University of Phoenix Material- Financial Statement Review of WalMart 2014 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? The net income of the company for the current fiscal year is $26‚872 million. This year net income has decreased from last year (2013) net income of $27‚725 million. The continuous increase in prior years shows the profitability in WalMart. The trend of increase in net income
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CHAPTER 2 BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OVERVIEW OF BRIEF EXERCISES‚ EXERCISES AND CRITICAL THINKING CASES Brief Exercises B. Ex. 2.1 B. Ex. 2.2 B. Ex. 2.3 B. Ex. 2.4 B. Ex. 2.5 B. Ex. 2.6 B. Ex. 2.7 B. Ex. 2.8 B. Ex. 2.9 B. Ex. 2.10 Learning Objectives 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 7 Learning Objectives 3 Topic Recording transactions Recording transactions Computing retained earnings Computing total liabilities Computing net income Computing net income Computing change in cash Alternative forms of equity
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* Jonda Brantley * 11/09/2012 * ACC 220 Wk 2 Financial Statement * * A balance sheet is summary of a company’s financial condition at a specific point in time‚ including assets‚ liabilities and net worth. It allows the company to know what they have been paying for or what they owe out to people. An income statement is a report that tracks a company’s revenues‚ gross profits‚ operating income‚ and net worth. All businesses need to have revenue in order to establish a good foundation
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Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta Learning objectives At the end of this module‚ you will be able to: * distinguish between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta. * apply well-established rules to identify the ratio decidendi in a decision. This module is intended as a useful exercise in revision. If you are certain that you understand how to discover the ratio in an opinion‚ you should skim lightly over this material. What is the ratio decidendi? As you probably recall from your studies
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Understanding the Concepts Professor Ingrid P. Nelson Fin 100 Introduction to Finance December 1‚ 2012 1. Imagine you are a small business owner. Determine the financial ratios that are important to the business. Compare your ratios with those that are important to a manager of a larger corporation. As a business owner‚ financial understanding is something that has to be studied before you decide that you are going to open or even start a new business. Small businesses in general run the finance
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CASH FLOW 1. Liquidity measures how quickly and easily an asset can be converted to cash without significant loss in value. It’s desirable for firms to have high liquidity so that they have a large factor of safety in meeting short-term creditor demands. However‚ since liquidity also has an opportunity cost associated with it - namely that higher returns can generally be found by investing the cash into productive assets - low liquidity levels are also desirable to the
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Financial Statement Fraud Schemes While evaluating Apollo Shoes‚ there are some areas of concern that are potential fraud schemes. Fraud can lead to the entire collapse of a company if not corrected‚ and will also affect share value and investor confidence. This paper provides an overview of the process of investigation along with recommendations for the company. As with any company‚ revenue recognition is an important part of operations for Apollo Shoes. Generally accepted accounting principles
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TEN-MINUTE QUIZ Circle the letter of the best response. 1. The Accounting Equation is: A. Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s Equity. B. Assets = Liabilities –Owner’s Equity. C. Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. D. Assets = Liabilities x Owner’s Equity. 2. Which item is not an asset? A. Cash B. Accounts Payable C. Accounts Receivable D. Supplies 3. Given that total liabilities decreased
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SYNOPSIS: An extensive body of academic research in accounting develops theory and empirical evidence on the relation between earnings information and stock returns. This literature provides important insights for understanding the relevance of financial reporting. In this article‚ we summarize the theory and evidence on how accounting earnings information relates to firms stock returns‚ particularly for the benefit of students‚ practitioners‚ and others who may not yet have been exposed to this
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Ratio analysis Track software‚Inc. ------------------------------------------------- Actual industy Average TS:Time series Ratio 2008 2009 2009 CS:Cross sectional | | | | Net working $21000capital | $58000 | $96000 | TS:ImprovingCS:Poor | Current 1.06 ratio | 1.16 | 1.82 | TS:ImprovingCS:Poor | Quick 0.63ratio | 0.63 | 1.10 | TS:ImprovingCS:Poor | Inventory 10.40Turnover
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