Financial Statement Analysis Lecture 4 Learning Objectives: - Financial Analysis continued: Profitability ratios Interpreting Financial Statements… We will continue today by looking at what we want to get from financial statements. We will look at a range of financial ratios and measures for assessing performance‚ starting with profitability ratios. Two basic concerns of financial statement analysis 1. Management performance (i) Profitability (ii) Asset utilisation 2. Financial strength (iii)Solvency
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Financial Statement Analysis A financial statement analysis will be presented for Microsoft Corporation. “Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing‚ manufacturing‚ licensing and supporting a range of software products and services for different types of computing devices†(MSN.com‚ 2010). This corporation trades publicly (NASDAQ: MSFT) and does business in Puerto Rico with offices in Guaynabo‚ PR (services) and Humacao‚ PR (manufacturing and services). To measure their progress
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analysis is one of the techniques of financial analysis to evaluate the financial condition and performance of a business concern. Simply‚ ratio means the comparison of one figure to other relevant figure or figures. According to Myers ‚ “Ratio analysis of financial statements is a study of relationship among various financial factors in a business as disclosed by a single set of statements and a study of trend of these factors as shown in a series of statements." Advantages and Uses of Ratio Analysis
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Preparation of financial statements for sole proprietorships Learning Objectives: Identifying the components of Financial Statements Identifying the objectives of Financial Statements Understanding the preparation of Financial Statements Adjustments needed in Financial Statements 1. Introduction Generally Financial Statements are prepared for any business annually. As per the Periodic concept the profits and losses of a business is computed for a period. In practice this period is a one year
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Patton- Fuller Financial Statement Review Learning Team B HCS/405 June 22‚ 2015 Joe Gazdik Patton- Fuller Financial Statement Review The success of any organization is heavily based on its ability to appropriately handle every aspect of its financials. Those aspects include a range of financial activities that include the inflow of cash and the outflow of cash which can be affected by a number of events including the raising of revenue through products or services‚ investments‚ purchases
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ACCT 551 Course Project: Notes to the Financial Statements Objectives | Description | Guidelines | Grading Rubrics | | Objective | | The objective of this project is to give the students an opportunity to learn how to develop notes to the financial statements. This will include determining which items need to be included in the notes‚ which items need to have additional information provided in the notes‚ how the notes should be written‚ and the use of proper grammar in writing the notes
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John Deere Financial Statement Analysis John Deere was founded in 1837 by a blacksmith and inventor who had an idea to help farmers. His ideas would change the face of agriculture for all time. In 2011‚ John Deere was listed in Fortune magazine amongst the 50 most admired companies and has ranked one of the best 100 global brands. John Deere is expanding overseas and they have just celebrated their 175th anniversary. The deferred tax assets and liabilities for John Deere for the years of 2010
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Patton-Fuller Financial Statement Review Marlyn Aguirre Kristy Borowicz Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Jessica Wilson Health Care Financial Accounting HCS 405 Robert Hammer November 05‚ 2013 Patton-Fuller Financial Statement Review Understanding how finance affects business is essential to the success and longevity of the business. How a business earns its income‚ raises money‚ and how a business pays its bills and invests in the businesses future affects the financial growth of the company. The process
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Financial Statement Analysis Through the analysis of three companies in different sectors‚ this paper will show some basic concepts‚ techniques‚ and conventions of financial accounting. The three different areas Team B covered include a manufacturing company (3M)‚ an IT service company (Fujitsu)‚ and a retail company (Publix). Team B used the information provided by these companies to calculate its main financial ratios‚ and compare those to the ratios common for the same industry and country
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Preparation of Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 1 The consolidation process • Before consolidating‚ it may be necessary to adjust subsidiary’s financial statements where: 1. The subsidiary’s end of reporting period is different to the parent’s. In such cases the subsidiary is required to prepare adjusted financial statements as at the parent’s reporting date. 2. The subsidiary’s accounting policies are different to the parent’s. In such cases the subsidiary is required to
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