Objective of financial statements[edit] Financial statements are a structured representation of the financial position and financial performance of an entity. The objective of financial statements is to provide information about the financial position‚ financial performance and cash flows of an entity that is useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions. Financial statements also show the results of the management’s stewardship of the resources entrusted to it.[1] To meet this objective
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competition of firms in an industry‚ the lower their average. Existing firm rivalry is influenced by: industry growth rate‚ concentration and balance of competitors‚ degree of differentiation and switching costs‚ scale/learning economies (if your working at maximum productivity you can bring costs down) and the ratio of fixed to variable costs‚ and excess capacity and exit barriers. 2. Threat of new entrants New entrants can force firms to set prices to keep industry profits low. The threat
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Abstract In this paper I will identify the four basic financial statements‚ discuss how they are interrelated with each other‚ and why they are useful to managers‚ investors‚ creditors‚ and employees. BALANCE SHEET A balance sheet provides detailed information about a company’s assets‚ liabilities and shareholders’ equity. Assets are things that a company owns that have value. This usually means they can either be sold or used by the company to make products or provide services that can be
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The importance of financial statements in a business is great. There are several difference reasons for a business to need financial statements. Yet first‚ financial statements need to be explained in order to know how they are used. Financial statements usually present the picture of the financial health of a given entity. It is also critical that a business comes up with accurate financial statements‚ not only for their record keeping for for the purpose of satisfying external reporting expectations
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Topics 2 and 3: The financial reporting environment and Regulation of financial accounting 2.1 What expectations do accounting standard-setters have about the accounting knowledge of financial statement readers? Accounting standard-setters have an expectation that the readers of general purpose financial reports have a ‘reasonable knowledge’ of accounting. Specifically‚ the IASB Framework states that ‘users are expected to have a reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities
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preparing common-size statements‚ items on the Balance Sheet are generally stated as a percentage of __________ and items on the Income Statement are generally stated as a percentage of __________. total assets; net income. total shareholders’ equity; net income. total shareholders’ equity; net sales. total assets; net sales. Common-size balance sheets express all assets‚ liabilities‚ and equities as a percent of the balance sheet footing (total assets). Common-size income statements express all sales
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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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1. Investor Profile Mr. Avocado Willey is a 65 year old architect who sustained an injury at work. Since this occurred entirely due to negligence of safety procedures at work‚ he was able to successfully sue the company for compensation. He has been awarded an initial compensation of $8m‚ which is subject to a rise as the case is still ongoing. The seriousness of the injury meant that he is no longer able to continue working. He has already invested $3m in 5 Yr 0.85% US treasury bills for a fixed
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COMMON-SIZE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS When all the items of a financial statement are expressed on a common basis‚ it is known as a common-size financial statement. Common-sizing of balance sheet is done generally by expressing its all items as a percentage of its total assets or total equities. Similarly‚ income statement is common-sized when its all items are expressed as percentage of total sales. PROCEDURE OF COMMON SIZING In preparing common-size income statement‚ the following procedure
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Medtronic ’s Ratings Earning Power I would rank Medtronic ’s earning power at a 9 on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 10 (very strong). Medtronic has successfully demonstrated their ability to grow and provide substantial return to their owners. Medtronic ’s net earnings have steadily increased from $984.0 million in 2002‚ to $1599.8 million in 2003‚ to $1959.3 million in 2004. Their total assets have increased 13.7% from $12‚405.5 million in 2003 to $14‚110.8 million in 2004. These measures show
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