is the auditors responsibility to give their opinion on a company’s financial statements to its shareholders. However‚ the main purpose of
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Financial Statement: A Summary report which quantitatively describes the financial health of a company Purpose of financial Statement: The objective of financial statements is to provide information about the financial position‚ performance and changes in financial position of an enterprise to the shareholders and lenders. it is useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions. Components of Financial Statement: Profit & Loss Statement / Income Statement Retained earnings
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Financial Statements are described as the language of business. These statements tell the condition and performance of a business historically‚ currently and prospectively. The main objective is to provide information about financial position‚ financial performance and cash flows of an entity used in making economic decisions. ELEMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements portray the financial effects of transactions and other events by grouping them into broad classes according to their
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The analysis of financial information refers to the process of the critical examination of the financial information contained in the financial statements in order to understand and make the decisions regarding the operations of the firm. There are four kinds of analysis namely; external analysis‚ internal analysis‚ horizontal analysis and vertical analysis. The external analysis is done by outsiders who do not have access to the detailed internal accounting records of the business firm. When it
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Material Financial Statement Review What is the net income for the current fiscal year? Is it up or down from the prior year? Why would this information be important to investors? For FY15 the total consolidated income for Walmart is $17‚099 million. In FY14 Walmart recorded a loss from FY13‚ but is showing an increase with $16‚695 million in FY14 to FY15. Page 38 of the Annual Financial Report shows these figures along with many other figures. Investors look at the Annual Financial Report to
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