The 3 Principal Financial Statements I. The balance Sheet Snapshot of the financial condition of a firm - Measured on a given date ASSETS = LIABILITIES + EQUITY • Assets : What you have - INVESTING - USES • Liabilities : What you owe - FINANCING – SOURCES a) Assets • An asset is a resource that has a potential future economic (i.e. generate future cash inflows or reduce future cash outflows). • An asset is recognized when: It is acquired in a past transaction or exchange The
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Analysis of Financial Statements Ratio Analysis DuPont Equation Potential Misuse of ROE Use Financial Ratios to performance Uses and Limitations of Financial Ratios • Ratios help us to evaluate financial statements. Ratios are used to make comparisons. • There are many different ratios‚ with different ones used to examine different aspects of the firm’s operations. • Ratios can be divided into 5 categories: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Liquidity ratios‚ Asset management ratios‚ Debt management ratios‚ Profitability
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Financial Statement Analysis of IBM Financial Statement Analysis of IBM I. Company Facts IBM – International Business Machines Corporation The home office of IBM is located in Armonk‚ Town of North Castle‚ New York‚ United States. IBM was founded in 1911 as the Computing Tabulating Recording Company (CTR) through a merger of three companies: the Tabulating Machine Company‚ the International Time Recording Company‚ and the Computing Scale Company. CTR adopted the name International Business
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Executive Summary GAAP‚ generally accepted accounting principles‚ are the rules for preparing the financial statements. There are specialized professionals FASB‚ SEC‚ AAA‚ FEI‚ IMA‚ AIMR and others for developing GAAP. There are 13 principles for preparing Financial Statement. Business Entity Principle requires business to be separated from owner of the business. Going Concern principles requires the business to assume that the business will for long time. Revenue Recognition Principle considers
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NORDSTROM (JWN) I. Nordstrom’s overview Nordstrom is classified as an Upscale Independent Department Store Chain and is noted as one of the largest department stores of its type. Nordstrom is founded in 1901 by two partners‚ John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. It’s headquarter is in Seattle‚ Washington area. Nordstrom carries a wide variety of merchandise and specialty goods‚ which includes apparel‚ shoes‚ jewelry‚ cosmetics‚ fragrances‚ handbags‚ accessories‚ and in some locations‚ home
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SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATE FINANCE: PEPSICO Corporation ratio analysis Name: Nguemhe Ngouem Jacques Ludovic Chinese name: 罗维克 Student number: 220123833 Country: Cameroon PEPSICO Balance Sheet | | | View: Annual Data | Quarterly Data | in thousands | Period Ending | Dec 30‚ 2011 | Dec 24‚ 2010 | Dec 25‚ 2009 | | Assets | Current Assets | | Cash And Cash Equivalents | 4‚067‚000 | 5‚943‚000 | 3‚943‚000
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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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ABOUT THE HEINZ COMPANY The Heinz Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania on July 27‚ 1900. It manufactures and markets food products throughout the world. The company is mainly organized into the following reportable segments: * North America Consumer Product: The segment includes the manufacturing and selling of ketchup‚ condiments‚ snacks‚ and other products into the grocery channels in the U.S. as well as the Canadian business. * Europe: This segment includes products across
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Financial Statement Analysis Company: Ford Motor Company Introduction: Ford Motor Company is majorly in the manufacturing business of automotive products and services business. Ford is also into the business of financing. The automotive and financial services are the two main segments of Ford. Their automotive operation includes Forth South America‚ Ford North America‚ Ford Asia Pacific Africa‚ Volvo and Ford Europe. The Ford Financial Services includes Ford Motor Credit Company. 1
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Education Volume 6‚ 2009‚ 83-96 A FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Marilyn B. Misch Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA Carolyn A. Galantine Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA ABSTRACT This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparerbased and user-based introductory courses in financial accounting. The project requires students
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