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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1. What three trends affect business management in general and financial management in particular? ANSWER: 1.The increased globalization of business 2. Ever-improving information technology 3. Corporate governance or the way the top managers operate and interface with stockholders. 2. What’s the difference between a stock’s current market price and its intrinsic value? ANSWER: Market price is based on perceived but possibly incorrect
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CHAPTER-I FINANCIAL STATEMENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you will be able to: • Explain the meaning of financial statements of a company; • Describe the form and content of balance sheet of a company; • Prepare the Balance Sheet of a company as per Schedule VI Part I of the Companies Act 1956. • Know the major headings under which the various assets and liabilities can be shown. • Explain the meaning‚ objectives and limitations of analysis using accounting
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of unit costs and make pricing decisions using relevant informations. And than this report will assess the viability of a project using investment appraisal techniques and discuss the main financial statements. Compare appropriate formats of financial statements for different types of business. Interpret financial statements using appropriate ratios and comparisons‚ both internal and external. 3.1 analyse budgets and make appropriates decisions According to this data‚ Kaitai HK(GuangZhou) monthly
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Financial Statements Financial statements are records of relative financial information of organizations that are highly valuable to both internal and external users of that organization. The following four basic financial statements constitute the foundation of accounting: * Balance sheet * Income statement * Retained earnings statement * Statement of cash flows Purpose of the Financial Statements The balance sheet shows a clear picture of the organization’s financial
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its own goals‚ needs‚ financial requirements and the like. As a company moves from private to public ownership‚ management now represents all owners. This places management in the agency position of making decisions in the best interest of all shareholders. General Partnerships All partners in a general partnership have the status of general partners with unlimited liability. In a general partnership‚ all of the partners are personally liable for the debts of the business‚ and they are liable for
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The business and financial performance of Primark stores limited over the three year period 2007 to 2009. This report highlights more on the operations‚ strategy‚ business and financial performance of Primark stores limited. This is written in comparison to one of its competitors‚ BHS Limited. REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS TOPIC The reason why I have chosen this topic is that‚ as a student accountant‚ business and financial analysis is very important as it will widen my understanding of financial analysis
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Financial Reporting Problem: The Procter & Gamble Company “On my honor‚ as a student‚ I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.” _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Financial Reporting Financial Reporting Problem Fall 2011 [pic] In order to evaluate your understanding of the use of accounting information‚ you are asked to analyze the 2007
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] 1. Explain the financial planning process in an engineering business Financial Planning Process Step 1: Identify‚ Establish and Prioritise Goals Financial Planning is about achieving your goals: Create revenue‚ maintained profit margin‚ expanding the business‚ maintained reputation. Because specific goals are usually tied to a certain point in the future‚ this step will also help establish your time horizons for achieving your goals. Step 2: Gather Financial Data During this step
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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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