Financial Reporting and Analysis Mark Hendricks Financial Mathematics University of Chicago September 2011 Outline Financial Reporting Financial Analysis Hendricks‚ Financial Reporting and Analysis UChicago Financial Mathematics 2/55 Financial reporting Financial reporting is important for well-functioning markets. Investors need information to properly allocate capital and hedge risk. Regulators need good information to monitor fraudulently activity and systemic
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financial statements and ratios are good indicators of its performance over the years. This report specifically compares the ratios for 2004 and 2005‚ with some additional insight into 2003‚ 2002‚ and 2001. The current ratio has increased by 0.0534 from 0.9900 to 1.434. As the current ratio is a measure of liquidity and ability to meet short-term debt requirements‚ BP was more able to meet their short term debt obligations in 2005 than 2004. From 2001 to 2003 the current ratios were 1.0767‚ 0.9733‚
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"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things‚ you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception‚ it is a prevailing attitude." --Charles R. Swindoll Please use this template to produce the Bi-MTRs by filling the spaces provided. This should be submitted by the 28 th of the relevant month‚ to your Placement Tutor’s e-mail address and to the Business School Employability Office (busemployability@gre.ac.uk). Please make sure you keep copies of your report‚ for submission
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Question 3 (a) The three rules of deductibility that a taxpayer must satisfy before a claim for deduction is given for tax purposes are to satisfy the general deduction test under [S 33(1) of the Income Tax Act 1967]. Under the general deduction test the business expenses have to fulfil all the following conditions in order to secure a deduction from the gross income of a business source: 1) it is revenue expenditure wholly and exclusively incurred in the production of income [S 33(1) Income Tax
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Ratio Analysis – Unit II Problem 1 A company having the Net working capital of 2.8 Lacs as on 30.06.10 indicates the following financial ratios and performance figures Current Ratio 2.4 Liquidity ratio 1.6 Inventory Turnover 8 (on cost of sales ) Gross Profit on Sales 20% Credit Allowed (months ) 1.5 The company s fixed Assets is equivalent to 90% of its net worth ( Share capital plus reserves ) while reserves amounted
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A high inventory turnover ratio is sometimes not a good thing for it reveals that the company may not have enough inventories to sell. People can analyze inventory turnover ratio with days in the inventory ratio. Nordstrom’s inventory turnover ratio in 2014 is 5.15 times which means the company turns over its inventory into sales 5 times a year‚ and the ratio in 2013 is 5.35 times. By comparing the inventory turnover ratio from 2013 with the ratio form 2014‚ we can conclude that Nordstrom’s
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Executive Summary Caterpillar is a company in the United States that makes engines tractors bulldozers and a lot of other kind of construction and mining equipment and they have many customers in the United States but also across the world. Caterpillar Is the leader in their industry because of their size and innovation of their machines and engines. The research conducted in this paper was to learn about the financial health‚ history and whether or not it would be a good idea to invest into
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with various ratios to determine the future of the Amazon. Ratio Analysis The savings ratio measures the relationship between total annual savings and total expense. The savings ratio is an important component of longevity‚ as high ratios may indicate excessive savings. In Amazon’s case‚ and any other business model‚ it would be beneficial to have more revenue than expenses. 2005 2006 Total Revenue 8‚490 10‚711.0 Total Expenses 1607 2067 Savings Ratio 4.28 4.18
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Defining Key Ratios: http://www.equitymaster.com/detail.asp?date=01/05/2010&story=3&title=Investing-Back-to-basics-XXI * Net interest margin (NIM) * Operating profit margin (OPM) * Cost to income ratio * Other income to total income ratio Net interest margin (NIM): Just as we calculate and measure performances of non-financial companies on the basis of their operating performance (EBITDA margins)‚ the performance of banks is largely dependent on the NIM for the year. The difference
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Bird Wings and Paper Planes Lesson Plan by Kim Trinkle S.C. Science Standards: 8-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of technological design and scientific inquiry‚ including process skills‚ mathematical thinking‚ controlled investigative design and analysis‚ and problem solving. 8-2.1: Explain how biological adaptations of populations enhance their survival in a particular environment. Have you ever noticed how wings of different species of birds are shaped differently? Even
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