Financial Statements December 18‚ 2012 Financial Statements There are four main types of financial statements in the account world. Each statement has a difference focus and importance. Managers‚ creditors‚ and investors to learn about a company’s financial status and to make decisions about the company use the financial statements. Each financial statement type will briefly be defined and explained in this paper. Also‚ why these statements are of interest to managers‚ creditors‚ and investors
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GROUP 1 REPORT FINANCIAL RATIOS Financial ratios are useful indicators of a firm’s performance and financial situation. Most ratios can be calculated from information provided by the financial statements. Financial ratios can be used to analyze trends and to compare the firm’s financials to those of other firms. In some cases‚ ratio analysis can predict future bankruptcy. SOURCES OF DATA FOR FINANCIAL RATIOS Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Statement of Retained
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STATE GOVERNMENT (TEXAS) 2306 TEST QUESTIONS CHAPTERS 2-4 These Question are taken directly from a test given to my sophomore class at a Texas A&M university. I hope that since the Professor is not listed it will discourage cheating‚ but still help studiers. Class Books: Texas Politics "Individuals Making a Difference" (and a reading book labeled Texas Politics pairs with above book) TEST 2-4 States are classified as megastates based on which on the following: -population‚ urbanization
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What is a Financial Crime? There is no internationally accepted definition of financial crime. Rather‚ the term expresses different concepts depending on the jurisdiction and on the context. In general‚ financial crime can refer to any non-violent crime that results in a financial gain to the perpetrators and loss to others or the state. It includes a range of illegal activities such as: • corruption (bribery‚ speed money‚ kickbacks etc.) • financial fraud (accounting‚ check‚ credit card‚ mortgage
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Profitability Profitability is a primary measure of the overall success of a company and is necessary for a company’s survival. Several test of profitability focus on measuring the adequacy of income by comparing it to other items reported on the financial statements. 1) Return on Equity: One of the most important profitability ratios is return on equity (ROE). ROE is the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation’s profitability by
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S. (http://www.ddegjust.ac.in/studymaterial/mba/fm407.pdf) to achieve a required rate of return with minimum risk on your investments; to overcome or at least minimize the high financial risk arising out of the fluctuating of the interest rates‚ currency exchange rate and stock prices; FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Derivatives: This is a security‚ whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is merely a contract between two or more
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of a financial manager is a complex one‚ requiring both an understanding of how the business functions as a whole and specialized financial knowledge. The head of the financial operations is called the chief financial officer (CFO). The structure of the company varies‚ but a financial manager is responsible for the same general things across the board. The manager is responsible for managing the budget. This involves allocating money to different projects and segments so that the business can continue
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True the objective of financial statements emphasizes a stewardship approach for reporting financial information It is False the purpose of the objective of financial reporting is to prepare a balance sheet‚ an income statement‚ a statement of cash flows‚ and a statement of owners’ or stockholders’ equity. It is False because they are generally shorter‚ FASB interpretations are subject to less due process‚ compared to FASB standards. It is True the objective of financial reporting uses an entity
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Questions Instructor: Professor Edward H. Chow 周行一 Case study: financial bubble Case: Trouble with a bubble (9-808-067) 1. Why did Irving Fisher believe that stock prices had reached a permanently high plateau? 2. Why did the stock market crash in 1929? 3. Why did influential individuals like Fisher‚ Keynes and Rockefeller believe that the downturn would only be temporary? Case study: investment banking business and global financial crisis Case: Investment banking in 2008 (A): Rise and fall
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Bibliography: Barry‚ E. and Jamie‚ E. (2009) Financial accounting and reporting. 13th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education‚ pp. 164-254. Bayldon‚ R.‚ Woods‚ A. and Zafiris‚ N. (1984) A note on the ’pyramid ’ technique of financial ratio analysis of firms ’ performance Charles‚ H.G. (2009) Financial Reporting and Analysis: Using Financial Accounting Information. 11th ed. Masan‚ OH45040‚ USA: South-western Cengage Learning‚ pp. 177 to 297. Flex monitoring team. (2005) Financial Indicators for Critical Access Hospitals
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