The Usefulness of Accounting Estimates for Predicting Cash Flows and Earnings Baruch Lev* New York University Siyi Li University of Illinois Theodore Sougiannis University of Illinois and ALBA January‚ 2009 * Contact information: Baruch Lev (blev@stern.nyu.edu)‚ Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012. The authors are indebted to the editor and reviewers of the Review of Accounting Studies for suggestions and guidance‚ and to Louis Chan‚ Ilia Dichev‚ John Hand
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stock had an initial price of $92 per share‚ paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year‚ and had an ending share price of $104. Compute the percentage total return. The return of any asset is the increase in price‚ plus any dividends or cash flows‚ all divided by the initial price. The return of this stock is: R = [($104 – 92) + 1.45] / $92 R = 0.1462 or 14.62% Calculating Returns Rework the problem above‚ but this time assuming the ending share price is $81. Using the equation
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budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable rate of return? c Will an investment have a positive net present value? d Will an investment have an adverse effect on the environment? 3 Which of the following is not considered when using the payback period to evaluate an investment? a The profitability of the investment over its entire life. b The annual net cash flow of the investment. c The cost of the investment
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would be likely benefits to Airbus? 2. A. How many aircraft does Airbus need to sell each year in order to break even (in NPV) on this investment? The assigned assumptions for this calculation are described at the end of the assignment. B. Where your break-even estimate in 2.A. relies on assumptions (including my suggestions below) that are unrealistic or uncertain‚ please comment on whether different assumptions would increase or decrease the break-even number. Along the same lines‚ you should
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Forecasting Why forecast? Features Common to all Forecasts • Conditions in the past will continue in the future • Rarely perfect • Forecasts for groups tend to be more accurate than forecasts for individuals • Forecast accuracy declines as time horizon increases Elements of a Good Forecast • Timely • Accurate • Reliable (should work consistently) • Forecast expressed in meaningful units • Communicated in writing • Simple to understand and use Steps in Forecasting Process
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FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND CAPITAL BUDGETING ANALYSIS Ronald W. Spahr Professor and Chair‚ Department of Finance‚ Insurance and Real Estate Fogelman College of Business and Economics University of Memphis‚ Memphis‚ TN 38152-3120 Office phone: (901) 678-1747 or 5930‚ Fax: (901) 678-0839 spahr@memphis.edu January 10‚ 2011 FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND CAPITAL BUDGETING ANALYSIS Course Description This course covers fundamental concepts and techniques of financial forecasting and financial
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Assignment: Fixed Costs‚ Variable Costs‚ and Break-Even Point Exercise 10.1 During the sixth month of the fiscal year‚ the program director of the Westchester Home-Delivered Meals (WHDM) program decides to again recompute fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ and the BEP using the high–low method. Here are the number of meals served and the total costs of the program for each of the first six months: Month Meals Served Total Costs July 3‚500 $20‚500. August 4‚000 $22‚600. September 4‚200 $23
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Forecasting is the process of making statements about events whose actual outcomes (typically) have not yet been observed. A commonplace example might be estimation of some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar‚ but more general term. Both might refer to formal statistical methods employing time series‚ cross-sectional or longitudinal data‚ or alternatively to less formal judgemental methods. Usage can differ between areas of application: for example‚ in hydrology
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How organelles work together: The organelles have to work together‚ in cells‚ in order to carry out functions. One main process that requires the organelles to work together for is protein synthesis. Most animal cells make proteins. The nucleus is the organelle in the cell which contains the material needed to produce a protein. The nucleus holds DNA. A copy of part of the DNA is made which is called mRNA. This leaves the nucleus and interacts with ribosomes which are located in the cytoplasm or
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CHAPTER 5 Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE | | |Brief Exercises | | | | |Topics |Questions | |Exercises |Problems |Cases | |1. |Disclosure principles‚ uses of the |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7‚|1 |
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