Financial Information 1. Why is financial information important for a business- provide four reasons * For owners and managers to be able to make sensible business decisions. * For prospective investors to know where the company stands financially. * Financial institutions such as banks can use this information to decide whether to give the company things such as loans etc. * For everyone within the company to understand its financial position‚ regarding assets‚ liabilities‚ equity
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Revenue Financial ratios
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS For the Year 2012‚ 2011‚ 2010 Introduction: Knowing the financial conditions of Metrobank is very important. Such knowledge will help us allocate resources and identify areas requiring development and problems that need correction. As students of finance who can eventually be a financial manager should know how the business enterprise is doing financially. Is it growing or contracting? Will it be around for a long time? How profitable is the company? And what we should
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Asset Balance sheet
Rustomjee Business School Rustomjee Business School Class M 14‚ Sem3 Date: 15th November‚ 2013 Subject: Advance Financial Mgmt. Maximum marks: 60 ‚ Time: 3 Hours Sec A Answer any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks. Q1 Explain the important functions of either Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd. (CRISIL) or Information and Credit Rating Services Ltd. (ICRA). Q2 The Balance Sheet of International Trade Ltd. as on 31st March‚ 2008 is as under Liabilities Rs.(Lacs)
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Financial ratios
The actions the firm can take to maintain a short-term financial policy that is flexible with current assets are keeping large balances of cash and marketable securities‚ large investments in inventory‚ and granting liberal credit terms to clients which would result in a high level of accounts receivable. If the firm where to be interested in maintaining a financial policy that is restrictive with it current assets‚ it might choose to; keep less cash on hand‚ not make any large investments in
Premium Balance sheet Investment Asset
and services required for customers. It has a yearly revenue of 200$ billion. Principal Members Lalitha Battina: Founder‚ CEO Mark Gates: Chief Technology Officer‚ CTO Lowell Stratton: Chief Financial Officer‚ CFO‚ responsible for financial checks and balances And verifies financial statements produced by accounting department Simone Jobs: Chief Operating Officer‚ COO Cyrus Bailey: Chief Marketing Officer‚ CMO Board of Directors: Steve Wells‚ Tim McCarthy‚ David Holmes‚ Sonia
Premium International Financial Reporting Standards Financial statements Income statement
As the complexity and scope of business has expanded through the world‚ the need to track financial information has grown. There has been a corresponding increase in illegal financial activity according to separate surveys by the U. S. Department of Justice‚ Pricewaterhouse-Coopers‚ and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) (Houck‚ Kranacher‚ Morris‚ Riley‚ Robertson‚ & Wells‚ 2006). An understanding of effective fraud and forensic accounting techniques can assist forensic accountants
Premium Fraud Federal Bureau of Investigation
Company B. In fact at first glance‚ we can see that for most data of the assets‚ liability& Equity‚ and Income/Expenses section‚ company A values are higher than those of company B. Taking a closer look at the financial data and ratio‚ we will analyze some major and subsections of the financial data in Exhibit 1. Starting with the Assets section‚ Company A has higher values than company B in Current assets‚ Net Fixed assets and lower values in intangibles. The high value of company A current asset
Premium Balance sheet Inventory Brand
Medium LO: 1 2. Which of the following is not a problem caused by accounting diversity? A) Lack of qualified international auditors B) Preparation of consolidated financial statements C) Access to foreign capital markets D) Comparability of financial statements Answer: A Level: Medium LO: 2 3. Differences in legal systems used in various countries have been cited as one reason for diversity in accounting practice. What
Premium Financial statements Balance sheet International Financial Reporting Standards
Allocation 2. Sectors Basic Materials Capital Goods Communication Consumer Cyclical Energy Financial Health Care Technology Transportation 3. Stock Selection 4. Monitor Q2: Distinguish between market risk & diversifiable risk. Can market risk be avoided? Market Risk The possibility for an investor to experience losses due to factors that affect the overall performance of the financial markets. Market risk‚ also called "systematic risk‚" cannot be eliminated through diversification
Premium Time value of money Time Compound interest
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
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Income statement