Financial Statement Analysis Tools CHAPTER 4 After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Describe the purpose of financial ratios and who uses them. 2. Define the five major categories of ratios (liquidity‚ efficiency‚ leverage‚ coverage‚ and profitability). 3. Calculate the common ratios for any firm by using income statement and balance sheet data. 4. Use financial ratios to assess a firm’s past performance‚ identify its current problems‚ and suggest strategies
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Given that people rarely use a company’s code of ethics to guide their decision making‚ what good are the codes? Most people are motivated by self-interest because it is a survival instinct embedded in our DNA‚ but we also have an innate calling and the desire to do something right. Most individuals do want to do good‚ but they are either hampered by lack of resources or lack of authority in decision making‚ thus demotivating them. But when a company sets a stanJohnd basic code of ethics it places
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HISTORY This Income Statement also known as the Earnings Statements or statement of operation‚ is one of the four Financial Statement used by accountants‚ business owner’s‚ and investors. The Income Statement provides a detailed look into how profitable a business has been over a designated period of time. OBJECTIVES To be able to give Accounting Technology students quick reference when it comes to Income Statements. WHAT IS INCOME STATEMENT? This income statement tells how much
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AUDIT PLANNING Audit planning procedures are the first and perhaps the most important step in carrying out a successful audit. Without adequate planning‚ the likelihood of missing a significant risk area or encountering engagement-related problems increases considerably. As baseball great and noted philosopher‚ Yogi Berra puts it‚ “If you don’t plan on where you are going‚ you could end up someplace different!” All too often the auditor does not give adequate attention to audit planning for a vast
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Mills Inc. - Understanding Financial Statements focuses on the most basic idea of finance analysis. This case is a brief look into the language that is used in the finance world and a start to interaction with auditors. In this case‚ KPMG LLP‚ the public accounting firm that was auditing their statements‚ had sent two opinion letters. The first letter was ensuring that both parties were aware that General Mills had internal control over financial reporting. The second opinion letter stated that to auditor’s
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Analysis As indicated earlier‚ the full year audited results for the period ended 31st March‚ 2009 were for a 15 months period. Hence‚ these are not comparable with the full year audited results for the year ended 31st March‚ 2010. However‚ on a memorandum basis‚ for comparative purposes‚ the audited results for year ended 31st March‚ 2010 along with the un-audited results for the 12 months period ended 31st March‚ 2009 are given below: * Net Sales for 2009-10 at Rs.17‚523
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auditor’s procedures will lead to the conclusion that a material misstatement does not exist in an account balance when‚ in fact‚ such misstatement does exist is referred to as A. Audit risk B. Inherent risk C. Control risk D. Detection risk 14. Evidential matter concerning proper segregation of duties ordinarily is best obtained by A. Preparation of a flowchart of duties performed by available personnel. B. Inquiring whether control activities operated consistently throughout
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overall review stage of an audit to ensure that the financial statements are free from material misstatement? A. Reading the minutes of the board of directors’ meetings for the year under audit. B. Obtaining a letter concerning potential liabilities from the client’s attorney. C. Comparing the current year’s financial statements with those of the prior year. D. Ensuring that a representation letter signed by management is in the file. 2. An auditor has identified the controller’s review of the
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INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA RESEARCH REPORT ON THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL REPORTS IN DECISION MAKING A CASE STUDY OF; THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURES DEVELOPMENT BY: MANS’S SON ADA III 2006/2007 SUPERVISOR: MR G. PETERSON A RESEARCH REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA AS A PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY (ADA) CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM The primary
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Analysis of Financial Statements Financial statements are frequently a key source of information for financial decisions and taking a look at Microsoft’s financial statements can help us decide certain things about the company. There are three different types of statements that will be discussed in this section. These include: the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ and the statement of cash flows. They are discussed here in either the sense of quarterly or yearly statements and will be noted
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