Financial Statements Robert Greene Phoenix University Principles of Accounting I 290 Dr. Zeneo Williams June 18‚ 2013 Financial Statements To understand finances‚ the ability to decipher the data available must be attained. One of the tools used to do this is through financial statements. There are four prevalent statements used to achieve this. They are the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. These statements are
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Part A There are three main areas of decision making for the corporate financial manager: Investment: The choice of projects or assets in which to invest company funds. Competing alternatives have to be assessed using a number of techniques. This type of decision will also be of concern to the private individual when making choices about which shares to buy. Finance: How these investments should be financed. It is necessary to evaluate the possible sources‚ external and internal‚ and the effect
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Company’s Perspective Of Financial Goals‚ Reasons and Effects The Financial Perspective examines if the company’s strategy will contribute to the bottom-line improvement of the company. The Financial Perspective represents the long-term strategic objectives of the organization and thus it incorporates the tangible outcomes of the strategy in traditional financial terms. The Financial performance is a lag indicator and provides the ultimate definition of an organization’s success and describes how
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CHAPTER 1 FInANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION ID1–1 Security analysts and stockholders: These users would use financial statements to try to estimate the future earnings and cash flow potential of the company‚ which would be used to project a value for the company’s stock. Bank loan officers: These users would use the financial statements to determine the ability of a company to repay loans to the bank. A company’s
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market. An example of financing decisions would be allowing investors to buy stock in the company. Question #2: Chapter 2 (Ten Points) Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the major financial markets. A financial market is a market where securities are issued and traded. These financial markets channel savings to corporate investment and they help match up borrowers and lenders. They provide liquidity and diversification opportunities for investors. Some of these markets include
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Book Information Page Financial Management 5e Principles & Practices By Timothy Gallagher Colorado State University 3 things about Gallagher 5e 1. Complete coverage of recent financial crises\great recession 2. Review of systematic risk and “too big to fail” concepts 3. Best value proposition on the market (see quote on backside) 3 things about Textbook Media Press* 1. Proven content from trusted authors since 2004 2. Unique student options (online; desktop-PDF; paperback; iPhone)
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2‚ 2014 Module #1: Financial Management Financial Management is the process entrepreneurs use to put their numbers to work to make their businesses more successful. With a good financial management system‚ you will know how the business is doing financially. You will be able to use it to make decisions to improve the operation of your business. A good financial management enables you to accomplish important big picture and daily financial objectives. Importance of Financial Management: Operating
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Chapter 3 Analysis of Financial Statements LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • Explain why ratio analysis is usually the first step in the analysis of a company’s financial statements. • List the five groups of ratios‚ specify which ratios belong in each group‚ and explain what information each group gives us about the firm’s financial position. • State what trend analysis is‚ and why it is important. • Describe how
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latest global financial crisis was exploded in 2008. This was the most serious financial crisis since the economic depression which occurred in 1930s and it severely impacted the global financial market. Lots of corporations collapsed during the 2008 financial recession which was caused by breakage of capital chain. Although some companies did not bankrupt during that period‚ they also had suffered huge loss. The 2008 global financial crisis began from America. American financial crisis came from
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2.0 Ratio analysis The next will introduce the Mulberry’s and its competitor—Burberry’s financial ratios from their financial statements from 2010-2012. 2.1 Profitability analysis 2.1.1 Net profit margin Table 2.1 Mulberry and Burberry’s net profit margin Net profit margin | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Mulberry | 4.12% | 14.03% | 15.02% | Burberry | 6.42% | 13.74% | 14.27% | Data source: Mulberry’s and Burberry’s 2010-2012 annual reports From Table 2.1 it can find that Mulberry’s net profit
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