Chapter 3 Overview of Accounting Analysis 1 Preliminary Topics • Institutional Framework of Financial Reporting includes: (1) Income Statement‚ (2) Balance Sheet and (3) Cash Flow Statement. Balance Sheet analysis: Building Blocks of assets‚ liability‚ debt & equity. Equity=Assetsliability. Book value vs. market value of share. • Corporate financial report is prepared on accrual basis rather than cash basis. Accrual implies economic activities rather than true payment and receipts. • A Responsibility
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Document discusses few recent changes in accounting policy‚ reasons shared by company and real intentions behind the curtain. | Contents Impact analysis of changes in accounting policy 2 Suzlon returns to profits‚ with help from accounting policy 2 Impact due to change 2 What company says 2 Reliance Communications dubbed “poster child of everything wrong with Corporate India” 2 Accounting Standards subverted: 3 Indosolar Limited 3 Change in treatment of miscellaneous expenditure
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Accounting Irregularity Analysis Issue: Zale Corporation is a jewelry retailer with headquarters in Irving‚ Texas. Zale’s common stock is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ZLC”. Zale misstated financial reports for the fiscal years ended July 31‚ 2004 through 2008‚ and for fiscal quarters ended October 31‚ 2008‚ January 31‚ 2009 and April 30‚ 2009. The misstatement resulted from recording television advertising
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Accounting Accounting involves analysis of an organization’s accounts and fiscal trends to provide data to advise those in business to make accurate decisions and predictions based on the economy. Accountants maintain the financial records and record transactions of businesses‚ corporations and non-profit organizations‚ as well as governmental units. Entry Level Positions • • • • • • • Staff accountant Auditor/accountant Corporate accountant Actuary Governmental accountant Financial analyst Tax
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HOMEWORK 3: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. A finance student states‚ “I don’t understand why anyone pays any attention to accounting earnings numbers‚ given that a ‘clean’ number like cash from operations is readily available.” Do you agree? Why or why not? I disagree with the finance student‚ because net income forecasts future cash flow and is informative. a. Net income forecasts future cash flow better than current cash flow‚ and does so by recording transactions associated with cash consequences
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Analysis report of ARB Corporation Ltd and Super Cheap Auto Group Ltd Accounting Assignment 2010 Lecturer: Sia Dixit Personal Details: Hendrik Halim (HAHED92J) Nathanael Siregar (SINAD102J) David Ang (ANDAD92J) MAA103 Assignment Planner – Trimester 2‚ 2010 STUDENT GROUP NAMES: ID No. :1. Hendrik Halim - HAHED 92J 2. Nathanael Siregar - SINAD 102J3. David Ang
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Implementing Change Implementing Change Teri Jefferson Leadership and Performance Development/HCS 475 October 10‚ 2011 Victor Gibb Implementing Change Change is an ongoing and never ending organizational process. Change is often planned because of conflict between the desired and actual state of affairs. Conflict may arise because of difficulties in reaching performance goals or because new goals have been created (Sullivan & Decker‚ 2009). Making these changes in the workplace is stressful
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Valeant’s Accounting Analysis Brief Summary Valeant Pharmaceuticals‚ headquartered in Quebec‚ Canada‚ is a multinational company. It sells generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products. After several significant acquisitions and mergers‚ Valeant became the most valuable company in Canada. However‚ Valeant was investigated due to manipulation of drug price. It is being investigated by SEC for possibility that it booked imaginary sales and account receivables. As a result‚ its stock price has drastically
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RSM221. Issue Analysis Papers IAP No.1‚ Financial reporting issues of Plant‚ page‚ Bonham & Jones (PPBJ) Overview PPBJ is a privately-owned company and their main operating activity is to build theatres and concert halls. On Jan 1st‚ 2010 they signed a contract of an amphitheatre‚ which will be finished at the end of 2012. The price of 10.5 million dollars is assigned to the contract. We‚ as their auditors‚ are asked by a company partner‚ to identify and
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Accounting and Quantitative Analysis Report Project Appraisal- Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return Driss Fares-Introduction In this report‚ I aim to present a thorough outline of a method of project appraisal: Net Present Value (NPV). This is a dynamic investment appraisal that utilizes a discounted cash flow method. Along with the IRR (internal Rate of Return)‚ the NPV method is regarded as more comprehensive than the simpler‚ more traditional Payback method. It withal
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