Financial Statement Analysis Tools CHAPTER 4 After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Describe the purpose of financial ratios and who uses them. 2. Define the five major categories of ratios (liquidity‚ efficiency‚ leverage‚ coverage‚ and profitability). 3. Calculate the common ratios for any firm by using income statement and balance sheet data. 4. Use financial ratios to assess a firm’s past performance‚ identify its current problems‚ and suggest strategies
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APPLE THREE-YEAR FINANCIAL HISTORY Results of Operations (in $ millions‚ except shares in thousands‚ per share amounts) Net sales: Domestic International Total net sales Costs and operating expenses: Cost of sales Research and development (R&D) Selling‚ general and administrative (SG&A) Total operating expenses Operating income Other income/(expense)‚ net Income before provision for income taxes Provision for income taxes Net income Diluted earnings per share Shares used in computing diluted earnings
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Financial Statement Analyses (Intro) The financial statement is a company’s document reporting the outcome of the business. Managers‚ investors‚ and the public can look to the company’s financial statements to assess a company’s current position‚ past performance‚ and predictions of future performance (Horngren‚ Sundem‚ Stratton‚ Burgstahler‚ & Schatzberg‚ 2008). The individual financial statement assists investors in coming to a conclusion concerning the company. It is imperative
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Microsoft What is Microsoft? Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington that develops‚ manufactures‚ licenses‚ and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies The history of Microsoft began on April 4‚ 1975‚ when
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Rachel Cramer Anthropology Dr. Murray 12/06/12 The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead Could it be true that zombies really exist? If so how and y? The mystery lies with in this article‚ “The Secrets of Haiti’s Living dead” written by Harvard Magazine. In Haiti “Legend has it that zombies are the living dead‚ raised from their graves and animated by malevolent voodoo sorcerers‚ usually for some evil purpose.” With that on your mind so called zombies were spotted in Haiti pursued by a Canadian
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USES/APPLICATION Word processors have a variety of uses and applications within the business world‚ home and education 1. Business * Within the business world‚ word processors are extremely useful tools. Typical uses include: - legal copies - letters and letterhead - memos - reference documents EXPLANATION : Possibly‚ the most beneficial part of word processing to the society of businesses is that it could make different layouts not just one but many. So basically‚ it provides originality
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Can Words Hurt People? I believe words can be the most painful things in this life. They can communicate so many different things‚ in so many different ways. Often unknowingly‚ words can insult‚ belittle‚ and take sides‚ show anger‚ pride‚ and sadness. They are the most diverse and most expressive means of communication. They can sometimes tell more than body language itself. When you are speaking to someone‚ your words often come to you before your thoughts. They reveal something about
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company may consist of: | ordinary shares either fully paid or partly paid issued by the company | | mortgages issued by the company | | secured and unsecured notes issued by the company | | debentures issued by the company | | | 5. The main role of the trustee for debenture holders is to protect the interests of: | shareholders | | debenture holders | | directors | | auditors | | | 6. The main functions of the Financial Reporting Council include: I. overseeing
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Learning Connection—Learning Guide Referencing using the Harvard author-date system What is referencing? In-text referencing Why reference? Reference lists What are the rules of referencing? Student essay sample Managing your references More referencing examples Frequently asked questions What is referencing? Referencing‚ or citing‚ means acknowledging the sources of information and ideas you have used in an assignment (eg. essay or report). This is a standard
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How do you provide Dynamic Range in ’Data Source’ of Pivot Tables? You: We follow the steps in following order to provide Dynamic Range in ’Data Source’ of Pivot Tables: 1. Create a Named range using Offset function. 2. Base the pivot table using the Named range created in Step 1. Question 02: Interviewer: If you add either new rows or new columns to the pivot table source data‚ the pivot table is not updated even when you click on ’Refresh Data’. Why and what is the solution? You: This happens
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